HOWTO: Clean your /etc/portage/package.* files

gentoo_lan · Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:02 am Post subject:

I'm glad I found this script again. I had an older version I hadn't used in a while and the new version works great.
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teh-steve · n00b Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 27 Location: Worcester

Still waiting for that update So Tired. How's it coming along?

gentoo_lan · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 10:32 pm Post subject:

This script also needs improvements to include checks for package.provided. I may try to alter the script myself to see if I can improve it.
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red-wolf76 · Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:01 pm Post subject:

First of all, this script rocks for a lark!

I did find a bit of a cockup with some of the fonts from the modular Xorg list, though. The relevant part of portage.keywords reads:

slycordinator · Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:38 am Post subject:

nesl247 · Veteran Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 1614 Location: Florida

Sly, that is exactly what he said..

slycordinator · Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 5:32 am Post subject:

nesl247 · Veteran Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 1614 Location: Florida

I was referring to your explanation, and when he said "all of which have numbers directly following them. So I guess the script thinks they're versioned...". Didn't catch that other part.

red-wolf76 · Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 9:02 am Post subject:

slycordinator · Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 8:26 pm Post subject:

Onip · Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 4:41 pm Post subject:

I've noticed a little problem

aguettinger · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 26 Sep 2003 Posts: 83

This script is very useful. :!:

I have a request, though. As I want maximum control myself, I would love to see a flag so the script just comments (#) the obsolete entries in packages.keywords instead to actually remove them. I usually have a lot of commented lines in package.keywords.
Furthermore I support the request for a --pretend flag.

Hope to see a rewrite of this soon.
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basiaf · n00b Joined: 25 Feb 2005 Posts: 38 Location: Dortmund

Just found this script again (my last version was 1.13). I like this script very much, but it would be great if you could add support for the portage 2.1 config-files-as-directories feature ( e.g. package.keywords/xgl, package.keywords/foo )

mv · Advocate Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 2589

slycordinator · Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:25 am Post subject:

lmcogs · Guru Joined: 03 Apr 2005 Posts: 340

Hi I tried this and seems to work fine for me. Pretty handy it seems but have not tried extensively only etcportclean -c

2.6.17-gentoo-r4 #1 SMP Mon Aug 21 01:27:10 GMT 2006 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux

cpicton · n00b Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Posts: 7

Hi

Script has problems with directories:

I have /etc/portage/package.keywords/*, so I can keep track of keyworded packages more easily. The script fails saying that package.keywords must exist.

red-wolf76 · Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 12:48 pm Post subject:

dfelicia · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:49 pm Post subject:

Script doesn't work with latest sed (sys-apps/sed-4.1.5-r1):

loftwyr · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:29 pm Post subject:

This script was abandoned two years ago.

We need someone to step up and revamp it. It would be nice if it also handled paludis and other package managers.
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forkboy · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:37 pm Post subject:

I use app-portage/portpeek from portage, does it do the same thing?