On 21/06/2014 11:19, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > Hi, > > for some applications I want to activate some USE flags, which are > disabled by default. > > Some of those USE flags are set in () brackets. From searching the > internet I learned, that this may be due to unresolveable dependencies > or settings in the make.profile or.... > > Is there a way to exactly pin point the reason why a certain USE flags > gets "(diabled)" and whether it is possible to resolve the problem? > > How can I figure out that?
>From the emerge man page: () circumfix forced, masked, or removed So the answer is usually one of - flag not in ebuild anymore. Look in the ebuild - masked in profile. For these I usually search the profile directory recursively for the flag and figure it out that way What is it that you are trying to find out? A disabled flag is disabled and can't work, what further detail do you need? -- Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com
