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From: Matthias Maier <tamiko@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] USE=desktop-file request
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2016 22:59:13 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87vb76mksu.fsf@jackdaw.kyomu.43-1.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAGfcS_=-noPuVWEkm-hkTUpGKep1ufUEbC76V6QqA2J_3hoy-g@mail.gmail.com> (Rich Freeman's message of "Wed, 6 Jan 2016 16:29:58 -0500")


> I'd have to check but I suspect that portage hangs onto build-time
> dependencies by default, probably so that you're not uninstalling them
> and reinstalling them anytime you do anything.  Strictly speaking,
> however, it would be safe to depclean anything that is only a
> build-time dependency (with the understanding that you're going to be
> rebuilding it every time it is needed).

This behavior is controlled by the --with-bdeps=<y|n> option.

Best,
Matthias


  reply	other threads:[~2016-01-06 21:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-01-06 16:23 [gentoo-dev] USE=desktop-file request tot-to
2016-01-06 18:59 ` Sergey Popov
2016-01-06 19:47   ` tot-to
2016-01-06 21:29     ` Rich Freeman
2016-01-06 21:59       ` Matthias Maier [this message]
2016-01-07  2:42       ` Peter Stuge
2016-01-09  8:24 ` Mart Raudsepp

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