Re: [gentoo-user] Portage: missing pieces

[Shaochun Wang <scwang@ios.ac.cn>]

add virtual/xft ~x86 to /etc/portage/package.keywords



On Wed, Jun 21, 2006 at 01:29:21PM +0200, Molle Bestefich wrote:
> I think a piece might be missing from Portage.
> 
> I'll depict my workflow as an example.
> 
> I'm preparing to upgrade:
> # emerge --sync
> # emerge -Dp world
> [blocks B     ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking 
> x11-libs/libXinerama-1.0.1)
> [blocks B     ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-libs/libXi-1.0.1)
> [blocks B     ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking 
> x11-libs/libXrandr-1.1.1)
> [blocks B     ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking 
> x11-proto/randrproto-1.1.2)
> [blocks B     ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking 
> x11-misc/makedepend-1.0.0)
> [blocks B     ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking media-libs/mesa-6.5-r3)
> [blocks B     ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-libs/libdrm-2.0.1)
> [blocks B     ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking
> x11-proto/xf86vidmodeproto-2.2.2)
> [blocks B     ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking 
> x11-proto/glproto-1.4.7)
> [blocks B     ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking
> x11-proto/xf86driproto-2.0.3)
> ... etc, lots of blockers ...
> 
> Ok, let's try and find why it wants to downgrade to xorg-x11-6.9:
> # equery d xorg-x11-6.9
> [ Searching for packages depending on xorg-x11-6.9... ]
> 
> <none found>
> #
> 
> Ok, no reason, apparently.  Maybe it's already merged then?
> # emerge -C xorg-x11-6.9
> --- Couldn't find 'xorg-x11-6.9' to unmerge.
> 
> Nope.  Now I'm getting uncertain.  Don't I have xorg-x11 at all?
> # emerge -C xorg-x11
> 
> x11-base/xorg-x11
>    selected: 7.0-r1
>   protected: none
>     omitted: none
> 
> >>>'Selected' packages are slated for removal.
> >>>'Protected' and 'omitted' packages will not be removed.
> 
> >>>Waiting 5 seconds before starting...
> >>>(Control-C to abort)...
> >>>Unmerging in: 5 4 3
> 
> <CTRL-C>
> Exiting on signal 2
> 
> Whoops.  Yep, it's there.
> 
> Ok, so status is that I have xorg-x11-7.0, I don't have 6.9, no
> packages actually wants xorg-x11-6.9, but whenever I use "emerge -D
> world", Portage sees it as a blocker anyway.
> 
> Is there a piece missing in this puzzle, in particular the one that
> will tell me why on earth Portage thinks version 6.9 is a blocker?
> 
> Or is the piece in place but I'm not looking hard enough?
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Shaochun Wang(王绍春) <scwang@ios.ac.cn>
PH.D Candidate
Laboratory of Computer Science, Institute of Software
Chinese Academy of Science

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