emacs provides virtual/editor The system profile is a set of programs that is necessary for your computer to boot and build other programs. One of this things you need to do to boot a computer is to edit the configuration files in /etc, for that you need an editor. The system profile (you can see what it brings in by "emerge --emptytree --pretend system") requires something that satisfies virtual/editor, and by default I think gentoo uses nano. If you have another editor, like nano, or vim, or pico, then you should be fine to unmerge emacs.
W On Sat, Aug 20, 2005 at 04:50:50PM -0500, Anthony E. Caudel wrote: > I was going to unmerge emacs ( I don't use it ) but was warned: > > !!! Trying to unmerge package(s) in system profile. 'app-editors/emacs' > !!! This could be damaging to your system. > > What is my system profile? Is it my default profile: > > /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/x86/2005.0? > > and why would emacs be in there. I looked in the files in there and did > not find anything significant. > > Tony > > > > > -- > Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary > Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. > -- Benjamin Franklin > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Fahnestock's Rule for failure: If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried. Sortir en Pantoufles: up 9 days, 2:09 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
