Hi. Seems like --columns depends on -q to work:
amit0 ~ # emerge -p --color=n --columns -O -q portage R sys-apps/portage 2.1.6.7 amit0 ~ # emerge -p --color=n --columns -O portage These are the packages that would be merged, in order: [ebuild R ] sys-apps/portage [2.1.6.7] Is this WAD? 10x, Amit
