Re: [gentoo-user] What causes a package to be brought in during a big emerge?

[Alex Schuster]

Andrew Lowe writes:

>       So after that rambling intro, is there a package/utility that will tell
> me, when in this situation, what package needs
> "oldPackageNoLongerNeeded" and why it is being brought into my emerge.

Try these:

- add -t to your emerge -pNuD world command
- emerge --depcean -pv oldPackageNoLongerNeeded
- grep oldPackageNoLongerNeeded /var/lib/portage/world

        Wonko