Re: [gentoo-user] Portage: missing pieces

["Daniel da Veiga" <danieldaveiga@gmail.com>]

On 6/21/06, Molle Bestefich <molle.bestefich@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think a piece might be missing from Portage.
>
> I'll depict my workflow as an example.
>
> I'm preparing to upgrade:
> # emerge --sync
> # emerge -Dp world
> [blocks B     ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-libs/libXinerama-1.0.1)
> [blocks B     ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-libs/libXi-1.0.1)
> [blocks B     ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-libs/libXrandr-1.1.1)
> [blocks B     ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-proto/randrproto-1.1.2)
> [blocks B     ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-misc/makedepend-1.0.0)
> [blocks B     ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking media-libs/mesa-6.5-r3)
> [blocks B     ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-libs/libdrm-2.0.1)
> [blocks B     ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking
> x11-proto/xf86vidmodeproto-2.2.2)
> [blocks B     ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-proto/glproto-1.4.7)
> [blocks B     ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking
> x11-proto/xf86driproto-2.0.3)
> ... etc, lots of blockers ...
>
> Ok, let's try and find why it wants to downgrade to xorg-x11-6.9:
> # equery d xorg-x11-6.9
> [ Searching for packages depending on xorg-x11-6.9... ]
>
> <none found>
> #
>
> Ok, no reason, apparently.  Maybe it's already merged then?
> # emerge -C xorg-x11-6.9
> --- Couldn't find 'xorg-x11-6.9' to unmerge.
>
> Nope.  Now I'm getting uncertain.  Don't I have xorg-x11 at all?
> # emerge -C xorg-x11
>
>  x11-base/xorg-x11
>     selected: 7.0-r1
>    protected: none
>      omitted: none
>
> >>> 'Selected' packages are slated for removal.
> >>> 'Protected' and 'omitted' packages will not be removed.
>
> >>> Waiting 5 seconds before starting...
> >>> (Control-C to abort)...
> >>> Unmerging in: 5 4 3
>
> <CTRL-C>
> Exiting on signal 2
>
> Whoops.  Yep, it's there.
>
> Ok, so status is that I have xorg-x11-7.0, I don't have 6.9, no
> packages actually wants xorg-x11-6.9, but whenever I use "emerge -D
> world", Portage sees it as a blocker anyway.
>
> Is there a piece missing in this puzzle, in particular the one that
> will tell me why on earth Portage thinks version 6.9 is a blocker?
>
> Or is the piece in place but I'm not looking hard enough?
> --

Try "emerge -Dtpv world", it will give you a hierarquical tree that
will show what package is seeking to downgrade xorg.

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Daniel da Veiga
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