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authorZac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>2009-08-21 21:37:08 +0000
committerZac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>2009-08-21 21:37:08 +0000
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Add support for --selective=n, so it can be used to remove selective
behavior that may have been implied by some other option like --update. svn path=/main/trunk/; revision=14120
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@@ -446,9 +446,12 @@ be enabled under normal circumstances. For currently supported
\fBDEPEND\fR variable. However, behavior may change for new
\fBEAPI\fRs when related extensions are added in the future.
.TP
-.BR "\-\-selective"
+.BR "\-\-selective"[=n]
This is similar to the \fB\-\-noreplace\fR option, except that it
does not take precedence over options such as \fB\-\-newuse\fR.
+Some options, such as \fB\-\-update\fR, imply \fB\-\-selective\fR.
+Use \fB\-\-selective=n\fR if you want to forcefully disable
+\fB\-\-selective\fR, regardless of options like \fB\-\-update\fR.
.TP
.BR "\-\-skipfirst"
This option is only valid when used with \fB\-\-resume\fR. It removes the