[gentoo-user] sys-power/powermgmt-base blocks sys-power/pm-utils, but it's not installed yet

[gentoo-user] sys-power/powermgmt-base blocks sys-power/pm-utils, but it's not installed yet

[Michael Sullivan]

I was hoping that this was a dev boo-boo and would work itself out in
time, but it's been several days and it hasn't, so the problem must be
on my end.  See the following listing:

Calculating dependencies  ...... . ....\b\b... done!
[ebuild  N    ] sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22 
[ebuild     U ] media-libs/libmikmod-3.2.0_beta2-r1 [3.1.11-r5]
[ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5  USE="X nls" 
[ebuild  N    ] sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5  USE="alsa -debug
-networkmanager -ntp" VIDEO_CARDS="-intel -radeon" 
[blocks B     ] sys-power/powermgmt-base ("sys-power/powermgmt-base" is
blocking sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5)

 * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be
 * installed at the same time on the same system.

  ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22', 'merge') pulled in by
    >=sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22 required by ('ebuild', '/',
'sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5', 'merge')

  ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5', 'merge') pulled in by
    sys-power/pm-utils required by ('installed', '/',
'kde-base/powerdevil-4.3.3', 'nomerge')

As you can see powermgmt-base is on the emerge list, as is pm-utils.  I
installed kde-meta because my mother-in-law is visiting and she likes
kpatience and it didn't work anymore with kde-3.5.  Now, how do I
resolve this block? 

Re: [gentoo-user] sys-power/powermgmt-base blocks sys-power/pm-utils, but it's not installed yet

[Alan McKinnon]

On Wednesday 06 January 2010 15:49:05 Michael Sullivan wrote:
> I was hoping that this was a dev boo-boo and would work itself out in
> time, but it's been several days and it hasn't, so the problem must be
> on my end.  See the following listing:
> 
> Calculating dependencies  ...... . ....\b\b... done!
> [ebuild  N    ] sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22
> [ebuild     U ] media-libs/libmikmod-3.2.0_beta2-r1 [3.1.11-r5]
> [ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5  USE="X nls"
> [ebuild  N    ] sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5  USE="alsa -debug
> -networkmanager -ntp" VIDEO_CARDS="-intel -radeon"
> [blocks B     ] sys-power/powermgmt-base ("sys-power/powermgmt-base" is
> blocking sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5)
> 
>  * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be
>  * installed at the same time on the same system.
> 
>   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22', 'merge') pulled in by
> 
>     >=sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22 required by ('ebuild', '/',
> 
> 'sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5', 'merge')
> 
>   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5', 'merge') pulled in by
>     sys-power/pm-utils required by ('installed', '/',
> 'kde-base/powerdevil-4.3.3', 'nomerge')
> 
> As you can see powermgmt-base is on the emerge list, as is pm-utils.  I
> installed kde-meta because my mother-in-law is visiting and she likes
> kpatience and it didn't work anymore with kde-3.5.  Now, how do I
> resolve this block?
> 

You cannot have both those packages at the same time.

From the pm-utils ebuild:

$ cat pm-utils/pm-utils-1.2.5.ebuild

[snip]

RDEPEND=">=sys-apps/hal-0.5.10
        >=sys-apps/dbus-1.0.0
        !sys-power/powermgmt-base

You need to get rid of powermgmt-base somehow or not use pm-utils. The depends 
list for pm-utils is:

$ equery depends pm-utils
 * Searching for pm-utils ...
kde-base/powerdevil-4.3.4 (pm-utils ? sys-power/pm-utils)
net-misc/wicd-1.6.2.2 (pm-utils ? >=sys-power/pm-utils-1.1.1)
sys-apps/hal-0.5.14 (laptop ? >=sys-power/pm-utils-0.99.3)
alan@nazgul ~/downloads/iso/gentoo $ eix powermgmt-base

So I assume you have KDE4 installed.

What package do you have that wants powermgmt-base? (emerge -t helps find 
this)


-- 
alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com

Re: [gentoo-user] sys-power/powermgmt-base blocks sys-power/pm-utils, but it's not installed yet

[Neil Bothwick]

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On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:49:05 -0600, Michael Sullivan wrote:

> Calculating dependencies  ...... . ....\b\b... done!
> [ebuild  N    ] sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22 
> [ebuild     U ] media-libs/libmikmod-3.2.0_beta2-r1 [3.1.11-r5]
> [ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5  USE="X nls" 
> [ebuild  N    ] sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5  USE="alsa -debug
> -networkmanager -ntp" VIDEO_CARDS="-intel -radeon" 
> [blocks B     ] sys-power/powermgmt-base ("sys-power/powermgmt-base" is
> blocking sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5)
> 
>  * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be
>  * installed at the same time on the same system.

Add --tree to the emerge command to see what is pulling in each of these
packages.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

What Aussies lack in Humour they make up for in Beer!

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Re: [gentoo-user] sys-power/powermgmt-base blocks sys-power/pm-utils, but it's not installed yet

[Renat Golubchyk]

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Hi!

On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:49:05 -0600
Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@gmail.com> wrote:
>  * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be
>  * installed at the same time on the same system.
> 
>   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22', 'merge') pulled in
> by
>     >=sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22 required by ('ebuild', '/',
> 'sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5', 'merge')
> 
>   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5', 'merge') pulled in by
>     sys-power/pm-utils required by ('installed', '/',
> 'kde-base/powerdevil-4.3.3', 'nomerge')

According to the error message sys-power/powermgmt-base is getting
pulled by sys-apps/apmd and sys-power/pm-utils by kde-base/powerdevil.
If you use ACPI then there is probably no need in having APM daemon
installed. Add -t to your emerge command and check what package depends
on apmd.


Cheers,
Renat

-- 
Probleme kann man niemals mit derselben Denkweise loesen,
durch die sie entstanden sind.
                                              (Einstein)

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Re: [gentoo-user] sys-power/powermgmt-base blocks sys-power/pm-utils, but it's not installed yet

[Michael Sullivan]

On Wed, 2010-01-06 at 22:23 +0100, Renat Golubchyk wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:49:05 -0600
> Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@gmail.com> wrote:
> >  * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be
> >  * installed at the same time on the same system.
> > 
> >   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22', 'merge') pulled in
> > by
> >     >=sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22 required by ('ebuild', '/',
> > 'sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5', 'merge')
> > 
> >   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5', 'merge') pulled in by
> >     sys-power/pm-utils required by ('installed', '/',
> > 'kde-base/powerdevil-4.3.3', 'nomerge')
> 
> According to the error message sys-power/powermgmt-base is getting
> pulled by sys-apps/apmd and sys-power/pm-utils by kde-base/powerdevil.
> If you use ACPI then there is probably no need in having APM daemon
> installed. Add -t to your emerge command and check what package depends
> on apmd.
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Renat
> 
These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
[nomerge      ] gnome-base/gnome-2.26.3  USE="cdr cups dvdr
-accessibility -esd -ldap -mono" 
[nomerge      ]  gnome-base/gnome-applets-2.26.3  USE="acpi apm gnome
gstreamer hal ipv6 -debug -doc -policykit" 
[ebuild  N    ]   sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5  USE="X nls" 0 kB
[nomerge      ] games-emulation/dosbox-0.73  USE="alsa opengl -debug
-hardened" 
[nomerge      ]  media-libs/sdl-sound-1.0.3  USE="flac mikmod mp3 mpeg
vorbis -physfs -speex" 
[ebuild     U ]   media-libs/libmikmod-3.2.0_beta2-r1 [3.1.11-r5]
USE="oss (-alsa%*) (-esd%)" 744 kB
[nomerge      ] kde-base/kde-meta-4.3.3  USE="nls -accessibility
(-kdeprefix)" 
[nomerge      ]  kde-base/kdebase-meta-4.3.3  USE="semantic-desktop
(-kdeprefix) -policykit" 
[nomerge      ]   kde-base/powerdevil-4.3.3  USE="pm-utils (-aqua)
-debug (-kdeenablefinal) (-kdeprefix)" 
[ebuild  N    ]    sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5  USE="alsa -debug
-networkmanager -ntp" VIDEO_CARDS="-intel -radeon" 0 kB
[nomerge      ] sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5  USE="X nls" 
[ebuild  N    ]  sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22  0 kB
[blocks B     ] sys-power/powermgmt-base ("sys-power/powermgmt-base" is
blocking sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5)

Total: 4 packages (1 upgrade, 3 new), Size of downloads: 744 kB
Conflict: 1 block (1 unsatisfied)

 * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be
 * installed at the same time on the same system.

  ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22', 'merge') pulled in by
    >=sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22 required by ('ebuild', '/',
'sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5', 'merge')

  ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5', 'merge') pulled in by
    sys-power/pm-utils required by ('installed', '/',
'kde-base/powerdevil-4.3.3', 'nomerge')


For more information about Blocked Packages, please refer to the
following
section of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook (architecture is irrelevant):

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#blocked


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Re: [gentoo-user] sys-power/powermgmt-base blocks sys-power/pm-utils, but it's not installed yet

[Alan McKinnon]

On Thursday 07 January 2010 05:35:39 Michael Sullivan wrote:
> On Wed, 2010-01-06 at 22:23 +0100, Renat Golubchyk wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:49:05 -0600
> >
> > Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >  * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be
> > >  * installed at the same time on the same system.
> > >
> > >   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22', 'merge') pulled in
> > > by
> > >
> > >     >=sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22 required by ('ebuild', '/',
> > >
> > > 'sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5', 'merge')
> > >
> > >   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5', 'merge') pulled in by
> > >     sys-power/pm-utils required by ('installed', '/',
> > > 'kde-base/powerdevil-4.3.3', 'nomerge')
> >
> > According to the error message sys-power/powermgmt-base is getting
> > pulled by sys-apps/apmd and sys-power/pm-utils by kde-base/powerdevil.
> > If you use ACPI then there is probably no need in having APM daemon
> > installed. Add -t to your emerge command and check what package depends
> > on apmd.
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Renat
> 
> These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order:
> 
> Calculating dependencies... done!
> [nomerge      ] gnome-base/gnome-2.26.3  USE="cdr cups dvdr
> -accessibility -esd -ldap -mono"
> [nomerge      ]  gnome-base/gnome-applets-2.26.3  USE="acpi apm gnome
> gstreamer hal ipv6 -debug -doc -policykit"

USE="-apm"

If you have acpi you do not need to use apm. Unless you have weird hardware.

-- 
alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com

Re: [gentoo-user] sys-power/powermgmt-base blocks sys-power/pm-utils, but it's not installed yet

[Michael Sullivan]

On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 09:47 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:
> On Thursday 07 January 2010 05:35:39 Michael Sullivan wrote:
> > On Wed, 2010-01-06 at 22:23 +0100, Renat Golubchyk wrote:
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:49:05 -0600
> > >
> > > Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >  * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be
> > > >  * installed at the same time on the same system.
> > > >
> > > >   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22', 'merge') pulled in
> > > > by
> > > >
> > > >     >=sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22 required by ('ebuild', '/',
> > > >
> > > > 'sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5', 'merge')
> > > >
> > > >   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5', 'merge') pulled in by
> > > >     sys-power/pm-utils required by ('installed', '/',
> > > > 'kde-base/powerdevil-4.3.3', 'nomerge')
> > >
> > > According to the error message sys-power/powermgmt-base is getting
> > > pulled by sys-apps/apmd and sys-power/pm-utils by kde-base/powerdevil.
> > > If you use ACPI then there is probably no need in having APM daemon
> > > installed. Add -t to your emerge command and check what package depends
> > > on apmd.
> > >
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Renat
> > 
> > These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order:
> > 
> > Calculating dependencies... done!
> > [nomerge      ] gnome-base/gnome-2.26.3  USE="cdr cups dvdr
> > -accessibility -esd -ldap -mono"
> > [nomerge      ]  gnome-base/gnome-applets-2.26.3  USE="acpi apm gnome
> > gstreamer hal ipv6 -debug -doc -policykit"
> 
> USE="-apm"
> 
> If you have acpi you do not need to use apm. Unless you have weird hardware.

catherine ~ # USE="-apm" emerge -pvuDt world

These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
[nomerge      ] gnome-base/gnome-2.26.3  USE="cdr cups dvdr
-accessibility -esd -ldap -mono" 
[nomerge      ]  gnome-base/gnome-applets-2.26.3  USE="acpi apm gnome
gstreamer hal ipv6 -debug -doc -policykit" 
[ebuild  N    ]   sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5  USE="X nls" 0 kB
[nomerge      ] games-emulation/dosbox-0.73  USE="alsa opengl -debug
-hardened" 
[nomerge      ]  media-libs/sdl-sound-1.0.3  USE="flac mikmod mp3 mpeg
vorbis -physfs -speex" 
[ebuild     U ]   media-libs/libmikmod-3.2.0_beta2-r1 [3.1.11-r5]
USE="oss (-alsa%*) (-esd%)" 744 kB
[nomerge      ] kde-base/kde-meta-4.3.3  USE="nls -accessibility
(-kdeprefix)" 
[nomerge      ]  kde-base/kdebase-meta-4.3.3  USE="semantic-desktop
(-kdeprefix) -policykit" 
[nomerge      ]   kde-base/powerdevil-4.3.3  USE="pm-utils (-aqua)
-debug (-kdeenablefinal) (-kdeprefix)" 
[ebuild  N    ]    sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5  USE="alsa -debug
-networkmanager -ntp" VIDEO_CARDS="-intel -radeon" 0 kB
[nomerge      ] sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5  USE="X nls" 
[ebuild  N    ]  sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22  0 kB
[blocks B     ] sys-power/powermgmt-base ("sys-power/powermgmt-base" is
blocking sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5)

Total: 4 packages (1 upgrade, 3 new), Size of downloads: 744 kB
Conflict: 1 block (1 unsatisfied)

 * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be
 * installed at the same time on the same system.

  ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22', 'merge') pulled in by
    >=sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22 required by ('ebuild', '/',
'sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5', 'merge')

  ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5', 'merge') pulled in by
    sys-power/pm-utils required by ('installed', '/',
'kde-base/powerdevil-4.3.3', 'nomerge')


For more information about Blocked Packages, please refer to the
following
section of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook (architecture is irrelevant):

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#blocked


 * IMPORTANT: 3 news items need reading for repository 'gentoo'.
 * Use eselect news to read news items.

catherine ~ # 

Re: [gentoo-user] sys-power/powermgmt-base blocks sys-power/pm-utils, but it's not installed yet

[Zeerak Waseem]

On Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:55:51 +0100, Michael Sullivan  
<msulli1355@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 09:47 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:
>> On Thursday 07 January 2010 05:35:39 Michael Sullivan wrote:
>> > On Wed, 2010-01-06 at 22:23 +0100, Renat Golubchyk wrote:
>> > > Hi!
>> > >
>> > > On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:49:05 -0600
>> > >
>> > > Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > >  * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be
>> > > >  * installed at the same time on the same system.
>> > > >
>> > > >   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22', 'merge')  
>> pulled in
>> > > > by
>> > > >
>> > > >     >=sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22 required by ('ebuild', '/',
>> > > >
>> > > > 'sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5', 'merge')
>> > > >
>> > > >   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5', 'merge') pulled in  
>> by
>> > > >     sys-power/pm-utils required by ('installed', '/',
>> > > > 'kde-base/powerdevil-4.3.3', 'nomerge')
>> > >
>> > > According to the error message sys-power/powermgmt-base is getting
>> > > pulled by sys-apps/apmd and sys-power/pm-utils by  
>> kde-base/powerdevil.
>> > > If you use ACPI then there is probably no need in having APM daemon
>> > > installed. Add -t to your emerge command and check what package  
>> depends
>> > > on apmd.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Cheers,
>> > > Renat
>> >
>> > These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order:
>> >
>> > Calculating dependencies... done!
>> > [nomerge      ] gnome-base/gnome-2.26.3  USE="cdr cups dvdr
>> > -accessibility -esd -ldap -mono"
>> > [nomerge      ]  gnome-base/gnome-applets-2.26.3  USE="acpi apm gnome
>> > gstreamer hal ipv6 -debug -doc -policykit"
>>
>> USE="-apm"
>>
>> If you have acpi you do not need to use apm. Unless you have weird  
>> hardware.
>
> catherine ~ # USE="-apm" emerge -pvuDt world
>
> These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order:
>
> Calculating dependencies... done!
> [nomerge      ] gnome-base/gnome-2.26.3  USE="cdr cups dvdr
> -accessibility -esd -ldap -mono"
> [nomerge      ]  gnome-base/gnome-applets-2.26.3  USE="acpi apm gnome
> gstreamer hal ipv6 -debug -doc -policykit"
> [ebuild  N    ]   sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5  USE="X nls" 0 kB
> [nomerge      ] games-emulation/dosbox-0.73  USE="alsa opengl -debug
> -hardened"
> [nomerge      ]  media-libs/sdl-sound-1.0.3  USE="flac mikmod mp3 mpeg
> vorbis -physfs -speex"
> [ebuild     U ]   media-libs/libmikmod-3.2.0_beta2-r1 [3.1.11-r5]
> USE="oss (-alsa%*) (-esd%)" 744 kB
> [nomerge      ] kde-base/kde-meta-4.3.3  USE="nls -accessibility
> (-kdeprefix)"
> [nomerge      ]  kde-base/kdebase-meta-4.3.3  USE="semantic-desktop
> (-kdeprefix) -policykit"
> [nomerge      ]   kde-base/powerdevil-4.3.3  USE="pm-utils (-aqua)
> -debug (-kdeenablefinal) (-kdeprefix)"
> [ebuild  N    ]    sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5  USE="alsa -debug
> -networkmanager -ntp" VIDEO_CARDS="-intel -radeon" 0 kB
> [nomerge      ] sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5  USE="X nls"
> [ebuild  N    ]  sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22  0 kB
> [blocks B     ] sys-power/powermgmt-base ("sys-power/powermgmt-base" is
> blocking sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5)
>
> Total: 4 packages (1 upgrade, 3 new), Size of downloads: 744 kB
> Conflict: 1 block (1 unsatisfied)
>
>  * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be
>  * installed at the same time on the same system.
>
>   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22', 'merge') pulled in by
>     >=sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22 required by ('ebuild', '/',
> 'sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5', 'merge')
>
>   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5', 'merge') pulled in by
>     sys-power/pm-utils required by ('installed', '/',
> 'kde-base/powerdevil-4.3.3', 'nomerge')
>
>
> For more information about Blocked Packages, please refer to the
> following
> section of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook (architecture is irrelevant):
>
> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#blocked
>
>
>  * IMPORTANT: 3 news items need reading for repository 'gentoo'.
>  * Use eselect news to read news items.
>
> catherine ~ #
>
>
>
>
>

If the package pulling in powermgmt-base isn't necessary for anything you  
know of then add it to package.mask

-- 
Zeerak

Re: [gentoo-user] sys-power/powermgmt-base blocks sys-power/pm-utils, but it's not installed yet [SOLVED I think]

[Michael Sullivan]

> > Calculating dependencies... done!
> > [nomerge      ] gnome-base/gnome-2.26.3  USE="cdr cups dvdr
> > -accessibility -esd -ldap -mono"
> > [nomerge      ]  gnome-base/gnome-applets-2.26.3  USE="acpi apm gnome
> > gstreamer hal ipv6 -debug -doc -policykit"
> > [ebuild  N    ]   sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5  USE="X nls" 0 kB
> > [nomerge      ] games-emulation/dosbox-0.73  USE="alsa opengl -debug
> > -hardened"
> > [nomerge      ]  media-libs/sdl-sound-1.0.3  USE="flac mikmod mp3 mpeg
> > vorbis -physfs -speex"
> > [ebuild     U ]   media-libs/libmikmod-3.2.0_beta2-r1 [3.1.11-r5]
> > USE="oss (-alsa%*) (-esd%)" 744 kB
> > [nomerge      ] kde-base/kde-meta-4.3.3  USE="nls -accessibility
> > (-kdeprefix)"
> > [nomerge      ]  kde-base/kdebase-meta-4.3.3  USE="semantic-desktop
> > (-kdeprefix) -policykit"
> > [nomerge      ]   kde-base/powerdevil-4.3.3  USE="pm-utils (-aqua)
> > -debug (-kdeenablefinal) (-kdeprefix)"
> > [ebuild  N    ]    sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5  USE="alsa -debug
> > -networkmanager -ntp" VIDEO_CARDS="-intel -radeon" 0 kB
> > [nomerge      ] sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5  USE="X nls"
> > [ebuild  N    ]  sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22  0 kB
> > [blocks B     ] sys-power/powermgmt-base ("sys-power/powermgmt-base" is
> > blocking sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5)
> >
> > Total: 4 packages (1 upgrade, 3 new), Size of downloads: 744 kB
> > Conflict: 1 block (1 unsatisfied)
> >
> >  * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be
> >  * installed at the same time on the same system.
> >
> >   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22', 'merge') pulled in by
> >     >=sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22 required by ('ebuild', '/',
> > 'sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5', 'merge')
> >
> >   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5', 'merge') pulled in by
> >     sys-power/pm-utils required by ('installed', '/',
> > 'kde-base/powerdevil-4.3.3', 'nomerge')
> >
> >
> > For more information about Blocked Packages, please refer to the
> > following
> > section of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook (architecture is irrelevant):
> >
> > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#blocked
> >
> >
> >  * IMPORTANT: 3 news items need reading for repository 'gentoo'.
> >  * Use eselect news to read news items.
> >
> > catherine ~ #
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> If the package pulling in powermgmt-base isn't necessary for anything you  
> know of then add it to package.mask
> 

I changed USE in /etc/make.conf to -apm and did an emerge -ND world and
the block is resolved.  I think the apm flag got added to solve an X
problem years ago, but I guess we'll find out the next time the computer
is rebooted...

Re: [gentoo-user] sys-power/powermgmt-base blocks sys-power/pm-utils, but it's not installed yet

[Alan McKinnon]

On Thursday 07 January 2010 15:55:51 Michael Sullivan wrote:
> > USE="-apm"
> > 
> > If you have acpi you do not need to use apm. Unless you have weird
> > hardware.
> 
> catherine ~ # USE="-apm" emerge -pvuDt world
> 

You need "N" in those portage options. Without it, it won't take changed USE 
flags into account for already installed packages.

Test with -p, if you are happy with what portage intends to do, put USE="-apm" 
into make.conf or packages.use as normal, then run the emerge for real.

-- 
alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com