util-linux

USE flags

• abi_mips_n32 - 64-bit (32-bit pointer) libraries
• abi_mips_n64 - 64-bit libraries
• abi_mips_o32 - 32-bit libraries
• abi_ppc_32 - 32-bit (ppc) libraries
• abi_ppc_64 - 64-bit (ppc64) libraries
• abi_riscv_lp64 - 64-bit (rv64) soft-float libraries
• abi_riscv_lp64d - 64-bit (rv64) double hard-float libraries
• abi_s390_32 - 32-bit (s390) libraries
• abi_s390_64 - 64-bit (s390x) libraries
• abi_x86_32 - 32-bit (x86) libraries
• abi_x86_64 - 64-bit (amd64) libraries
• abi_x86_x32 - x32 ABI libraries
• audit - Use sys-process/audit to emit audit messages about system changes
• bash-completion - Enable bash-completion support
• build - !!internal use only!! DO NOT SET THIS FLAG YOURSELF!, used for creating build images and the first half of bootstrapping [make stage1]
• caps - build setpriv helper (run programs with diff capabilities)
• cramfs - build mkfs/fsck helpers for cramfs filesystems
• crypt - Add support for encryption -- using mcrypt or gpg where applicable
• cryptsetup - Use sys-fs/cryptsetup to have built-in dm-verity in libmount
• fdformat - build fdformat (floppy disk format)
• hardlink - build hardlink program
• kill - build the kill program
• logger - build the logger program
• ncurses - Add ncurses support (console display library)
• nls - Add Native Language Support (using gettext - GNU locale utilities)
• old-linux - Add support for linux-2.4 and older
• pam - build runuser helper
• python - Add optional support/bindings for the Python language
• python_single_target_python2_7 - Build for Python 2.7 only
• python_single_target_python3_2 - Build for Python 3.2 only (deprecated)
• python_single_target_python3_3 - Build for Python 3.3 only
• python_single_target_python3_4 - Build for Python 3.4 only
• python_single_target_python3_5 - Build for Python 3.5 only
• python_single_target_python3_6 - Build for Python 3.6 only
• python_single_target_python3_7 - Build for Python 3.7 only
• python_targets_python2_7 - Build with Python 2.7
• python_targets_python3_2 - Build with Python 3.2 (deprecated)
• python_targets_python3_3 - Build with Python 3.3
• python_targets_python3_4 - Build with Python 3.4
• python_targets_python3_5 - Build with Python 3.5
• python_targets_python3_6 - Build with Python 3.6
• python_targets_python3_7 - Build with Python 3.7
• python_targets_python3_8 - Build with Python 3.8
• readline - Enable support for libreadline, a GNU line-editing library that almost everyone wants
• selinux - !!internal use only!! Security Enhanced Linux support, this must be set by the selinux profile or breakage will occur
• slang - Add support for the slang text display library (it's like ncurses, but different)
• split-usr - Enable behavior to support maintaining /bin, /lib*, /sbin and /usr/sbin separately from /usr/bin and /usr/lib*
• static-libs - Build static versions of dynamic libraries as well
• su - build the su program
• suid - install mount/umount as setuid so non-root users may mount/umount devices, and wall/write as setgid so non-root users can notify other users
• systemd - Enable use of systemd-specific libraries and features like socket activation or session tracking
• test - Enable dependencies and/or preparations necessary to run tests (usually controlled by FEATURES=test but can be toggled independently)
• tty-helpers - install the mesg/wall/write tools for talking to local users
• uclibc - Enable uclibc specific patches and build or link uclibc
• udev - Enable virtual/udev integration (device discovery, power and storage device support, etc)
• unicode - Add support for Unicode
• userland_GNU - USERLAND setting for systems that use the GNU userland tools

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