Re: [gentoo-user] Re: dev-lang/python-2.3.6-r2 (is blocking app-admin/python-updater-0.5

[Dale <dalek1967@bellsouth.net>]

Mark Knecht wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 7:11 PM, Dale <dalek1967@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>   
>> Mark Knecht wrote:
>>     
>>> Humm. I seem to be stuck at this one. python-updater is complaining
>>> about vte which is used by gnome and gnome-terminal. I tried unmasking
>>> vte in package.keywords but I still get the same error:
>>>
>>>  * Adding to list: =games-board/pysol-sound-server-3.01
>>>  * Adding to list: =dev-tcltk/snack-2.2.10
>>>
>>> These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
>>>
>>> Calculating dependencies \
>>> !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "=x11-libs/vte-0.16.12" have been
>>> masked.
>>> !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your
>>> request:
>>> - x11-libs/vte-0.16.12 (masked by: )
>>>
>>> For more information, see MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page
>>> or
>>> refer to the Gentoo Handbook.
>>>
>>> dragonfly ~ # equery depends vte
>>> [ Searching for packages depending on vte... ]
>>> gnome-base/gnome-2.20.3 (>=x11-libs/vte-0.16.12)
>>> x11-terms/gnome-terminal-2.18.4 (>=x11-libs/vte-0.15.3)
>>> dragonfly ~ #
>>>
>>> It seems that the developers have deleted the version on my machine
>>> from portage:
>>>
>>> dragonfly ~ # eix x11-libs/vte
>>> [U] x11-libs/vte
>>>     Available versions:  0.16.8 0.16.13 (~)0.16.14 {debug doc opengl
>>> python}
>>>     Installed versions:  0.16.12(08:52:33 02/24/08)(opengl python -debug
>>> -doc)
>>>     Homepage:            http://www.gnome.org/
>>>     Description:         Gnome terminal widget
>>>
>>> dragonfly ~ #
>>>
>>> I tried building 0.6.14 and got a sandbox violation.
>>>
>>> Ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Mark
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> That may require a new thread.  I'm clueless on that one.  KDE nut here.  :/
>>
>> Dale
>>     
>
> Well, thanks for the help so far. python-updater stops with the
> following message:
>
>  * Adding to list: =dev-java/java-config-2.1.4
>  * Adding to list: =dev-java/java-config-1.3.7
>  * Adding to list: =media-tv/mythtv-0.21_p16867
>  * Adding to list: =app-portage/layman-1.1.1
>  * Adding to list: =games-board/pysol-sound-server-3.01
>  * Adding to list: =dev-tcltk/snack-2.2.10
>
> These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
>
> Calculating dependencies \
> !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "=x11-libs/vte-0.16.12" have been masked.
> !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request:
> - x11-libs/vte-0.16.12 (masked by: )
>
> For more information, see MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or
> refer to the Gentoo Handbook.
>
> dragonfly ~ #
>
>
> Somehow the equery depends seems very unhappy. python-updater hasn't
> run but equery is doing this:
>
> dragonfly ~ # equery depends =dev-lang/python-2.3.6-r2
> [ Searching for packages depending on =dev-lang/python-2.3.6-r2... ]
> !!! Warning: No packages found matching =dev-lang/python-2.3.6-r2
> dragonfly ~ #
>
> I'm very confused at this point.
>
> I wonder what I'd even call a different thread! :-)
>
> - Mark
>   

Have you tried to unmask x11-libs/vte-0.16.12 and see if that works?  
Just put the following in package.unmask:  "=x11-libs/vte-0.16.12 "  See 
if that helps any.

It appears that you have not updated your system in a while.  It may 
take some time to sort all this out.  ;-)

Dale

:-)