On Sun, 2015-03-08 at 11:58 -0700, Zac Medico wrote: > On 03/08/2015 10:01 AM, Joakim Tjernlund wrote: > > On Sun, 2015-03-08 at 15:47 +0000, Joakim Tjernlund wrote: > > > > > > package.use/package.use.force is a bit different though: > > > cat /etc/portage/package.use/qemu > > > app-emulation/qemu vde -alsa -pulseaudio -bluetooth -opengl > > > qemu_user_targets_x86_64 xattr virtfs > > > static- > > > user > > > > > > #Needed by static-user > > > sys-libs/zlib static-libs > > > dev-libs/glib static-libs > > > sys-apps/attr static-libs > > > > > > Moving this to package.use/package.use.force does not respect -alsa, > > > -pulseaudio, -opengl all > > > flags which has a - on them, emerge wants to turn them on again. > > > > > > Am I missing something? > > > Using portage 2.2.18 > > > > Appears one have to use package.use.mask for that. > > cat package.use.mask > > app-emulation/qemu alsa pulseaudio bluetooth opengl > > It would be handy if one could use the same syntax as in > > /etc/portage/package.use/qemu(-alsa -opengl etc.) > > > > Jocke > > > > Yes, the inverted use.mask logic can be confusing if you are not familiar > with it. The negative flags have a > special meaning within the context of of portage's "incremental stacking" > behavior, so they can still be > useful, though not in the same way that you you attempted to use them.
So now I got to binary pkgs and profiles, the profile is typically part of ebuild src tree/overlay and a system using only binary pkgs does not need ebuild sources. How does one manage profiles is this case? Just sync an empty /usr/portage tree(sans profile) or is the a better way? Jocke PS. emerge --depclean refuses to clean a system which is lagging behind, would it be possible for --depclean to go ahead anyway somehow? --dynamic-deps=n comes to mind.