Matti Nykyri <matti.nyk...@iki.fi> writes: >> On Dec 19, 2014, at 2:06, Harry Putnam <rea...@newsguy.com> wrote: >> >> Can anyone say what that package actually does? > > virtual/emacs-24 installs a directory emacs-24 under /var/db/virtual/ > and it takes around 10sec. This dir is only used by portage to figure > out what you have in your system. > > Run: > equery g --depth=2 emacs-w3m > > And you'll probably understand better what virtuals do.
OK posters... great input. That last bit with equery was sort of asstounding but it does show how complex things can get and how virtual might help keep down the clutter.
