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diff --git a/portato/backend/system_interface.py b/portato/backend/system_interface.py
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--- a/portato/backend/system_interface.py
+++ b/portato/backend/system_interface.py
@@ -191,6 +191,15 @@ class SystemInterface:
raise NotImplementedError
+ def get_updated_packages (self):
+ """Returns the packages for which a newer package is available in the portage tree and installable (thus not masked).
+ This differs from update_world as it takes all installed packages into account but ignores changed useflags.
+
+ @returns: the list of new packages
+ @rtype: backend.Package[]"""
+
+ raise NotImplementedError
+
def get_use_desc (self, flag, package = None):
"""Returns the description of a specific useflag or None if no desc was found.
If a package is given (in the <cat>/<name> format) the local use descriptions are searched too.