Re: [gentoo-user] Uncle: qt-*:4 dependencies/blocks preventing world update

[Amit Dor-Shifer <amitds@oversi.com>]

Thanks econti (& arttu).
My point was that I don't have the relevant news listed, rather than  
the actual solution to the issue.
Amit

econti wrote:
> Amit Dor-Shifer ha scritto:
>> With regards to this:
>> I believe I'm in the same situation:
>>
>> <QUOTE>
>> amit0 ~ # emerge -auvt world
>>
>> These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order:
>>
>> Calculating dependencies... done!
>>
>> !!! Multiple package instances within a single package slot have been 
>> pulled
>> !!! into the dependency graph, resulting in a slot conflict:
>>
>> x11-libs/qt-core:4
>>
>>  ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.2', 'merge') pulled in by
>>    ~x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.2[-debug] required by ('ebuild', '/', 
>> 'x11-libs/qt-test-4.5.2', 'merge')
>>    ~x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.2[glib,-debug,-qt3support] required by 
>> ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.2-r2', 'merge')
>>    ~x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.2[-debug] required by ('ebuild', '/', 
>> 'x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.2', 'merge')
>>    (and 2 more)
>>
>>  ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1', 'merge') pulled in by
>>    >=x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1:4[qt3support,ssl] required by ('ebuild', 
>> '/', 'kde-base/libkcddb-4.3.1', 'merge')
>>    x11-libs/qt-core:4 required by ('ebuild', '/', 
>> 'kde-base/automoc-0.9.88', 'merge')
>>    ~x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1[qt3support,-debug] required by ('ebuild', 
>> '/', 'x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1', 'merge')
>>    (and 2 more)
>>
>> x11-libs/qt-gui:4
>>
>>  ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1', 'merge') pulled in by
>>    >=x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1:4[accessibility,dbus] required by 
>> ('ebuild', '/', 'kde-base/libkcddb-4.3.1', 'merge')
>>    >=x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1:4[accessibility,dbus] required by 
>> ('ebuild', '/', 'kde-base/libknotificationitem-4.3.1', 'merge')
>>    >=x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.0:4 required by ('ebuild', '/', 
>> 'media-sound/phonon-4.4_pre20090520', 'merge')
>>    (and 2 more)
>>
>>  ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.2-r2', 'merge') pulled in by
>>    ~x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.2[-debug,-qt3support] required by ('ebuild', 
>> '/', 'x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.5.2-r1', 'merge')
>>    ~x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.2[-debug] required by ('ebuild', '/', 
>> 'x11-libs/qt-webkit-4.5.2-r1', 'merge')
>>
>>
>> <SNIP>
>>
>> emerge: there are no ebuilds built with USE flags to satisfy 
>> "~x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.2[qt3support,-debug]".
>> !!! One of the following packages is required to complete your request:
>> - x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.2 (Change USE: +qt3support)
>> (dependency required by "x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.2" [ebuild])
>> (dependency required by "kde-base/libkcddb-4.3.1" [ebuild])
>> (dependency required by "app-cdr/k3b-1.68.0_alpha3" [ebuild])
>> (dependency required by "world" [argument])
>>
>> </QUOTE>
>>
>> However, the mentioned news item doesn't appear on my 'unread' list:
>>
>> amit0 ~ # eselect news list
>> News items:
>>  [1]   read    2009-04-06  Migration to X.org Server 1.5
>>  [2]   read    2009-10-02  Migration to X.org Server 1.6 and libxcb 1.4
>>  [3]   read    2009-07-02  kdeprefix and monolithic ebuilds issues
>>  [4]   read    2009-04-18  Generation 1 Java Setup Deprecated
>>  [5]   read    2009-07-12  xorg-x11-7.4 and xorg-server-1.5 kernel 
>> support
>>
>> though it does exist on the filesystem:
>>
>> [13:35:50] amit0 ~ # head 
>> /usr/portage/metadata/news/2009-09-27-qt_use_changes/2009-09-27-qt_use_changes.en.txt 
>>
>> Title: Qt 4.5.2 default USE flag changes
>> Author: Alex Alexander <wired@gentoo.org>
>> Content-Type: text/plain
>> Posted: 2009-09-27
>> Revision: 1
>> News-Item-Format: 1.0
>> Display-If-Installed: <x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.2
>>
>> Would that "Display-If-Installed" be the reason why it's missing from 
>> the list?
>>
>> amit0 ~ # qlist -Uv qt
>> dev-libs/dbus-qt3-old-0.70
>> dev-libs/poppler-qt3-0.10.7
>> virtual/poppler-qt3-0.10.7
>> x11-libs/qt-3.3.8b-r1 (cups nis opengl)
>>
>> What I'm trying to say is: if indeed the issue here is the same as 
>> Alan's, then "qt_use_changes" should show up when I 'eselect news read'.
>>
>> Amit
>>
>> Dirk Heinrichs wrote:
>>> Am Donnerstag 22 Oktober 2009 23:19:07 schrieb Alan E. Davis:
>>>  
>>>> I've tried alot of things, but I give up.  Can someone help me with 
>>>> the
>>>>  knot of dependencies that has been holding my system in hostage 
>>>> from any
>>>>  attempt to update world, for weeks now?
>>>>     
>>>
>>> Please read your portage news, especially 
>>> "2009-09-27-qt_use_changes". See also this weeks thread with subject 
>>> "Confusion".
>>>
>>> HTH...
>>>
>>>     Dirk
>
> Remember also the dbus USE flag: that solved my problem. :-)
>
> Bye
> emilio
>
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