[gentoo-user] Best way to resolve man-pages block?

[gentoo-user] Best way to resolve man-pages block?

[James Homuth]

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I have a new Gentoo instalation on a laptop, and am one blocker away from
emerge --update --deep --newuse world. The only problem is I'm not exactly
sure how to resolve the block without potentially breaking the system.
 
[blocks B     ] <sys-apps/man-pages-3 ("<sys-apps/man-pages-3" is blocking
sys-a
 

 * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be

 * installed at the same time on the same system.

 

  ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-apps/man-pages-posix-2003a', 'merge') pulled in by

    sys-apps/man-pages-posix required by ('ebuild', '/',
'sys-apps/man-pages-3.2 
 
My instinct tells me unmerge the current version, emerge the new version
sans dependancy, then update world. But common sense is trying to tell me
that's likely to cause all kinds of sideways breakage. Is there a better way
to go about that process. I know I've installed this on both my servers, but
I think man-pages-posix showed up after I'd already upgraded man-pages so
there was no blocker. Again, though, can't remember. Thanks anyone for the
help.

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[gentoo-user] Re: Best way to resolve man-pages block?

[Nikos Chantziaras]

James Homuth wrote:
> 
> I have a new Gentoo instalation on a laptop, and am one blocker away 
> from emerge --update --deep --newuse world. The only problem is I'm not 
> exactly sure how to resolve the block without potentially breaking the 
> system.
>  
> [blocks B     ] <sys-apps/man-pages-3 ("<sys-apps/man-pages-3" is 
> blocking sys-a

"man-pages-3" ?  There's no such version in portage.  I have them both 
installed:

   sys-apps/man-pages-3.21
   sys-apps/man-pages-posix-2003a

No blockers.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Best way to resolve man-pages block?

[Alan McKinnon]

On Tuesday 02 June 2009 03:49:15 Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> James Homuth wrote:
> > I have a new Gentoo instalation on a laptop, and am one blocker away
> > from emerge --update --deep --newuse world. The only problem is I'm not
> > exactly sure how to resolve the block without potentially breaking the
> > system.
> >
> > [blocks B     ] <sys-apps/man-pages-3 ("<sys-apps/man-pages-3" is
> > blocking sys-a
>
> "man-pages-3" ?  There's no such version in portage.  I have them both
> installed:
>
>    sys-apps/man-pages-3.21
>    sys-apps/man-pages-posix-2003a
>
> No blockers.

You missed the "<"

-- 
alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com

Re: [gentoo-user] Best way to resolve man-pages block?

[Neil Bothwick]

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On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 21:15:13 -0400, James Homuth wrote:

> My instinct tells me unmerge the current version, emerge the new version
> sans dependancy, then update world. But common sense is trying to tell
> me that's likely to cause all kinds of sideways breakage.

They're only man pages, removing them won't break anything. Unmerge them,
but don't try to re-emerge them, the world update will install whatever
is needed.
 

-- 
Neil Bothwick

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