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From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@googlemail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Cc: Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Slot war on my system
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2012 20:04:33 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <2088179.zcE7GY6GCz@energy> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4FCBA429.50902@gmail.com>

Am Sonntag, 3. Juni 2012, 12:51:37 schrieb Michael Sullivan:
> On 06/03/12 11:28, Alan McKinnon wrote:
> > But his emerge wants to install qt-4.8.1, added to the tree 29 Mar
> > 2012 and 4.8.1-r1 went stable 20 May 2012. So while I agree he should
> > sync a tad more often, I don't think that is his real problem.
> > 
> > More likely he has Qt packages in world that are now dropped, or not
> > updated to 4.8.1. As well as bluedevil stuff in there as well.
> > 
> > It's looking more and more like the OP uses plain emerge to install
> > libs and such things, instead of the much better (by keeping them out
> > of world) "emerge -1"
> 
> I try to keep my world file clean.  I use -1 whenever merging anything I
> don't actually want.  I don't want bluedevil (or any of that wireless
> crap), but a few years ago the system started requiring bluez and I
> couldn't get out of it.  I do not ever plan to use wireless on this box...

you know - cleaning up useflags helps. Keeping local overlays clean too. And 
keeping portage-tree current.

You seem to have done neither.

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      parent reply	other threads:[~2012-06-03 18:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-06-03  5:27 [gentoo-user] Slot war on my system Michael Sullivan
2012-06-03  8:53 ` Alan McKinnon
2012-06-03 10:26 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2012-06-03 15:38 ` kwkhui
2012-06-03 16:28   ` Alan McKinnon
2012-06-03 17:51     ` Michael Sullivan
2012-06-03 17:59       ` Neil Bothwick
2012-06-03 19:40         ` Michael Sullivan
2012-06-03 22:16           ` Neil Bothwick
2012-06-03 18:04       ` Volker Armin Hemmann [this message]

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