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authorZac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>2008-04-24 03:58:29 +0000
committerZac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>2008-04-24 03:58:29 +0000
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Add a note about automatic uninstallation to solve blockers.
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@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ portage-2.2
portage-2.1.5
==================================
+* Blockers are now resolved automatically in many more cases
+ than before. When it's safe, blocked packages are uninstalled
+ automatically so that users are no longer inconvenienced with the
+ task. Automatically uninstalled packages are displayed in the merge
+ list, marked "uninstall" and highlighted in red. With the --tree
+ option enabled, it's possible to see which package(s) caused other
+ ones to be automatically uninstalled.
+
* The metadata-transfer feature is now disabled by default. This disables the
"Updating Portage cache" routine that used to run at the tail end of each
`emerge --sync` operation. If you use something like the sqlite module and