emerge --pretend --changelog will display the change log(s). I usually do emerge -uDNv world -pl then if I like it, just delete the -pl to do the merge.
Have fun, Roy Myk Taylor wrote: >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > >I think if you're using Gentoo, there is an assumption that "if it's new >(and acceptably stable), I want it". I agree that a comprehensive list >of fixed bugs and new features would be nice for each updated package, >but I imagine that it would be unwelcome extra work for the port >maintainers. > >Especially handy would be if I were updating from version x to version y >of a particular package and emerge would tell me the functional delta >between those two versions. > >If there's a package I'm particularly interested in (or dubious about), > I'll venture over to its homepage to check out the changelist when it >gets updated, but I usually defer to the wisdom of the portage and >package maintainers. > >- --myk > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >>portage reminds me of updating packages frequently, >>i have to decide what to update, and if it's worth downloading? >> >>is there a easy way to see "what's new" of those packages to be >>updated? the ChangeLog within /usr/portage/xxx-xxx/ make no sense to me. >> >>thanks. >> >>regards >>daniel.. >> >> >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) > >iD8DBQFC0pxMBOPsJyAQkeARAsvEAJ9RWQ9LBWOdXJpBsesgfJP2wOBtBgCbBU0m >7LtGA+VdldKj/sxxrjlMtzg= >=NhMW >-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- [email protected] mailing list
