When I run: emerge --depclean -p
The system lists all packages on my system (no it doesn't want to remove them);
they are just scrolling by eg:
xfce-extra/xfce4-screenshooter-1.8.1 pulled in by:
@selected requires xfce-extra/xfce4-screenshooter
xfce-extra/xfce4-sensors-plugin-1.2.5 pulled in by:
@selected requires xfce-extra/xfce4-sensors-plugin
xfce-extra/xfce4-taskmanager-1.0.0 pulled in by:
@selected requires xfce-extra/xfce4-taskmanager
xfce-extra/xfce4-verve-plugin-1.0.0 pulled in by:
@selected requires xfce-extra/xfce4-verve-plugin
No packages selected for removal by depclean
Packages installed: 1081
Packages in world: 244
Packages in system: 42
Required packages: 1081
Number to remove: 0
I think it has something to do with "verbose" set somewhere, I don't remember.
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Joseph