On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:23:18 -0600, »Q« wrote: > Thanks for the points you've made about how removal of a flag a user > doesn't have enabled could still affect the user. I think I'll still > use --changed-use routinely and also periodically run an update with > --newuse. That's harmless, but unnecessary. This thread demonstrates that portage takes the safe option of "if in doubt, re-emerge" so changed-use should always be enough. I can't remember the last time I user --newuse, but it has been several years. -- Neil Bothwick Our bikinis are exciting. They are simply the tops.