On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 11:56 AM, Duncan <1i5t5.dun...@cox.net> wrote: > > But even if that's the case (I wouldn't know), it's the case due to a > deliberate decision of those going "under the bus", because portage is > the default, and by choosing to use some other PM, they've deliberately > chosen its (non-PMS) features over those of portage. >
None of this really has anything to do with PMS as far as I can tell. There is no PMS requirement for --changed-use and such. There certainly might be a usability requirement for it, which is why it usually exists in one way or another. -- Rich