- Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: leonix / # emerge --depclean -av nano Calculating dependencies... done! >>> Calculating removal order... >>> These are the packages that would be unmerged: !!! 'app-editors/nano' (virtual/editor) is part of your system profile. !!! Unmerging it may be damaging to your system. app-editors/nano selected: 2.3.2 protected: none omitted: none All selected packages: app-editors/nano-2.3.2 >>> 'Selected' packages are slated for removal. >>> 'Protected' and 'omitted' packages will not be removed. Would you like to unmerge these packages? [Yes/No] ^CInterrupted. leonix / # emerge -av1 virtual/editor * IMPORTANT: 8 news items need reading for repository 'gentoo'. * Use eselect news to read news items. These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild R ] virtual/editor-0 0 kB Total: 1 package (1 reinstall), Size of downloads: 0 kB Would you like to merge these packages? [Yes/No] >>> Verifying ebuild manifests >>> Emerging (1 of 1) virtual/editor-0 >>> Unpacking source... >>> Source unpacked in /var/tmp/portage/virtual/editor-0/work >>> Preparing source in /var/tmp/portage/virtual/editor-0/work ... >>> Source prepared. >>> Configuring source in /var/tmp/portage/virtual/editor-0/work ... >>> Source configured. >>> Compiling source in /var/tmp/portage/virtual/editor-0/work ... >>> Source compiled. >>> Test phase [not enabled]: virtual/editor-0 >>> Install editor-0 into /var/tmp/portage/virtual/editor-0/image/ category virtual >>> Completed installing editor-0 into /var/tmp/portage/virtual/editor-0/image/ >>> Installing (1 of 1) virtual/editor-0 * Removing /usr/share/man * Removing /usr/share/info * Removing /usr/share/doc * checking 0 files for package collisions >>> Merging virtual/editor-0 to / >>> Safely unmerging already-installed instance... No package files given... Grabbing a set. >>> Regenerating /etc/ld.so.cache... >>> Original instance of package unmerged safely. >>> virtual/editor-0 merged. >>> Auto-cleaning packages... >>> No outdated packages were found on your system. * IMPORTANT: 8 news items need reading for repository 'gentoo'. * Use eselect news to read news items. leonix / # emerge --depclean -av nano Calculating dependencies... done! >>> Calculating removal order... >>> These are the packages that would be unmerged: !!! 'app-editors/nano' (virtual/editor) is part of your system profile. !!! Unmerging it may be damaging to your system. app-editors/nano selected: 2.3.2 protected: none omitted: none All selected packages: app-editors/nano-2.3.2 >>> 'Selected' packages are slated for removal. >>> 'Protected' and 'omitted' packages will not be removed. Would you like to unmerge these packages? [Yes/No] ^CInterrupted. pc / # emerge -s vim * app-editors/vim Latest version available: 7.4.169 Latest version installed: 7.4.169 Size of files: 9,827 kB Homepage: http://www.vim.org/ Description: Vim, an improved vi-style text editor License: vim pc / # Actual Results: nano shouldn't be part of system profile. Expected Results: System profile should depend only on virtual/editor, which app-editors/vim fullfil. Tested on few machines, different arch, always behave same.
That's already how it is: $ grep nano /usr/portage/profiles/base/packages $ grep editor /usr/portage/profiles/base/packages *virtual/editor (In reply to David Heidelberger (okias) from comment #0) > Would you like to unmerge these packages? [Yes/No] ^CInterrupted. ^ That's your problem, press Y instead of CTRL-C ;-) It's normal for --depclean to warn if you are about to wipe one of the providers I have only vim here, and 'emerge -avDNut world' and such don't try to pull it back
See also https://blog.flameeyes.eu/2009/10/more-explanations-why-nano-is-gentoo-s-default-editor which makes an explicit reference to the system set.
oh, you have right, it warn me about vim removal too. Anyway, we could add some newbie use flag ;) before they run vim, there will be small note which has to be confirmed by enter: For editing file press "a". For saving file press ":w". For quiting editor press ":q". For quitting without saving changes ":q!". That's just small idea, it could be installed by default with this and after removing newbie flag it return to normal.
