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From: Helmut Jarausch <jarausch@××××××.be>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] @preserved-rebuild how to find out the contents of
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2018 17:36:20
Message-Id: W67O7YG3.PCGYC5JX.ZGUPSO3F@NZ7VBUHZ.TIDQ5CAF.HDOIFY73
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] @preserved-rebuild how to find out the contents of by Rich Freeman
1 On 12/29/2018 05:09:02 PM, Rich Freeman wrote:
2 > On Sat, Dec 29, 2018 at 11:03 AM Andrew Udvare <audvare@×××××.com>
3 > wrote:
4 > >
5 > > > On Dec 29, 2018, at 10:47, Helmut Jarausch <jarausch@××××××.be>
6 > wrote:
7 > > >
8 > > > How can I find out the list of packages in @preserved-rebuild?
9 > >
10 > > There's a JSON file in /var/db/portage
11 > >
12 >
13 > Not sure if there is anything that directly targets the API here, but
14 > this will probably work:
15 > emerge -p --nodeps @preserved-rebuild
16 >
17 > In general it is better to use portage or its API to read the package
18 > database than to go reading files directly.
19 >
20
21 Thanks Rich,
22
23 I'll try that later.
24 I've found those packages with revdep-rebuild --library ...
25 s.t. there aren't any packages currently in @preserved-rebuild