On 12/08/10 14:40:56, Matthew Summers wrote: > On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 5:23 AM, Helmut Jarausch > <jarau...@igpm.rwth-aachen.de> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > does anybody know about an easy method to remove all entries from > > /var/lib/portage/world > > which would have been pulled in anyway > > even if they were not contained in world. > > > > My current attempt would be to write a script > > which executes emerge -vpc on each entry in world. > > If it wouldn't be removed it's obsolete in world. > > > > Unfortunately this has to be done in several rounds. > > > > Many thanks for a hint, > > Helmut. > > > > > > You may find that using 'emerge --deselect some-package' to be what > you need. It removeds the file from your world file, but does not > unmerge the package. That command switch is the functional opposite > of > --noreplace. > > I think you will find a wealth of information in the manpage for > emerge. Happy reading!
Sorry, but I still don't see it. The main question is which packages might be removed from 'world'? Helmut.
