Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2013-02-11, Dale <[email protected]> wrote: >> Grant Edwards wrote: >>> <whinge> >>> I tried doing an "emerge -auvND world" today. It's been three days >>> since the previous update, and today portage wants to update 1 package >>> and install _35_new_ones_. >>> >>> Seriously? 35 new packages that I have to install on Monday that I >>> didn't have to have the previous Friday? A few of them are virtual >>> packages, but the vast majority are actual package that I neither want >>> nor need (other than to satisfy a requirement imposed by a new USE >>> flag that defaults to "on" when it should have defaulted to "off"). >>> >>> I realize that every developer thinks think their pariticular package >>> is the greatest thing ever and should be installed on everything since >>> the TI SR-54 calculator, but this seems a bit silly... >>> </whinge> >>> >> Well, use the -t option to see what pulls in what. > I did. I turned off about a half-dozen new USE flags and elminated 30 > of the new packages. My point was that in general when new stuff is > added, the default behavior should be "same as before" (IMO). > >> Also, disable some USE flags that you don't want/need. Also, could >> some of this be the profile change? > Ah, that could be. When the old profile went away I picked the > generic "desktop" option. Eselect didn't seem to be able to tell me > what profile I had selected previously. >
Well, like with everything else, I think they are working on making eselect tell you what you had or "suggest" the replacement for you. Naturally, this is a few days late. I think Alan pointed out this has been happening a good bit here lately. Does someone need a switch to dust some britches with or what? Someone is being naughty. lol Dale :-) :-) -- I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words!
