> If you use portage-2.2, sets provide an easier way to do this. A set is > just a list of package atoms, one per line, in a file > in /etc/portage/sets, say /etc/portage/sets/gnome. Then you just emerge > @gnome.
Portage Sets look nice, but I'm still on portage 2.1 - haven't tried 2.2 yet, I just wanted a stable portage on my production boxes. But that's no reason not to try it on my workstation here :) emerging portage 2.2.......