Global USE flags

Flag Description Packages
doc Generate Doxygen documentation 16
examples 4
fftw Compile code that requires the <pkg>sci-libs/fftw3</pkg> library 2
readline 2
static-libs Build static libraries 28

Category USE flags

sci-libs

Flag Description Packages
X 2
all-lal Enable/disable compilation of all LAL libraries 4
cfitsio Compile code that requires cfitsio library 2
dtt Build support for dtt 2
fast-gsl Enable fast/inline GSL code 7
fast-install Optimize for fast installation 21
frame Adds support for <pkg>sci-libs/libframe</pkg> 2
framel Compile code that requires the <pkg>sci-libs/ldas-tools-framecpp</pkg> library 2
lalburst Compile code that requires the <pkg>sci-libs/lalburst</pkg> library 4
lalframe Compile code that requires lalframe library 4
lalinference Compile code that requires the <pkg>sci-libs/lalinference</pkg> library 2
lalinspiral Compile code that requires the <pkg>sci-libs/lalinspiral</pkg> library 3
lalmetaio Include the <pkg>sci-libs/lalmetaio</pkg> package 3
lalpulsar Compile code that requires the <pkg>sci-libs/lalpulsar</pkg> library 3
lalsimulation Compile code that requires the <pkg>sci-libs/lalsimulation</pkg> library 2
largefile Omit support for large files 5
libtool-lock Avoid locking (might break parallel builds) 9
metaio Adds support for <pkg>sci-libs/metaio</pkg> 2
monitors Build all monitors 5
mpi Compile using MPI for supported codes 2
omega Build Omega_c only 5
online Online program version 5
only-dtt Build dtt only 2
openmp Add support for <pkg>sys-cluster/openmpi</pkg> 4
png 2
python Build Python programs and modules 9
root-objects Build root dictionary in shared objects 2
swig Generate SWIG bindings for all languages 7
swig-iface Generate SWIG interface only 7
swig-octave Generate SWIG bindings for Octave 7
swig-python Generate SWIG bindings for Python 7
tk 2
xml 3

Local USE flags

app-misc

brightnessctl

Flag Description
systemd
udev

dev-perl

Astro-satpass

Flag Description
json Uses <pkg>dev-perl/JSON</pkg> to pass JSON orbital data from Space Track to the Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE parse() method

dev-qt

qt-meta

Flag Description
dbus
kde Select <pkg>media-libs/phonon</pkg> as Phonon variant (needed for KDE)
wayland
webkit

net-im

skypeforlinux

Flag Description
pax_kernel Triggers a paxmarking of the main skype binary

net-mail

davmail-bin

Flag Description
server Add a davmail user and an entry to /etc/init.d to use davmail as a service

mu

Flag Description
emacs Install the mu4e mail client.

sci-electronics

labjack-ljm-64bit

Flag Description
kipling Install the Kipling program

sci-geosciences

gpsman

Flag Description
utils Install utilities for e.g. conversion

sci-libs

fgsl

Flag Description
doc-html Installs (~13Mb) of documentation as HTML
doc-pdf Installs (~4.6Mb) of documentation as PDF

gds-gui

Flag Description
dmtviewer Add dmtviewer anyway
gui Build dtt with gui

lal

Flag Description
fftw3-memalign Use aligned memory optimizations with fftw3
intelfft Use Intel FFT libraries insted of FFTW
pthread-lock Use pthread mutex lock for threadsafety

lalapps

Flag Description
gds Compile code that requires the <pkg>sci-libs/gds</pkg> library
static-binaries Build static binaries

lalsuite

Flag Description
lalapps Include the <pkg>sci-libs/lalapps</pkg> package

pg2plplot

Flag Description
postscript

pgplot

Flag Description
motif

plplot

Flag Description
cairo
cxx
dynamic Build with dynamic drivers
fortran
gd
java
jpeg
latex
lua
ocaml
octave Add bindings for <pkg>sci-mathematics/octave</pkg>
pdf
qhull Add bindings for <pkg>media-libs/qhull</pkg>
qt5
shapefile Enable support for ESRI shapefiles
svg
tcl
test
threads
truetype
wxwidgets

sci-mathematics

giac

Flag Description
${IUSE}
gc Enable garbage collection support via <pkg>dev-libs/boehm-gc</pkg>
l10n_
l10n_${X}

sys-kernel

gentoo-sources

Flag Description
experimental Apply experimental patches; for more information, see "https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Kernel/Experimental".