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| 9 | <sections> |
9 | <sections> |
| 10 | <section> |
10 | <section> |
| 11 | <title>What are USE-flags?</title> |
11 | <title>What are USE-flags?</title> |
| 12 | <subsection> |
12 | <subsection> |
| 13 | <title>The ideas behind USE-flags</title> |
13 | <title>The ideas behind USE-flags</title> |
| 14 | <body> |
14 | <body> |
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| 16 | <p> |
16 | <p> |
| 17 | When you are installing Gentoo (or any other distribution, or even operating |
17 | When you are installing Gentoo (or any other distribution, or even operating |
| 18 | system for that matter) you make choices depending on the environment you are |
18 | system for that matter) you make choices depending on the environment you are |
| 19 | working with. A setup for a server differs from a setup for a workstation. |
19 | working with. A setup for a server differs from a setup for a workstation. |
| 20 | A gaming workstation differs from a 3D rendering workstation. |
20 | A gaming workstation differs from a 3D rendering workstation. |
| 21 | </p> |
21 | </p> |
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| 89 | link="/dyn/use-index.xml">online</uri> or locally in |
89 | link="/dyn/use-index.xml">online</uri> or locally in |
| 90 | <path>/usr/portage/profiles/use.desc</path>. A short (<e>very</e> incomplete) |
90 | <path>/usr/portage/profiles/use.desc</path>. A short (<e>very</e> incomplete) |
| 91 | snippet: |
91 | snippet: |
| 92 | </p> |
92 | </p> |
| 93 | |
93 | |
| 94 | <pre caption="A short snippet of available USE-flags"> |
94 | <pre caption="A short snippet of available USE-flags"> |
| 95 | gtk - Adds support for x11-libs/gtk+ (The GIMP Toolkit) |
95 | gtk - Adds support for x11-libs/gtk+ (The GIMP Toolkit) |
| 96 | gtk2 - Use gtk+-2.0.0 over gtk+-1.2 in cases where a program supports both. |
96 | gtk2 - Use gtk+-2.0.0 over gtk+-1.2 in cases where a program supports both. |
| 97 | gtkhtml - Adds support for gnome-extra/gtkhtml |
97 | gtkhtml - Adds support for gnome-extra/gtkhtml |
| 98 | guile - Adds support for dev-util/guile (interpreter for Scheme) |
98 | guile - Adds support for dev-util/guile (interpreter for Scheme) |
| 99 | icc - Use the Intel C++ Compiler if the package supports it |
99 | icc - Use the Intel C++ Compiler if the package supports it |
| 100 | icc-pgo - Enable PGO data generation or use when use icc. |
100 | icc-pgo - Enable PGO data generation or use when use icc. |
| 101 | imap - Adds support for IMAP |
101 | imap - Adds support for IMAP |
| 102 | </pre> |
102 | </pre> |
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104 | <p> |
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105 | A list of available local USE-flags can be found locally in |
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106 | <path>/usr/portage/profiles/use.local.desc</path>. |
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107 | </p> |
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108 | |
| 104 | </body> |
109 | </body> |
| 105 | </subsection> |
110 | </subsection> |
| 106 | </section> |
111 | </section> |
| 107 | <section> |
112 | <section> |
| 108 | <title>Using USE-flags</title> |
113 | <title>Using USE-flags</title> |
| 109 | <subsection> |
114 | <subsection> |
| 110 | <title>Declare permanent USE-flags</title> |
115 | <title>Declare permanent USE-flags</title> |
| 111 | <body> |
116 | <body> |
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117 | |
| 113 | <p> |
118 | <p> |
| 114 | In the hope you are convinced of the importance of USE-flags we will now inform |
119 | In the hope you are convinced of the importance of USE-flags we will now inform |
| 115 | you how to declare USE-flags. |
120 | you how to declare USE-flags. |
| 116 | </p> |
121 | </p> |
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122 | |
| 118 | <p> |
123 | <p> |