I'm sorry but I have never used @system and @world. What is the difference and why the new syntax. I will surely rtfm.

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Alan McKinnon wrote:

On Wednesday 26 August 2009 12:30:40 Helmut Jarausch wrote:

> On 26 Aug, Alan McKinnon wrote:

> > On Wednesday 26 August 2009 12:10:15 Helmut Jarausch wrote:

> >> On 26 Aug, Alan McKinnon wrote:

> >> > On Wednesday 26 August 2009 11:35:37 Helmut Jarausch wrote:

> >> >> Hi,

> >> >>

> >> >> again, portage's dependencies caculation makes me wonder.

> >> >>

> >> >> This time,

> >> >> emerge  --update --newuse --deep @system @world

> >> >>

> >> >> tells me quite a few dependencies like

> >> >>  *   ~x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1 pulled in by:

> >> >>  *     x11-libs/qt-4.5.1

> >> >>

> >> >> I do have x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.2 and x11-libs/qt-4.5.2 installed.

> >> >> How can I find out which package is pulling x11-libs/qt-4.5.1 in ?

> >> >>

> >> >> Many thanks for a hint.

> >> >> (I have portage-2.2_rc40 installed here)

> >> >> Helmut.

> >> >

> >> > run your emerge with -t

> >>

> >> Unfortunately, that doesn't help

> >> Helmut.

> >>

> >>  emerge --depclean -t -p

> >

> > I said to run emerge -t

> >

> > I didn't say to run emerge --depclean -t

>

> OK, here is the output

>

> emerge -t

> emerge: the other white meat (command-line interface to the Portage system)

> Usage:

>    emerge [ options ] [ action ] [ ebuild | tbz2 | file | @set | atom ] [

> ... ] emerge [ options ] [ action ] < system | world >

>    emerge < --sync | --metadata | --info >

>    emerge --resume [ --pretend | --ask | --skipfirst ]

>    emerge --help [ --verbose ]

> Options: -[abBcCdDefgGhjkKlnNoOpqPsStuvV]

>           [ --color < y | n >            ] [ --columns    ]

>           [ --complete-graph             ] [ --deep       ]

>           [ --jobs JOBS ] [ --keep-going ] [ --load-average LOAD           

> ] [ --newuse    ] [ --noconfmem  ] [ --nospinner  ]

>           [ --oneshot   ] [ --onlydeps   ]

>           [ --reinstall changed-use      ] [ --with-bdeps < y | n >        

> ] Actions:  [ --depclean | --list-sets | --search | --sync | --version     

>   ]

>

>    For more help try 'emerge --help --verbose' or consult the man page.

>

>

> Helmut



Dude,



you need to read the emerge man page. Seriously.



I intend you to think with my posts, not follow them blindly.



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