On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 9:44 AM, Paul Hartman <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I normally do "emerge -uDvN @world" (or in other words "emerge > --update --deep --verbose --newuse @world"). Right now, it tells me > this: > > Total: 0 packages, Size of downloads: 0 kB > > I also --depclean on a regular basis to remove any unneeded packages. > Right now, it tells me this: > > No packages selected for removal by depclean > > Based on those two commands, I'm led to believe I have a fully updated > system. So, then, I am curious why when I do "emerge -e @world" it > tells me this: > > Total: 1432 packages (9 upgrades, 2 downgrades, 14 new, 1407 > reinstalls, 1 interactive), Size of downloads: 76,235 kB > > How is that possible? Where do those upgrades, downgrades and new > packages come from? What is missing from my traditional "-uDvN" > command that is causing me to miss some of those updates? > > Thanks, > Paul
Before anyone responds I will throw in my theory :) I'm using ~amd64 and I suppose perhaps the ebuilds have changed since I installed them, but have not had a version increase. So, the foobar-0.10 installed on my box has different dependencies than the foobar-0.10 currently in portage, and portage doesn't check for same-version changes unless you re-emerge it.
