"man emerge" would have been even faster ;-) meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote:
> Alan McKinnon <alan.mckin...@gmail.com> [14-06-21 12:36]: >> 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 >> >> > > Thanks for your help. In the internet I have already found the answer > in the meanwhile. > > > Best regards, > mcc
