On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 11:11:57 -0400, Willie Wong wrote:

> That would be a neat idea. But I don't think that's what the OP
> described. Packages shown with R implies it is being re-compiled.
> yellow or % USE flags are new ones. If you have already installed the
> package once, the USE flags cannot be new ;)

They can if the ebuild has changed, but new flags would be highlighted.
What is happening here is that flags have been removed, and portage
currently does not highlight those. I think the feature request is a god
idea. Post the bug number and I'll add my vote.

> I would think that if IUSE changed in an ebuild, that would warrant a
> version bump, but I don't know the dev's policy on that. 

Ebuild fixes and other general tidying up that do not alter the installed
code do not get a revision bump.


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Neil Bothwick

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