On Sat, 19 May 2012 17:11:20 +0200
Matthias Hanft <m...@hanft.de> wrote:

> Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
> >
> > not possible. How can anybody know beforehand? with useflags and
> > all?
> 
> At least, "equery uses <package>" *does* work with uninstalled
> packages. (However, "equery files <package>" does not.)


You've answered a different question to that asked.

"equery uses" lists the USE flags of an ebuild and that info is in the
ebuild".

"equery files" lists the file installed after the ebuild is merged. that
info is not in the ebuild.

These two things are very different.



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Alan McKinnnon
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