On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Grant <emailgr...@gmail.com> wrote: <SNIP> > > I think I've gotten to the bottom of my boost problem. I have > rb_libtorrent installed which requires >=dev-libs/boost-1.35, meaning > boost needs to be in package.keywords. If I remove boost from > package.keywords, should portage tell me there is a problem? I like > the idea of being able to edit package.keywords and know that portage > will either upgrade/downgrade based on the changes, or tell me if > there is a depended-on package installed which doesn't have the > necessary package.keywords entry. > > - Grant
It should. I often play with package.keywords and package.use to see what the effects might be. You can always set them back. HTH, Mark