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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Packages being Re-emerged after portage update
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:33:19
Message-Id: 20060821162848.34380ce0@krikkit.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Packages being Re-emerged after portage update by Willie Wong
1 On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 11:11:57 -0400, Willie Wong wrote:
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3 > That would be a neat idea. But I don't think that's what the OP
4 > described. Packages shown with R implies it is being re-compiled.
5 > yellow or % USE flags are new ones. If you have already installed the
6 > package once, the USE flags cannot be new ;)
7
8 They can if the ebuild has changed, but new flags would be highlighted.
9 What is happening here is that flags have been removed, and portage
10 currently does not highlight those. I think the feature request is a god
11 idea. Post the bug number and I'll add my vote.
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13 > I would think that if IUSE changed in an ebuild, that would warrant a
14 > version bump, but I don't know the dev's policy on that.
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16 Ebuild fixes and other general tidying up that do not alter the installed
17 code do not get a revision bump.
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21 Neil Bothwick
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23 Help put the "fun" back in "dysfunctional" !

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