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[217.169.3.230]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id fs9sm4841383wic.24.2015.09.19.13.12.54 for (version=TLS1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Sat, 19 Sep 2015 13:12:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Mick To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] update problems Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2015 21:12:50 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.13.7 (Linux/4.0.5-gentoo; KDE/4.14.8; x86_64; ; ) References: <87eghucic9.fsf@heimdali.yagibdah.de> <20150919210527.1930cf41@digimed.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20150919210527.1930cf41@digimed.co.uk> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart110980057.xXIkcr9QGB"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha256 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <201509192112.51677.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> X-Archives-Salt: 37059c80-ca62-4f4c-9d07-b20d11944a80 X-Archives-Hash: 3d33154ec371f0edc39c94d75f98021b --nextPart110980057.xXIkcr9QGB Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Saturday 19 Sep 2015 21:05:27 Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Sat, 19 Sep 2015 21:36:06 +0200, lee wrote: > > emerge -j 8 -a --update --newuse --deep --with-bdeps=3Dy > > @world > >=20 > > * IMPORTANT: 4 news items need reading for repository 'gentoo'. > > * Use eselect news read to view new items. > >=20 > > These are the packages that would be merged, in order: > >=20 > > Calculating dependencies... done! > >=20 > > !!! Multiple package instances within a single package slot have been > > pulled !!! into the dependency graph, resulting in a slot conflict: > >=20 > > dev-libs/boost:0 > >=20 > > (dev-libs/boost-1.56.0-r1:0/1.56.0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for > >=20 > > merge) pulled in by (no parents that aren't satisfied by other packages > > in this slot) > >=20 > > (dev-libs/boost-1.55.0-r2:0/1.55.0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for > >=20 > > merge) pulled in by dev-libs/boost:0/1.55.0=3D required by > > (dev-libs/librevenge-0.0.2:0/0::gentoo, installed) > > ^^^^^^^^^^ (and 2 more with the same problem) > >=20 > > dev-util/boost-build:0 > >=20 > > (dev-util/boost-build-1.55.0:0/0::gentoo, installed) pulled in by > > =20 > > =3Ddev-util/boost-build-1.55* required by > >=20 > > (dev-libs/boost-1.55.0-r2:0/1.55.0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) > > ^ > > ^^^^^ > >=20 > > (dev-util/boost-build-1.56.0:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) > >=20 > > pulled in by =3Ddev-util/boost-build-1.56* required by > > (dev-libs/boost-1.56.0-r1:0/1.56.0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) > > ^ > > ^^^^^ > >=20 > > media-video/ffmpeg:0 > >=20 > > (media-video/ffmpeg-2.6.3:0/54.56.56::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for > >=20 > > merge) pulled in by (no parents that aren't satisfied by other packages > > in this slot) > >=20 > > (media-video/ffmpeg-2.2.14:0/52.55.55::gentoo, installed) pulled in by > > =20 > > media-video/ffmpeg:0/52.55.55=3D[vdpau] required by > >=20 > > (media-libs/mlt-0.9.0:0/0::gentoo, installed) > > ^^^^^^^^^^^ >=20 > These are unimportant, it is simply portage telling you it is not > updating some packages to the latest available and why. Personally, I > believe this sort of output should only be shown when using --verbose. >=20 > > It may be possible to solve this problem by using package.mask to > > prevent one of those packages from being selected. However, it is also > > possible that conflicting dependencies exist such that they are > > impossible to satisfy simultaneously. If such a conflict exists in > > the dependencies of two different packages, then those packages can > > not be installed simultaneously. > >=20 > > For more information, see MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man > > page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook. > >=20 > >=20 > > !!! The ebuild selected to satisfy "sci-libs/hdf5" has unmet > > requirements. > > - sci-libs/hdf5-1.8.14-r1::gentoo USE=3D"cxx fortran threads zlib -debug > > -examples -fortran2003 -mpi -static-libs -szip" > >=20 > > The following REQUIRED_USE flag constraints are unsatisfied: > > threads? ( !cxx !fortran ) >=20 > This is blocking you and the reason is given, if you have the threads > flag on, cxx and fortran must be off. You have both threads and cxx on > which won't work. >=20 > > Why can't we just update like we can with any other distribution but > > have to run into dependency problems all the time instead? >=20 > These aren't dependency problems, they are conflicting USE flags, a > situation that cannot arise with a binary distro. If you want the > flexibility that USE flags offer, you have to accept that not all > combinations will work together. >=20 > > What do I do when I need to update /right now/ and find myself being > > blocked with cryptic messages like the above that leave me stranded? >=20 > That's the real problem, that the messages are so cryptic. The solution > is simple, working out what needs to be done from the messages is not. >=20 > > Once I used 'emerge --sync', there is no way to turn it back to continue > > to be able to install software if needed when the update cannot be > > performed. Updates simply need to work, there's no way around that. >=20 > You can always roll back by masking the updates if necessary, and the > old ebuilds are always available. Now that the tree is using git, it is > probably possibly to sync back to yesterday if you need to. As Alan said quickpkg boost, remove boost-1.55.0-r2, install boost-1.56.0-r= 1,=20 emerge -1aDv dev-libs/librevenge and which-ever other package complains and= =20 you should be OK. Apply a similar approach with ffmpeg. Neil's comments on sci-libs/hdf5 stand. =2D-=20 Regards, Mick --nextPart110980057.xXIkcr9QGB Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQEcBAABCAAGBQJV/cHDAAoJELAdA+zwE4YeSm8H/RKHL67qAaLKNHPLe3fNYQev 7ryFTUiz9fvdsY9B7L7DQn/purIwozgSGMNqnYch9ia1G5U7bdK9lIR2uERtLrgi UodMrAThNjkeuqn504gjkTCujhJ10aCthvd32RVv8oxJC+I7c8Gj1Zzz+PpHBm7G DVMLvfuFq/SQbZ29v15KXOnqGwiKRGTS2ANi6YOJAypdGVZGToit8HlOEkP86MPY VDDESEwVJuTqflp9JKOw5MZ13zzKcUckzel523kTdBX4w92U6KVrMmFCAKYlzSS5 kPtrS4YVIQ1u7oDA240TClFvPN1r2oLwqNlgcDBeeB5PvOcUML0YRmhDuPyElk4= =jl+O -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart110980057.xXIkcr9QGB--