-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 08:32:40AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Stroller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On 17 May 2008, at 16:00, Alexander Meinke wrote: > > > >>>> So again, if one wanted to set some use flags differently for layman > >>>> packages ... where and how would that be done? > >>> I think that you should use package.use. > >> > >> Yes. According to Strollers post this is done by an package.use file > >> in /usr/portage/layman I think. > > > > Yes, package.use, but not anywhere special - just the regular one in / > > etc/portage/, /etc/portage/package.use. This sets use flags for all > > packages, both in the main tree AND in layman. > > > > I'm a little confused .. the question (that you quoted in your > reply) asks how to set use flags separately for layman overlay. > > So your answer doesn't appear to make sense... but maybe I'm missing > something here.
There is no way to set use flags separately for packages in overlays. If you have a package foo which uses use flag bar and you want to have that use flag turned on, just put this line in /etc/portage/package.use. foo bar That will turn on the bar use flag for package foo, regardless of whether foo is from the main tree or an overlay. - -- William Hubbs gentoo accessibility team lead [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkgwNqgACgkQblQW9DDEZThN8wCfbUn2iBi9tpxVy68si4LB9xPT PwwAmwW6OaR/MmSkC7ytWYmp5q8iMx/j =M5JR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
