Sorry Alan, that results in no extra information from emerge. Still only gcc listed for installation - and nothing else.
-- Phil On 7 March 2017 at 15:08, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckin...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 07/03/2017 17:07, White, Phil wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm sorry. This is probably a really simple question. > > I have a new install of Gentoo. > > emerge -uDpv --newuse @system results in a new slot for gcc, > > *downgrading* the current version (from 5.4.0 to 4.9.4) > > No other package is selected for merging. > > > > Why??? What command line can I give to show why a new slot is being > > pulled in? > > (I wouldn't particularly mind, but as I am on an old x86 celeron, this > > will take hours to complete, for no obvious benefit...) > > > > Thanks > > Phil > > > > > > Add -t option to the command > > > -- > Alan McKinnon > alan.mckin...@gmail.com > > >