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On 12/08/10 14:40:56, Matthew Summers wrote: |
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> On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 5:23 AM, Helmut Jarausch |
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> <jarausch@××××××××××××××××.de> wrote: |
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> > Hi, |
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> > |
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> > does anybody know about an easy method to remove all entries from |
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> > /var/lib/portage/world |
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> > which would have been pulled in anyway |
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> > even if they were not contained in world. |
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> > |
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> > My current attempt would be to write a script |
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> > which executes emerge -vpc on each entry in world. |
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> > If it wouldn't be removed it's obsolete in world. |
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> > |
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> > Unfortunately this has to be done in several rounds. |
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> > |
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> > Many thanks for a hint, |
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> > Helmut. |
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> > |
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> > |
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> |
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> You may find that using 'emerge --deselect some-package' to be what |
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> you need. It removeds the file from your world file, but does not |
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> unmerge the package. That command switch is the functional opposite |
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> of |
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> --noreplace. |
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> I think you will find a wealth of information in the manpage for |
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> emerge. Happy reading! |
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Sorry, but I still don't see it. |
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The main question is which packages might be removed |
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from 'world'? |
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Helmut. |
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