hi James,

you have gentoolkit-0.2.4.5 and it needs python compiled with the "xml" USE
flag. it has to be that way, according to the ebuild. you can add "xml" do
the "USE" line on /etc/make.conf (if you want XML support to all ebuilds
that need it) or add a specific line on /etc/portage/packages.use (if you
want XML support only to python).

the syntax "python[xml]" means the ebuild "python" with the "xml" USE flag
active.

On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 3:56 PM, James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
>
> I'm building a firewall on an old p3. It has Compact
> flash to ide, limited to 4 Gb so size is paramount.
>
> It's mostly ready. However upon a routine update, I get this
> error:
>
>  Multiple package instances within a single package slot have been pulled
>  into the dependency graph, resulting in a slot conflict:
>
> dev-lang/python:2.6
>
>  ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-lang/python-2.6.2-r1', 'merge') pulled in
> by    >=dev-lang/python-2.5 required by ('installed', '/',
> 'sys-apps/portage-2.1.6.13', 'nomerge')
>    dev-lang/python required by ('installed', '/', 'sys-apps/file-4.23',
> 'nomerge')
>    <dev-lang/python-3.0 required by ('installed', '/',
> 'sys-apps/portage-2.1.6.13', 'nomerge')
>    (and 1 more)
>
>  ('installed', '/', 'dev-lang/python-2.6.2-r1', 'nomerge') pulled in by
>    dev-lang/python[xml] required by ('installed', '/',
> 'app-portage/gentoolkit-0.2.4.5', 'nomerge')
>    (and 4 more)
>
>  Explanation:
>
>    New USE for 'dev-lang/python:2.6' are incorrectly set. In order to
>    solve this, adjust USE to satisfy 'dev-lang/python[xml]'.
>
>
>
> OK fair enough, let's check python[xml] and see what's up...
>
>  dev-lang/python-2.6.2-r1  USE="berkdb ncurses readline ssl
> -build -doc -examples -gdbm* -ipv6* -sqlite -threads* -tk -ucs2 -wininst
> -xml*"
> 10,907 kB
>
>
>
> I'm ok rebuilding python with no xml support (???) but, I wonder
> about the -threads flag. Is this wise?
>
> also:
> CHOST="i486-pc-linux-gnu"
> CFLAGS="-Os -march=i586 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"
> CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
>
> USE="-* -nls mmx hardened  ncurses ssl crypt berkdb tcpd pam perl pcre \
> python readline zlib bzip2 nptl nptlonly syslog"
>
>
> Suggestions on rebuilding python without xml or threads flags are most
> welcome.
>
>
> James
>
>
>
>
>


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