Paul Hartman wrote: > Hi, > > I normally do "emerge -uDvN @world" (or in other words "emerge > --update --deep --verbose --newuse @world"). Right now, it tells me > this: > > Total: 0 packages, Size of downloads: 0 kB > > I also --depclean on a regular basis to remove any unneeded packages. > Right now, it tells me this: > > No packages selected for removal by depclean > > Based on those two commands, I'm led to believe I have a fully updated > system. So, then, I am curious why when I do "emerge -e @world" it > tells me this: > > Total: 1432 packages (9 upgrades, 2 downgrades, 14 new, 1407 > reinstalls, 1 interactive), Size of downloads: 76,235 kB > > How is that possible? Where do those upgrades, downgrades and new > packages come from? What is missing from my traditional "-uDvN" > command that is causing me to miss some of those updates? > > Thanks, > Paul > > >
Read a few of the other posts, make sure that @world is including the system set. Either just use world with no @ or do a @system and @world. --depclean should have mentioned that when you ran it too. It does here but you may be on a different version than I am. Dale :-) :-)
