USE flags {solved}

**crashandburn0420** · 10-22-2005

do i need to configure the USE flags for a stage 3 install

**serz** · 10-22-2005

If you compile something then you still need the USE flags, that's my guess.

**junkman4547** · 10-22-2005

My guess is it's a good idea to include some supports for future programs you might want to install. The handbook, 2005.0 in my case, gives some examples for qt KDE supports.

**genesus** · 10-22-2005

Yes, you will need to manually add USE flags to /etc/make.conf as per the handbook, there is a list, not sure which one it is but you can find it in the make.conf man page, that includes several of them that are important...if you want a gnome system you would include things like gtk, gnome, -kde, -qt, alsa, cdr, etc, etc, etc...

**crashandburn0420** · 10-22-2005

does it matter where i put the USE flags

**serz** · 10-22-2005

No, I don't think it matters.

**RiverRat** · 11-26-2005

Originally Posted by crashandburn0420

does it matter where i put the USE flags

Yes, if you put them in /etc/make.conf then they affect the entire system. If you add them to /etc/portage/package.use they only evvect the package that you associate them with. Then you have the whole auto use thing and the optional variable for /etc/make.conf: USE_ORDER="env

kg:conf:auto:defaults" that can totally re-arrange the way that USE flags are interepted. I hate it when my computer makes decisions for me so I removed all auto and default USE flags so that they never come into play. That means that I have to explicitly set them all though.

**crashandburn0420** · 11-27-2005

thanks but i already got this installed and working good. ill just add solved so no on else posts

**Dachnaz** · 11-27-2005

You can always change your USE flags at any time and update your system with

Code:

emerge --newuse -uav world

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