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From: Michael Schreckenbauer <grimlog@gmx.de>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: package.provided messes up emerging of package slots?
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:17:12 +0200
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On Monday, 12. September 2011 20:04:47 Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> On 09/12/2011 07:42 PM, Michael Schreckenbauer wrote:
> > On Monday, 12. September 2011 18:41:37 Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> >> In my /etc/portage/profile/package.provided, I have this:
> >>     media-libs/freetype-1.4_pre20080316-r2
> >> 
> >> When I try to emerge freetype however, instead of emerging the newer
> >> 
> >> version, I get:
> >>     $ emerge freetype
> >>     
> >>     WARNING: A requested package will not be merged because it is
> >>     listed
> >>     
> >>     in package.provided:
> >>       freetype pulled in by 'args'
> >>     
> >>     Nothing to merge; would you like to auto-clean packages?
> >>     [Yes/No]
> >> 
> >> Trying "emerge freetype:2" also won't work.  The only only to emerge
> >> it
> >> seems is by using the whole version ("emerge =freetype-2.4.6").  Is
> >> this
> >> a bug?
> > 
> > At least it's inconsistent. I would expect that the emerge with complete
> > version also fails.
> 
> It's slotted, so it shouldn't fail.  Freetype 1 and 2 can be installed
> at the same time.

Yes, that's true for the packages provided by portage. portage does not know 
anything about the freetype you provide, so it shouldn't install any freetype 
from any slot by any command.

Best,
Michael