When using "-pv" with revdep-rebuild, it will remove the temporary files after the pretend run; when using "-p", it will not. (See the mail by Georgi Georgiev to gentoo-dev on the "GCC-3.4 will be marked stable" thread.) So in code listing 2.2 "-p" should be used, not "-pv". Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce:
Fixed in CVS, thanks. Amne, if you don't want me to CC you on those bugs, just ask.