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Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:13:00 -0600
From: Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] understanding --depclean
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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
:-) :-)