Arve,
On Saturday, 2021-01-30 16:20:42 +0100, you wrote:
> ...
> No, it is not a build dependency, but it is a part of the @system set,
> so it will always be included in any @system or @world updates you do.
> I would not bother updating it especially.
Ok. But what if I just do, say
emerge --ask --changed-deps --changed-use --deep --newuse \
--update --with-bdeps=y firefox
after syncing? Is this, too, guaranteed to always work, even if portage
itself is requiring an essential update?
Sincerely,
Rainer