Apparently, though unproven, at 08:35 on Monday 16 May 2011, Pandu Poluan did opine thusly:
> Hello list! > > I am trying to get the 'Zen' of emerge. Please CMIIW on the following > points: > > * emerge --oneshot package will install package but does not record it in > @world Yes > * To update a oneshot-ed package, I must either do it explicitly > (emerge --update package), or use --deep against world (emerge > --update --deep @world) Yes > * --update-ing a package will not record it in @world Dunno. Please test it and tell us if it did or not > * If I want that package to be included in @world, I have to re-emerge it No. emerge -n Refer to emerge man page You can also just edit /var/lib/portage/world by hand for the same result -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
