Re: [gentoo-user] understanding --depclean

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:00:08 -0600, Dale wrote:
>
>   
>> Be very careful with --depclean.  It can really mess up something if you
>> are not watching close.
>>     
>
> That may have been the case some time ago, but depclean is much safer
> now. Notice that the warning at the start of its output has disappeared
> now?
>
>
>   

That is true but let's say a person updates python but forgets or
doesn't know,  to run python-updater, will --depclean know that?  What
if emerge doesn't work and they don't have buildpkg of some sort in
make.conf? 

I agree that --depclean is a LOT better but there are still situations
where it can mess up a system.   It is best to be careful and really
look at that list before letting it remove a package.  Basically, don't
type it in and walk off to let it do whatever it wants.

I also seem to remember that big warning when --depclean runs.  I think
that may still be there for a reason.  ;-) 

Dale

:-)  :-)