On Sun, 20 Feb 2022 at 15:40, Dr Rainer Woitok <rainer.woi...@gmail.com> wrote: > But if I understand the "emerge" manual page correctly, "--changed-deps" > causes a rebuild of a package, if one of its dependencies has been re- > build, even though the package does not require the newer version of the > dependency. So does it really make sense to have this option hardcoded > in a script? Or does it just cause plenty of package rebuilds without > any real effect? Likewise, what about "--deep"? Should I keep it?
"--deep" seems like a good idea, to minimise the chance of trouble, but "--changed-deps" does indeed seem excessive. I also have "--oneshot" in my updates, although I'm not sure if this actually makes a difference on a world update. I also have "--backtrack=100" to minimise the risk of portage not being able to find an upgrade path for some troublesome package. Just as "--deep" it will add to the time portage needs to calculate what packages to update, but it feels like I've had less instances of upgrade path troubles since adding it to my regular world update command. Regards, Arve
