On Fri, 7 Jul 2017 12:57:17 -0400 Brian Evans <grkni...@gentoo.org> wrote:
> On 7/7/2017 12:32 PM, William L. Thomson Jr. wrote: > > > I think sets have benefits over meta packages. This was the most > > comprehensive document on sets, benefits, uses, etc. Other than the > > general docs on the wiki. > > https://makuro.wordpress.com/2010/12/12/intro-to-portage-sets/ > > > > I would really like to be able to use package sets in profiles. I > > think of use and benefit to others as well. > > > > Beware of sets.. if you put toolchain packages in a set and later do > 'emerge --unmerge @custom-set' , emerge will happily destroy your > toolchain. That is not much different than removing a system package directly. If you do foolish things you will run into such problems. That would be a self inflicted issue. Likely done out of not knowing what you are doing. Though I will have to see what happens if a package is listed in more than one set. I think there is a hierarchy there. Not to mention if it was removed. I think the world or system set would pull it back in. -- William L. Thomson Jr.
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