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> I have a little problem with gnome.
> I wanted to install gnome, but I got this error message:
>
> [blocks B     ] <gnome-base/gail-1000 (is blocking x11-libs/gtk+-2.14.4)
>
> I thought isn't a problem because I'm using Gentoo for 3 years. I
> uninstall gail and gtk+ and emerge is working fine... But after this
> the blockign situation is same.
> Okay, nothing problem I thought, I install the gail and after I can
> install gtk+ BUT - and this is a really big BUT - gail depending of
> gtk+.
>
> softwarealchemy sayusi # emerge -avt gail
>
> These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order:
>
> Calculating dependencies... done!
> [ebuild  N    ] gnome-base/gail-1.22.3  USE="-debug -doc" 659 kB
> [ebuild  N    ]  x11-libs/gtk+-2.14.4  USE="X jpeg jpeg2k tiff
> vim-syntax -cups -debug -doc -xinerama" 0 kB
> [blocks B     ] <gnome-base/gail-1000 (is blocking x11-libs/gtk+-2.14.4)
>
> Total: 2 packages (2 new, 1 block), Size of downloads: 659 kB
>
> After this I tried to install gtk+ first and gail second, but blocking
> situation is same.

Maybe you don't have to install gail at all? What depends on gail? I
heard that recent versions of gtk+ integrate gail functionality. So
for each package that depends on gail, you could see if a more recent
version of that package does not have the gail dependency.

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