23:15 < zmedico> Betelgeuse: I suppose you could always file a feature request bug asking us to clone --show-install-reasons \o/
Could some please paste an example? What information does it contain that cannot be extracted out of emerge's output?
paludis client is dead and removed from paludis project. Now there is a new client based on libpaludis called "cave". There is no "--show-install-reasons" in cave since it shows reasons by default. Anyway there is "--explain or -X" that explains a specific decision. Here an example, I requested an explanation about sys-apps/baselayout. Pay attention the old "--show-install-reasons" is specified for every package with "Reasons:". --------------------------------------- ariel ape # cave resolve system -X sys-apps/baselayout Done: 4286 steps These are the actions I will take, in order: u app-arch/xz-utils:0::gentoo 5.0.2 to ::installed replacing 5.0.1-r1 nls -static-libs threads build_options: -optional_tests symbols=split -trace -preserve_work Reasons: target (system::gentoo), sys-kernel/linux-headers 1.18 MBytes to download u sys-apps/baselayout:0::gentoo 2.0.2 to ::installed replacing 2.0.1-r1 -build build_options: -optional_tests symbols=split -trace -preserve_work Reasons: target (system::gentoo), sys-apps/module-init-tools, sys-apps/openrc, sys-fs/udev 39.05 kBytes to download u sys-libs/zlib:0::gentoo 1.2.5-r2 to ::installed replacing 1.2.3-r1 build_options: -optional_tests symbols=split -trace -preserve_work Reasons: target (system::gentoo), app-arch/libarchive, app-text/ghostscript-gpl, 42 more 474.97 kBytes to download u net-misc/rsync:0::gentoo 3.0.8 to ::installed replacing 3.0.7 acl iconv ipv6 -static -xattr build_options: -optional_tests symbols=split -trace -preserve_work Reasons: target (system::gentoo), sys-apps/paludis (sug), sys-apps/portage 772.19 kBytes to download u sys-devel/automake:1.11::gentoo 1.11.1-r1 to ::installed replacing 1.11.1 build_options: -optional_tests symbols=split -trace -preserve_work Reasons: target (system::gentoo), !=sys-devel/automake-1.10 from sys-devel/libtool, sys-devel/libtool, sys-fs/udev 1.02 MBytes to download u sys-fs/udev:0::gentoo (formerly from systemd) 167-r1 to ::installed replacing 164-r1 [cycle 1] extras (-selinux) (-test) build_options: -optional_tests symbols=split -trace -preserve_work Reasons: target (system::gentoo), !<sys-fs/udev-133 from sys-apps/openrc, dev-libs/libatasmart, 9 more 589.82 kBytes to download In dependency cycle with: sys-apps/openrc:0, sys-apps/sysvinit:0, sys-fs/device-mapper:0, sys-fs/lvm2:0, sys-fs/udev:0, sys-kernel/linux-headers:0, virtual/init:0 u sys-kernel/linux-headers:0::gentoo 2.6.38 to ::installed replacing 2.6.36.1 [cycle 1] build_options: -optional_tests -trace -preserve_work Reasons: target (system::gentoo), !<sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.6.29 from sys-fs/udev, sys-fs/udev 4.40 MBytes to download n virtual/package-manager:0::gentoo 0 to ::installed "Virtual for the package manager" build_options: -optional_tests symbols=split -trace -preserve_work Reasons: target (system::gentoo) Total: 7 upgrades, 1 new installs, 8.44 MBytes to download Build Options: optional_tests: Run tests considered by the package to be optional preserve_work: Do not remove build directories, and do not modify the image when merging symbols: How to handle debug symbols in installed files trace: Trace actions executed by the package (very noisy, for debugging broken builds only) I cannot proceed without being permitted to do the following: X sys-apps/systemd 9999:0::installed Will be broken by uninstalls: Reasons: dependent upon sys-fs/udev-164-r1:0::installed Cannot proceed without: --uninstalls-may-break or --remove-if-dependent Explaining requested decisions: For sys-apps/baselayout:0::(install_to_slash): The following constraints were in action: * sys-apps/baselayout, use existing if same, installing to / Because of target (system::gentoo) * >=sys-apps/baselayout-1.12.5, use existing if possible, installing to / Because of >=sys-apps/baselayout-1.12.5 from sys-fs/udev-167-r1:0::gentoo, key 'Run dependencies', labelled 'RDEPEND' * >=sys-apps/baselayout-1.12.7-r2, use existing if possible, installing to / Because of >=sys-apps/baselayout-1.12.7-r2 from sys-apps/module-init-tools-3.5:0::installed, key 'Run dependencies', labelled 'RDEPEND' * >=sys-apps/baselayout-2.0.0, use existing if possible, installing to / Because of >=sys-apps/baselayout-2.0.0 from sys-apps/openrc-0.7.0:0::installed, key 'Run dependencies', labelled 'RDEPEND' The decision made was: Use origin ID sys-apps/baselayout-2.0.2:0::gentoo Install to repository installed Replacing sys-apps/baselayout-2.0.1-r1:0::installed Executing pretend actions: 8 of 8 * No unread news items found ariel ape #
Created attachment 269581 [details] More readable output with colour. Use "less" to open.
