On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 8:59 AM, James <wirel...@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > James <wireless <at> tampabay.rr.com> writes: > > >> It is time to remove >> dev-lang/python-2.6.6-r2 > > emerge --depclean -pv =dev-lang/python-2.6.6-r2 > >>>> Calculating removal order... > >>>> These are the packages that would be unmerged: > > dev-lang/python > selected: 2.6.6-r2 > protected: none > omitted: 2.7.1-r1 3.1.3-r1 > > All selected packages: dev-lang/python-2.6.6-r2 > Packages installed: 1289 > Packages in world: 101 > Packages in system: 45 > Required packages: 1287 > Number to remove: 1 > > > CAN I TRUST this syntax to test for packages to remove? > > > James >
I believe you can trust it, but why use --depclean instead of just -C? Prior to doing anything please ensure that you have eselect python setup correctly for a python-2.7 package that's on the machine. HTH, Mark
