On Tue, 26 Aug 2014 09:34:42 +0000 (UTC) Holger Hoffstätte <holger.hoffstae...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Aug 2014 12:21:35 +0300, Gevisz wrote: > > > I have just tried to upgrade my system (which I do almost every > > day) and found out that portage wants to install 6 new python > > packages that seem to be unnecessary because for example > > # equery depends dev-python/pyopenssl > > reports that no other package depends on this one. > > ..*at the moment*. I expected something like this. > In this case pyopenssl is required for ssl-fetch, > which - at least here - is used by e.g. layman. Yes, I have layman installed (though do not use it actually). > One or more new packages can also come in as part of an update, > e.g. when that package gains new capabilities. I suspect in your > case that's mirrorselect. Not exactly got it, but ok. :) > Unless you start emerging random packages by yourself (thereby adding > them to @world) portage usually does the right thing. I hope. :) Thank you for explanations.
