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diff --git a/pkgtools/pkgdepgraph/DESCR b/pkgtools/pkgdepgraph/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..881e5c2364e --- /dev/null +++ b/pkgtools/pkgdepgraph/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +pkgdepgraph prints out a "dot" language specification of the +inter-dependencies of your installed packages. The "dot" language +is interpreted by the graphviz package to make graphs. There are +several uses for such information. + +(1) A graphical representation of information is always good to +look at. + +(2) The output itself can be sorted and filtered to provide a list +of packages to delete in order that they can be rebuilt (to replace +out-of-date components). + +(3) You can visually estimate the work involved in (or impact of) +removing a given component in order to replace it. |