I used ufed to edit USE flags with the result: localhost ~ # localhost ~ # localhost ~ # cat /etc/gentoo-release Gentoo Base System release 1.12.9 localhost ~ # localhost ~ # cat /etc/make.conf #################################################### ## ATTENTION: THIS IS THE MAKE.CONF ON THE LIVECD ## ## PLEASE EDIT /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf INSTEAD ## #################################################### # These settings were set by the catalyst build script that automatically # built this stage. # Please consult /etc/make.conf.example for a more detailed example. #CFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -pipe" CFLAGS="-march=i686 -O2 -pipe" CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}" # This should not be changed unless you know exactly what you are doing. You # should probably be using a different stage, instead. CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="" MAKEOPTS="" USE="7zip msn" FEATURES="" CONFIG_PROTECT="-*" localhost ~ # localhost ~ # date Mon Jul 23 02:54:56 UTC 2007 localhost ~ # localhost ~ #
I decided to try ufed per <http://gentoo-wiki.com/FAQ_USE_Flags>, however was mystified that neither /etc/portage/package.use nor /etc/portage/package.keywords were changed. Shouldn't changes be made to files in /etc/portagae, preferably? thanks, Thufir -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list