Re: [gentoo-user] KDE 4.2 blocked packages

[Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 10:52 AM, Hung Dang <hungptit@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I am trying to emerge KDE 4.2 and receive the following message:
>
> .....
> [ebuild     U ] kde-base/kmail-4.2.0-r1 [4.2.0] USE="kdeprefix kontact
> semantic-desktop -debug -htmlhandbook" 0 kB
> [ebuild  NS   ] kde-base/step-4.1.4 [4.2.0] USE="gsl kdeprefix
> qalculate" 0 kB
> [blocks B     ] kde-base/phonon-xine ("kde-base/phonon-xine" is blocking
> media-sound/phonon-4.3.0)
>
> Total: 215 packages (1 upgrade, 8 new, 206 in new slots), Size of
> downloads: 0 kB
> Conflict: 1 block (1 unsatisfied)
>
>  * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be
>  * installed at the same time on the same system.
>
>  ('installed', '/', 'media-sound/phonon-4.3.0', 'nomerge') pulled in by
>    media-sound/phonon required by ('ebuild', '/',
> 'kde-base/knotify-4.1.4', 'merge')
>    media-sound/phonon required by ('ebuild', '/',
> 'kde-base/kttsd-4.1.4', 'merge')
>    >media-sound/phonon-4.1.0 required by ('ebuild', '/',
> 'kde-base/libtaskmanager-4.1.4', 'merge')
>    (and 9 more)
>
>  ('ebuild', '/', 'kde-base/phonon-xine-4.1.4', 'merge') pulled in by
>    >=kde-base/phonon-xine-4.1.4:4.1 required by ('ebuild', '/',
> 'kde-base/kdebase-meta-4.1.4', 'merge')
>    kde-base/phonon-xine:4.1[xcb] required by ('ebuild', '/',
> 'kde-base/dragonplayer-4.1.4', 'merge')
>
>
> For more information about Blocked Packages, please refer to the following
> section of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook (architecture is irrelevant):
>
> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#blocked
>
> I have remove pulled packages but there is still no luck. Any idea ?
>
> Hung
>
>

Try to unmerge KDE 4.1 first. It looks like you've still got some of
it in your system (my 4.2 doesn't use phonon-xine).