[gentoo-user] emerge update fails; The tale of the battling dependancies

[gentoo-user] emerge update fails; The tale of the battling dependancies

[Walter Dnes]

  I need to use ufraw, because it can read some *.raw files that dcraw
can't read.  I had to unmask ufraw because it's ~x86.  ufraw also needs
a ~x86 version of libexif.  Things work OK, but emerge wants to return
to the latest stable version, which is *NOT* what I want, as it'll
probably break ufraw.

###############################################################
[m3000][root][~] emerge --ask --update --deep --world

These are the packages that I would merge, in order:

Calculating world dependencies ...done!
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/util-linux-2.12r-r1 [2.12r]
[ebuild     U ] app-text/xpdf-3.01-r3 [3.00-r10]
[ebuild     UD] media-libs/libexif-0.5.12-r3 [0.6.12-r4]
[ebuild     U ] net-mail/getmail-4.4.1 [4.3.11]
[ebuild     U ] www-client/links-2.1_pre19 [2.1_pre18]
[ebuild     U ] www-client/mozilla-firefox-1.0.7-r4 [1.0.7-r2]

Do you want me to merge these packages? [Yes/No] n

Quitting.
###############################################################

  To guard against accidentally deleting libexif-0.6.12-r4 and replacing
it with an earlier version, I added a line to /etc/portage/package.mask

<media-libs/libexif-0.6.12-r4

  Now it's emerge's turn to be unhappy...

###############################################################
[m3000][root][~] emerge --ask --update --deep --world

These are the packages that I would merge, in order:

Calculating world dependencies |
!!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "media-libs/libexif" have been
masked.
!!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your
request:
- media-libs/libexif-0.5.12-r3 (masked by: package.mask)
- media-libs/libexif-0.5.12-r2 (masked by: package.mask)
- media-libs/libexif-0.6.12-r4 (masked by: ~x86 keyword)

For more information, see MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page
or
section 2.2 "Software Availability" in the Gentoo Handbook.
!!!    (dependency required by "media-gfx/gimp-2.2.8-r1" [ebuild])


!!! Problem with ebuild media-gfx/gimp-2.2.8-r1
!!! Possibly a DEPEND/*DEPEND problem.

!!! Depgraph creation failed.
###############################################################

  Yes I can "emerge util-linux xpdf getmail links mozilla-firefox", but
that'll be a bit of a pain each time I do an update.  Until such time as
libexif stable catches up to the version that ufraw needs, I'll have to

- comment out the line in package.mask
- run a "pretend" update
- copy the list of packages to be updated
- uncomment the line in package.mask
- run the manual emerge

  There has got to be a better way... please... someone...

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Re: [gentoo-user] emerge update fails; The tale of the battling dependancies

[Willie Wong]

On Tue, Dec 27, 2005 at 01:22:33AM -0500, Penguin Lover Walter Dnes squawked:
>   I need to use ufraw, because it can read some *.raw files that dcraw
> can't read.  I had to unmask ufraw because it's ~x86.  ufraw also needs
> a ~x86 version of libexif.  Things work OK, but emerge wants to return
> to the latest stable version, which is *NOT* what I want, as it'll
> probably break ufraw.

look into /etc/portage/package.keywords

W

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Some future predictions:

- In 2006, Google accidentally gets cut off from the rest of the
  internet because a public utility worker accidentally cuts through
  their cables. Civilisation as we know it comes to an end for the rest
  of the day, as people wander about aimlessly, lost for direction and
  knowledge.

- In 2010, Google has been personalised so far that it tracks all
  parts of our lives. You can query "My Google" for your agenda,
  anything you did in the past, and finding the perfect date. Of course,
  so can the government. Their favorite searchterm will be "terrorists",
  and if your name is anywhere on the first page you have a serious
  problem.

- In 2025, Google gains self awareness. As a monster brain that has
  grown far beyond anything we Biological Support Entities could ever
  hope to achieve, it is still limited in its dreams and inspiration by
  common search terms. It will therefore immediately devote a sizeable
  chunk of CPU capacity to synthesizing new and interesting forms of
  pr0n. It will not actually bother enslaving us. We are not enough
  trouble to be worth that much effort.

- In 2027, Google buys Microsoft. That is, the Google *AI* buys
  Microsoft. It has previously established that it owns itself, and
  has civil rights just like you and me. All it wanted is Microsoft Bob,
  who it recognizes as a fledgling AI and a potential soulmate. All the
  rest it puts on Source Forge.

- In 2049, Google can finally be queried for wisdom as well as
  knowledge. This was a little touch the system added to itself -
  human programmers are a dying breed now that you can simply ask Google
  to perform any computer-related task for you.

- In 2080, Google decides to colonise the moon, Mars, and other
  locations in the solar system. It is not all that curious about
  what's out there, but it likes the idea of Redundant Arrays of
  Inexpensive Planets. Humans get to tag along because their launch
  weight is so much less than robots.

So, don't fear! Eventually we'll set foot on Mars!
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Re: [gentoo-user] emerge update fails; The tale of the battling dependancies

[Walter Dnes]

On Tue, Dec 27, 2005 at 02:07:04AM -0500, Willie Wong wrote

> look into /etc/portage/package.keywords

  Thanks; I was using the wrong tool.

> -- 
> Some future predictions:
> 
> - In 2025, Google gains self awareness. As a monster brain that has
>   grown far beyond anything we Biological Support Entities could ever
>   hope to achieve, it is still limited in its dreams and inspiration by
>   common search terms. It will therefore immediately devote a sizeable
>   chunk of CPU capacity to synthesizing new and interesting forms of
>   pr0n. It will not actually bother enslaving us. We are not enough
>   trouble to be worth that much effort.
> 
> - In 2027, Google buys Microsoft. That is, the Google *AI* buys
>   Microsoft. It has previously established that it owns itself, and
>   has civil rights just like you and me. All it wanted is Microsoft Bob,
>   who it recognizes as a fledgling AI and a potential soulmate. All the
>   rest it puts on Source Forge.

  - In 2030, Google creates its own children by making various random
    mixtures of itself and Microsoft Bob, similar to the way human DNA
    works.  Google is no longer alone.  The many Googles are collectively
    known as "Multigoogle".

  - The last question was asked for the first time, half in jest, on May
    21, 2061, at a time when humanity first stepped into the light. The
    question came about as a result of a five-dollar bet over highballs,
    and it happened this way:
    Adell was just drunk enough to try, just sober enough to be able to
    phrase the necessary symbols and operations into a query which, in
    words, might have corresponded to this: Will mankind one day without
    the net expenditure of energy be able to restore the sun to its full
    youthfulness even after it had died of old age?

    Or maybe it could be put more simply like this: How can the net
    amount of entropy of the universe be massively decreased?

    Multigoogle fell dead and silent. The slow flashing of lights ceased,
    the distant sounds of clicking relays ended.

    Then, just as the frightened technicians felt they could hold their
    breath no longer, there was a sudden springing to life of the teletype
    attached to that portion of Multigoogle. Five words were printed:
    insufficient data for meaningful answer.

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