On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:37:19 -0600, Bruce Hill wrote: > > That's right. So --changed-use only reemerges the package if the > > change only affects your system, whereas -N will rebuild it even if > > the changed flag is of no interest to you, such as when a flag you > > were not using is removed. It saves recompiling packages for no > > reason, which is presumably the reason it was added, it is a newer > > option than -N. > > The purpose of -a (ask) is so you can see the stuff before taking > action, and if it needs rebuilding then do it. Nothing is rebuilt just > because it shows up in the output; but not seeing changes to a package > you use that were made is not too bright. > > If you ever built from source before, I'm sure you didn't blindly build > the software without reading ./configure --help and checking your > options.
This has nothing to do with --ask, which I use almost all of the time. It is about having portage make more sensible choices. You are free to use whichever options you want, at no time did I tell you what to user, I merely pointed out a potentially useful and time saving alternative. -- Neil Bothwick Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
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