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Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:13:23 +0200
From: "Dirk Uys" <dirkcuys@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] vwmare-player block
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On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 10:01 AM, Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Each vmware package depends on a specific modules version. In order to
> update vmware-player, you must first update vmware-modules,but that
> version is blocked by the existing player. There are two alternatives
>
> Unmerge vmware-player then reemerge it.
> Upgrade to the latest portage, which handles these blocks for you.
>
> --
> Neil Bothwick

Thanks, problem fixed.

ps. Will it be ok if I upgrade portage to an unstable version while
running a stable portage tree?

Regards
Dirk