Re: [gentoo-user] Trying KDE-4

[Peter Humphrey <peter@humphrey.ukfsn.org>]

On Tuesday 21 October 2008 19:46:33 Daniel Pielmeier wrote:

> One thing I would give a try is to give portage a hand and emerge some of
> the qt split ebuilds with the oneshot option. In your case the qt split
> ebuilds which are blocked: 
>
> x11-libs/qt-script-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-svg-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-test-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-core-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-webkit-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.4.2
>
> and then see if portage will be able to continue with the world update.

That was a good idea, one that I ought to have thought of but didn't. 
Unfortunately, it's made no difference at all. Emerge -upDvN world still 
gives the same block:

[blocks B     ] x11-libs/qt-core ("x11-libs/qt-core" is blocking 
x11-libs/qt-4.3.3)
[blocks B     ] <=x11-libs/qt-4.4.0_alpha:4 ("<=x11-libs/qt-4.4.0_alpha:4" 
is blocking x11-libs/qt-script-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.4.2, 
x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.2, 
x11-libs/qt-svg-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-test-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-core-4.4.2, 
x11-libs/qt-webkit-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.4.2)

Total: 160 packages (3 upgrades, 78 new, 65 in new slots, 14 reinstalls), 
Size of downloads: 209,150 kB
Conflict: 2 blocks (2 unsatisfied)

To recap, the only version of qt installed is qt-3.3.8-r4, and equery d 
=x11-libs/qt-3.3.8-r4 returns 160 packages, all wanting =x11-libs/qt-3*. 
Emerge seems to think I have a version4.* of qt installed, but I haven't 
apart from the split e-builds I've just installed as above.

$ equery l qt
[ Searching for package 'qt' in all categories among: ]
 * installed packages
[I--] [  ] app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-qtlibs-20071210 (0)
[I--] [  ] dev-db/qt-unixODBC-3.3.8 (3)
[I--] [  ] dev-libs/dbus-qt3-old-0.70 (0)
[I--] [  ] sys-apps/qtparted-0.4.5 (0)
[I--] [  ] x11-libs/qt-3.3.8-r4 (3)
[I--] [ ~] x11-libs/qt-core-4.4.2 (4)
[I--] [ ~] x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.4.2 (4)
[I--] [ ~] x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.2 (4)
[I--] [ ~] x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.4.2 (4)
[I--] [ ~] x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.4.2 (4)
[I--] [ ~] x11-libs/qt-script-4.4.2 (4)
[I--] [ ~] x11-libs/qt-sql-4.4.2 (4)
[I--] [ ~] x11-libs/qt-svg-4.4.2 (4)
[I--] [ ~] x11-libs/qt-test-4.4.2 (4)
[I--] [ ~] x11-libs/qt-webkit-4.4.2 (4)

I could try removing qt-3.3.8-r4, but first I'd have to back up the whole 
system against the probability of being unable to recover from the 
resultant smashing of KDE 3.5.

> > I've started building a new system from scratch on another disk, and
> > I'm now about ready to start installing KDE on it. Maybe a clean start
> > is what I need.
>
> I think this could be solved without a reinstall but it is up to you.

Thanks for your help so far; I think though that I'll continue building the 
clean system as well in case your optimism proves unfounded. At least with 
two systems I can pursue both lines independently.

-- 
Rgds
Peter