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Dear all, |
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Still in the process of improving my solver (and make it a usable tool), I need to have a better idea on how installed packages should be managed. |
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I didn't find anything on that topic in the PMS (if I've missed it, I'm sorry). |
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Could you confirm/correct my following understanding: |
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1. installed packages that are still in the portage tree can be unmerged/updated without any restriction (as specified in their .ebuild) |
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2. installed packages that are not in the portage tree can only be kept as is or unmerged |
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3. before removing a library, "ebuild unmerge" always checks if it is used by another package: this means that installed packages' dependencies are never broken. |
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Many thanks! |
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Michael |
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