On Friday 13 Dec 2013 10:49:24 Peter Humphrey wrote:
> On Friday 13 Dec 2013 07:04:23 Mick wrote:
> > I rebuilt kde-utils meta with USE="-cups" to find out that umpteen
> > packages
> 
> > want to be depcleaned:
> --->8
> 
> > I may leave this until I have more time to look into it.
> 
> For comparison, here's the list of packages that would be pulled in if I
> were to rebuild kdeutils-meta with cups:
> 
> gnome-base/gnome-common-3.7.4
> dev-python/pycurl-7.19.0-r3
> x11-libs/xpyb-1.3.1-r2
> dev-python/pycairo-1.10.0-r4
> dev-python/pygobject-3.8.3
> app-text/xmlto-0.0.24-r1
> dev-python/dbus-python-1.2.0
> dev-python/pycups-1.9.63
> app-admin/system-config-printer-common-1.4.3
> app-admin/system-config-printer-gnome-1.4.3
> kde-base/print-manager-4.11.2
> kde-base/kdeutils-meta-4.11.2
> 
> No mention of strigi-analyzer or gtk+. Strigi-analyzer isn't installed here
> because nothing depends on it. As for gtk+ :
> 
> $ equery d =x11-libs/gtk+-3.8.7
>  * These packages depend on x11-libs/gtk+-3.8.7:
> app-admin/gkrellm-2.3.5-r2 (X ? x11-libs/gtk+:2)
> app-admin/hardinfo-0.5.2_pre20130823 (x11-libs/gtk+:2)
> app-crypt/pinentry-0.8.2 (gtk ? x11-libs/gtk+:2)
> app-editors/bluefish-2.2.2 (x11-libs/gtk+:3)
> app-office/libreoffice-4.1.2.3 (gtk ? >=x11-libs/gtk+-2.24:2)
>                                (gtk3 ? >=x11-libs/gtk+-3.2:3)
>                                (telepathy ? >=x11-libs/gtk+-2.24:2)
> app-text/ghostscript-gpl-9.05-r1 (gtk ? x11-libs/gtk+:2)
> dev-db/libiodbc-3.52.7 (gtk ? x11-libs/gtk+:2)
> dev-java/icedtea-bin-6.1.12.7 (X ? >=x11-libs/gtk+-2.24:2)
> dev-qt/qtgui-4.8.5-r1 (gtkstyle ? x11-libs/gtk+:2[aqua=])
> gnome-base/librsvg-2.39.0 (gtk ? >=x11-libs/gtk+-2.16:2)
>                           (tools ? >=x11-libs/gtk+-3:3)
> gnome-extra/gucharmap-3.8.2 (>=x11-libs/gtk+-3.4.0:3[introspection?])
> media-gfx/gimp-2.8.6 (>=x11-libs/gtk+-2.24.10:2)
> media-sound/alsaplayer-0.99.81 (gtk ? >=x11-libs/gtk+-2.10:2)
> media-video/mjpegtools-2.1.0 (gtk ? x11-libs/gtk+:2)
> sci-misc/boinc-7.2.0 (X ? x11-libs/gtk+:2)
> sys-apps/lshw-02.16b-r2 (gtk ? x11-libs/gtk+:2)
> www-client/chromium-31.0.1650.63 (x11-libs/gtk+:2)
> www-client/firefox-24.2.0 (>=x11-libs/gtk+-2.8.6:2)
> www-client/opera-12.16_p1860 (gtk ? x11-libs/gtk+:2)
> www-client/seamonkey-2.22.1 (>=x11-libs/gtk+-2.14:2)
>                             (>=x11-libs/gtk+-2.8.6:2)
> www-plugins/adobe-flash-11.2.202.327 (x11-libs/gtk+:2)
> x11-libs/gtk+-3.8.7 (>=x11-libs/gtk+-2.24:2)
> x11-libs/libnotify-0.7.5-r1 (test ? x11-libs/gtk+:3)
> x11-libs/wxGTK-2.8.12.1 (X ? x11-libs/gtk+:2)
>                         (aqua ? >=x11-libs/gtk+-2.4[aqua=])
> 
> Don't ask me why equery is ignoring the version specifier in the command
> line. As far as I can see, the only packages that should be in that list
> are librsvg and libnotify, both of which only require gtk+:3 if the test
> USE flag is set, which it isn't here. Oh, and bluefish, which seems to
> need gtk+:3 for its printing, which I don't use; and libreoffice, which
> only pulls it in if you've asked for it specifically by setting the gtk3
> USE flag.
> 
> So it seems to me that you're safe. You could always run revdep-rebuild
> after letting all those packages be stripped out, just to make sure.
> 
> HTH.

Thank you both.  Nothing depended on strigi-analyzer so I got rid of it, along 
with the rest of the list. @preserve-rebuild and revdep-rebuild were quiet.

emerge -uatDv world brought up the original:

Calculating dependencies... done!
[nomerge       ] net-im/pidgin-2.10.7-r5  USE="dbus gstreamer gtk ncurses nls 
spell xscreensaver (-aqua) -debug -doc -eds -gadu -gnutls -groupwise -idn -
meanwhile -mxit -networkmanager -perl -prediction -python -sasl -silc -tcl -tk 
-zephyr -zeroconf" PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET="python2_7" PYTHON_TARGETS="python2_7" 
[nomerge       ]  media-plugins/gst-plugins-gconf-0.10.31:0.10 
[ebuild     U  ]   gnome-base/gconf-3.2.6-r1:2 [2.32.4-r1:2] 
USE="introspection ldap policykit -debug -gtk -orbit%" 
PYTHON_TARGETS="python2_7%* -python2_6%" 0 kB

unless I add media-plugins/gst-plugins-gconf and gnome-base/gconf in 
package.mask


I tried printing from kmail to a pdf file (not near a printer yet), and it 
worked fine with Kmail offering the familiar KDE print manager GUI.  There is 
no print manager settings menu option in KDE settings; well I use E17 as a DE 
so without booting into the KDE desktop I don't know what may be available 
there that is not visible from within E17.

There is a CUPS "Manage Printing" menu entry though, which fires up a browser 
with locahost:631 in the address bar.  :-)
-- 
Regards,
Mick