911398 – ebuild IUSE variable defaults not described

Bug 911398 - ebuild IUSE variable defaults not described

Summary: ebuild IUSE variable defaults not described

Status:	RESOLVED INVALID

Alias:	None

Product:	Documentation
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Devmanual (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal enhancement (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Devmanual Team

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Reported:	2023-07-28 21:19 UTC by Anton Luka Šijanec
Modified:	2023-07-28 21:59 UTC (History)
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Description Anton Luka Šijanec 2023-07-28 21:19:04 UTC

I read the devmanual regarding IUSE variable and I did not understand the meaning of + and - prefixed USE flags in IUSE, since that's not mentioned there. It's described in ebuild(5).

Page in question: https://devmanual.gentoo.org/ebuild-writing/variables/index.html#iuse

This information is available in ebuild(5) so I recommend that a link is added to this devmanual page.

Comment 1 Ulrich Müller gentoo-dev

2023-07-28 21:52:49 UTC

It is described here:
https://devmanual.gentoo.org/general-concepts/use-flags/index.html#iuse-defaults

Comment 2 Anton Luka Šijanec 2023-07-28 21:59:41 UTC

Thanks, sorry for the disturbance, this seems to be a non-issue then.