Re: [gentoo-user] libav and ffmpeg on the same computer issue once again

[gevisz <gevisz@gmail.com>]

2015-05-16 11:55 GMT+03:00 Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>:
> On Saturday 16 May 2015 09:26:14 gevisz wrote:
>> 2015-05-16 10:51 GMT+03:00 gevisz <gevisz@gmail.com>:
>
>> >        So, if I get no better suggestions, I will enable abi_x86_32
>> >        globally and try to update the world once more.
>>
>> Lukily, this approach worked out. Currently I am updating and recompiling
>> 199 packages but the blockers disappeared.
>>
>> >        If that will not work, I will remove the libav USE flag from
>> >        /etc/portage/make.conf and try to update the world for the last
>> >        time.
>>
>> Now, when everything ended well, I can accept that by the phrase
>> "to update the world for the last time" above I meant that I was going
>> to switch to other Linux distribution if this issue with
>> ffmpeg-libav-multilib could not be solved in an elegant way, that is,
>> without poking with every single package, which is really ugly.
>>
>> Luckily, everything ended well and I am happy to stay with Gentoo,
>> but I should mention that, having such issues with multilib profile,
>> enabling abi_x86_32 on per package base really should be unrecommended
>> way to maintain the system and users should be warned about it.
>
> I'm afraid I cannot agree with you on this.  On older PCs I would rather did
> not have to install abi_x86_32 for packages that I don't need to.  The
> granular approach suits me better and also aligns better with the light-footed
> Gentoo approach.

With this "light-footed approach" I had about two full-screen rubbish
in my /etc/portage/make.conf file and kept adding on almost every update.

> I think had you followed my suggestion you could have found that
> by remerging half a dozen packages at most, your conflict would
> have been resolved.

I think so, but this is what I call ugly.

> Either way you got a result, so whatever works.  :-)

Yes, thank you.