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On 01/25/2010 04:28 AM, Dale wrote:
>
> Well put. I would agree that a simple warning should be given before
> removing a system package or a package that system must have, especially
> portage.
> Maybe what portage needs is a reverse -n feature. Instead of adding
> something to the world file, it removes a unwanted package from the
> world file and then the user could use --depclean to remove that package
> and its no longer needed friends. I assume this is doable.
>
You can already use --depclean for this.
Regards,
Petteri
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