On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 2:36 PM, William L. Thomson Jr. <wlt...@o-sinc.com> wrote:
> ... > Calculating dependencies... done! > >>> No packages selected for removal by depclean > >>> To see reverse dependencies, use --verbose > Packages installed: 1779 > Packages in world: 194 > ... > # emerge -pC gcc > * This action can remove important packages! In order to be safer, use > * `emerge -pv --depclean <atom>` to check for reverse dependencies > before > * removing packages. > > ... > > You aren't taking the time to read your own emerge output. Now, both of these recommend --pretend, but you can use --ask with it, for a safe unmerge that checks for reverse deps THEN allows you to continue only if it's safe. Try "emerge -cav gcc. -Ben
