USE flags {solved}

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

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

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.

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...

does it matter where i put the USE flags

No, I don't think it matters.

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Originally Posted by crashandburn0420

does it matter where i put the USE flags

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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:pkg: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.

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

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

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emerge --newuse -uav world

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