add option to disable rebuilds

config.cfg

@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ do_depclean=yes
 # do eix-sync on Gentoo
 do_reposync=yes
 
+# do live-rebuild, go-rebuild, rust-rebuild, perl-cleaner etc. on Gentoo
+# set to no if using binary packages that are bumped when needed.
+# Leave as yes on package builders and if not using binary packages.
+do_rebuilds=yes
+
 # to only write to stderr when something unexpected happens or manual action is required
 # set stderr_loglevel to warning
 stderr_loglevel=debug

sau/gentoo.py

@@ -261,6 +261,9 @@ def pkg_upgrade():
             if line.startswith(' * '):
                 log.warning(line)
 
+    ## rebuild as needed
+    do_rebuild = conf.getboolean('default', 'do_rebuilds', fallback=True)
+    if do_rebuilds:
         # from here on we shouldn't need to rebuild the upgraded packages again
         exclude_list = ' --exclude '.join(rebuild_packages.keys()).split()
 
@@ -367,7 +370,7 @@ def pkg_upgrade():
                     log.warning(line)
 
 
-    # Depclean
+    ## Depclean
     if conf.getboolean('default', 'do_depclean', fallback=False):
         cmd = [ EMERGE_PATH, '--color', 'n', '-q', '--depclean' ]
         ret, out, err = sau.helpers.exec_cmd(cmd, timeout=3600)
@@ -385,8 +388,8 @@ def pkg_upgrade():
                     log.warning(line)
 
 
-    # Preserved rebuild
-    cmd = [ EMERGE_PATH, '--color', 'n', '-q', '@preserved-rebuild' ]
+    ## Preserved rebuild
+    cmd = [ EMERGE_PATH, '--color', 'n', '--usepkg-exclude', '*/*', '-q', '@preserved-rebuild' ]
     ret, out, err = sau.helpers.exec_cmd(cmd, timeout=72000)
 
     if ret != 0 or err: