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On 03/19/2010 12:15 AM, Dale wrote: |
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> I think this is because people that use Gentoo do so because it doesn't |
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> install things they don't need. Why install a package that is used by |
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> no other package? It's pointless. |
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> I would also add, if it gets installed and is used by no other package, |
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> --depclean should remove it. Putting it in package.mask locally is sort |
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> of silly in my opinion. There will come a day, maybe way off in the |
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> future, that something will need it. Then you have to edit the file |
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> again so portage can install it. |
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I guess what you want is an emerge |
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--avoid-new-slots-whenever-possible option. You might also want it |
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to check for cases in which pulling in a new slot will allow you to |
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remove an older slot (that will require some additional work). |
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Having options like those would be really super, but I don't think |
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using package.mask to do it will be so awful. |
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Thanks, |
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Zac |
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