> I'd have to check but I suspect that portage hangs onto build-time > dependencies by default, probably so that you're not uninstalling them > and reinstalling them anytime you do anything. Strictly speaking, > however, it would be safe to depclean anything that is only a > build-time dependency (with the understanding that you're going to be > rebuilding it every time it is needed).
This behavior is controlled by the --with-bdeps=<y|n> option. Best, Matthias
