eclean-pkg: clean binpkgs with stale IUSE and add --unreachable#66
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| \fB\-\-changed\-subslot\fP delete packages with := deps on subslots no longer in the tree | ||
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| \fB\-\-changed\-iuse\fP delete packages whose IUSE no longer matches the ebuild |
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These retroactively added descriptions were probably supposed to be a third commit?
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They certainly can be, if you prefer.
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Signed-off-by: Matt Turner <mattst88@gentoo.org>
When PYTHON_COMPAT gains a new target, ebuilds grow a new default-disabled IUSE flag (e.g. python_targets_python3_14). Existing binary packages lack that flag, so Portage refuses to install them and there is no way to make them usable again -- they are orphaned and will only ever be rebuilt from source. Add --changed-iuse to delete such binpkgs. The comparison ignores USE flag defaults and only considers whether the set of flags matches the current ebuild's IUSE. Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/965888 Signed-off-by: Matt Turner <mattst88@gentoo.org>
The set of reasons a binary package can no longer be a Portage cache hit keeps growing (--changed-deps, --changed-subslot, --changed-iuse), and users generally just want all of them cleaned. Add --unreachable as a convenience that enables every --changed-* option at once, so new reasons are picked up automatically without users having to learn each flag. Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/977235 Signed-off-by: Matt Turner <mattst88@gentoo.org>
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Two related additions to eclean-pkg for cleaning binary packages that Portage can no longer reuse.
--changed-iuse(bug 965888)When PYTHON_COMPAT gains a new target, ebuilds grow a new default-disabled IUSE flag (e.g.
python_targets_python3_14). Existing binpkgs lack that flag, so Portage refuses to install them with no way to make them usable again — they only ever get rebuilt from source.--changed-iusedeletes such orphaned binpkgs. The comparison ignores USE flag defaults (leading+/-) and only checks whether the set of flags matches the ebuild's IUSE.--unreachable(bug 977235)The set of
--changed-*reasons keeps growing and users generally want them all.--unreachableenables every--changed-*option at once, so new reasons are picked up automatically without learning each flag.Also documents the previously-undocumented
--changed-deps/--changed-subslotoptions in the man page.Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/965888
Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/977235