Bug #252985 - Add a note about the new default behavior for `emerge world`

and `emerge system` commands. (trunk r12370)

svn path=/main/branches/2.1.6/; revision=12441

diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index ac6561a56f105ce5d95da8d0e50214e9bd110c2f..306951291b86c92e2cbd2c41428a88b37a98c127 100644 (file)
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ Features/major bugfixes are listed in NEWS
 portage-2.1.6
 ==================================
 
+* The default behavior has changed for `emerge world` and `emerge system`
+  commands. These commands will reinstall all packages from the given set
+  unless an option such as --noreplace, --update, or --newuse is specified.
 * FEATURES=fixpackages is now enabled by default via make.globals. Set
   FEATURES="-fixpackages" in make.conf if you'd like to disable it.
 * File collision protection is now enabled by default via make.globals with