This is my impression too. Every now and then I run emerge --sync && emerge -avDNu world, do a quick sanity check, then leave it alone. I've spent enough time

This is my impression too. Every now and then I run emerge --sync && emerge -avDNu world, do a quick sanity check, then leave it alone. I've spent enough time on other linux distros chasing down PPAs, or trying to diagnose weird issues that it refuses to log because it might intimidate the user.