Gentoo Portage Utilities

What	How
HOMEPAGE	https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Q_applets
GIT	https://anongit.gentoo.org/git/proj/portage-utils.git
VIEWVCS	https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/portage-utils.git/
GITHUB	https://github.com/gentoo/portage-utils
STATUS

portage-utils is a small set of utilities for working with Portage, Gentoo ebuilds, Gentoo ebuild overlays, installed packages (vdb), and similar sources of information. The focus is on size and speed, so everything is in C.

Building

Run configure followed by make. If you're using git-sources, run configure with --disable-maintainer-mode or run autoreconf to get various timestamps correct.

Helping out

There's a large TODO list with various ideas for improvements. File a bug on Gentoo's Bugzilla, or use Github's issues and pull requests.

There's also a HACKING doc to help you get started.

Examples

• find elf files linking to old openssl (using app-misc/pax-utils)
  qlist -Cao | scanelf -BqgN libssl.so.0.9.6 -f -

• produce a package.use file for currently installed packages
  qlist -UCq | grep ' ' > package.use

• find orphan files not owned by any package in /lib and /usr/lib
  qfile -o {,/usr}/lib/*

• get PORTDIR and see where it is defined
  q -ev PORTDIR

• verify all packages
  qcheck

• check validity of the Manifest files for the main tree
  qmanifest

• get an overview of what the last emerge call did
  qlop -E

Contact

Bugs

Please file bugs at: https://bugs.gentoo.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Portage%20Development&component=Unclassified&assigned_to=portage-utils@gentoo.org&format=guided

Developers

• solar@gentoo.org
• vapier@gentoo.org
• grobian@gentoo.org