HOWTO Avoid GTK 1.2

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[edit] Introduction

Installing GTK 1.2 with GTK 2.X results in an extra set of control panel menus for GTK 1.2 which can be potentially confusing. This is especially true if you are not expecting the installation of GTK 1.2.

Unless you specifically need GTK 1.2, these instructions can help avoid the unexpected installation of GTK 1.2.

[edit] Background

There were two USE flags to control GTK installation: gtk and gtk2. However, since the use of GTK 1 is now in decline and only a few packages still use it, these were merged into a single gtk USE flag.

[edit] Instructions

To avoid GTK 1.2 from being pulled in unexpectedly, you should edit /etc/portage/package.use:

File: /etc/portage/package.use

# No GTK 1.2
# These ebuilds '''correctly''' use gtk to indicate GTK 1.2.
# Note: this list is likely incomplete.

media-libs/imlib                  -gtk
<media-libs/libquicktime-0.9.7-r1 -gtk

and /etc/portage/package.mask:

File: /etc/portage/package.mask