Re: [gentoo-user] Re: avoiding java

2007-01-08 Thread Norberto Bensa
»Q« wrote: USE=-java in your /etc/make.conf I had done that already, but -java only prevents java from being installed as an optional dependency. If a package requires java, it will pull it in despite that flag. See Sven's answer about how to mask java. If it is a hard-requirement,

[gentoo-user] Re: avoiding java

2007-01-08 Thread Sven Köhler
If it is a hard-requirement, you'll get blah depends on java which is hardmasked and your emerge will die. I think, that what's Q wants. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

[gentoo-user] Re: avoiding java

2007-01-07 Thread Sven Köhler
»Q« schrieb: Is there a simple way to make sure java never gets installed on a gentoo machine? The only thing I've thought of is using /etc/portage/package.mask to mask everything in the dev-java category, but I'm hoping for something simpler. disable java use-flag. mask virtual/jdk,

[gentoo-user] Re: avoiding java

2007-01-07 Thread »Q«
Sven Köhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: »Q« schrieb: Is there a simple way to make sure java never gets installed on a gentoo machine? disable java use-flag. mask virtual/jdk, virtual/jre and maybe also dev-java/sun-jdk, etc. Thanks -- that masking seems to do it. I hadn't read about

[gentoo-user] Re: avoiding java

2007-01-07 Thread »Q«
In news:[EMAIL PROTECTED], Norberto Bensa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: »Q« wrote: Is there a simple way to make sure java never gets installed on a gentoo machine? USE=-java in your /etc/make.conf I had done that already, but -java only prevents java from being installed as an optional