wouldn't it be: emerge -o package
? "emerge -DuN package" _will_ install the package itself. On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 2:12 PM, Mark Knecht <markkne...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 9:55 AM, <meino.cra...@gmx.de> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > is it possible to emerge all missing dependencies of a certain > > application without emerging the application itself? And: Will > > I hurt the system that way? > > > > Best regards, > > mcc > > ??? > > emerge -DuN application > > ??? > > What am I missing in the question? > > Test it on a clean app with no dependencies missing. It should emerge > nothing. Then emerge -C one dependency and try it again. It should > pick up that dependency but not emerge the app itself. > > You will not hurt your system doing that command. > > - Mark > >
