script that checks all installed slots for new versions

update-slot-check.py (text/x-python), 420 bytes, created by Zac Medico on 2013-06-08 23:25:35 UTC

#!/usr/bin/env python

import portage

vardb = portage.db[portage.root]['vartree'].dbapi
portdb = portage.db[portage.root]['porttree'].dbapi

for cpv in vardb.cpv_all():
	slot, = vardb.aux_get(cpv, ["SLOT"])
	slot_atom = "%s:%s" % (portage.cpv_getkey(cpv), slot)
	available = portdb.xmatch("bestmatch-visible", slot_atom)
	if available and available != cpv:
		portage.util.writemsg_stdout("%s\t%s\n" % (available, cpv))