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On Mon, 28 Nov 2016 18:15:06 -0800, Ian Zimmerman wrote: |
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> > No, I believe it means that the _option_ to enable or disable qt4 has |
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> > been removed. |
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> Well - notice the 'R'. So the package (or at least the version, see |
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> below) has not been changed since last time. |
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The version hasn't changed but the USE flags have, hence the rebuild. |
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Probably because you are using either --newuse or --changed-use. |
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> Is it possible for the ebuild to change (in particular, for USE flags to |
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> be removed) without a change in version number? |
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Yes, ebuilds can be, and are, changed without a revision bump under some |
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circumstances. Hence the presence of the above flags for emerge. I prefer |
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--changed-use since it is less intrusive, only rebuilding when the |
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changed USE flag actually makes a difference. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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