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authorZac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>2007-07-20 02:25:11 +0000
committerZac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>2007-07-20 02:25:11 +0000
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Update --prune docs for bug #151653. (trunk r7315)
svn path=/main/branches/2.1.2/; revision=7316
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@@ -125,12 +125,10 @@ package data. It does not populate cache for the overlays listed in
PORTDIR_OVERLAY. In order to generate cache for overlays, use \fB\-\-regen\fR.
.TP
.BR "\-\-prune " (\fB\-P\fR)
-\fBWARNING: This action can remove important packages!\fR Prune looks at each
-installed package and attempts to \fBremove\fR all but the \fBmost recently
-installed version. \fRPrune ignores \fBslots\fR, if you require a slot\-aware
-Prune use \fB emerge \-\-clean\fR. Prune may inadvertently remove important
-packages from your system. Use \fB\-\-clean\fR instead unless you really
-know what you're doing.
+\fBWARNING: This action can remove important packages!\fR Removes all but the
+highest installed version of a package from your system. This action doesn't
+verify the possible binary compatibility between versions and can thus remove
+essential dependencies from your system.
.TP
.BR \-\-regen
Causes portage to check and update the dependency cache of all ebuilds in the