On Fri, 7 Dec 2012 16:56:18 -0800, Grant wrote: > > @preserved-rebuild is getting very good at what it does lately > > (supported in all recent portage version including stable IIRC), as is > > --depclean, so revdep-rebuild seldom finds anything to do these days.
> If revdep-rebuild does everything that @preserved-rebuild does and more, > why run @preserved-rebuild at all? revdep-rebuild repairs a system broken by updates. @preserved-rebuild prevents updates breaking the system by emerge not removing old versions of libraries until nothing needs them. If you don't run it, those old libraries will remain forever. revdep-rebuild is a kludge, a useful, valuable and previously essential kludge, but a kludge nonetheless. Not needing it is a good thing. -- Neil Bothwick Taglines are like cars - You get a good one, then someone nicks it.
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