On Fri, 2 Sep 2011 12:17:57 -0700, Mark Knecht wrote:

> >> I believe you can trust it, but why use --depclean instead of just
> >> -C?  
> >
> > If you unmerge with -C you have to be sure that nothing needs it as a
> > dependency. Using --depclean helps because it checks that and only
> > unmerges if nothing needs it as a dependency anymore.
> >
> > Greetings
> >
> > Sebastian  
> 
> Fair enough. Thanks. Presumably the use of --depclean doesn't work
> until you're clear with emerge -DuN @world?
> 
> I've used this stuff so long I've not learned many of the newer tricks
> I think. Good stuff.

I believe the -C output recommends using --depclean instead now.


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