[gentoo-user] Re: inkscape emerge

[James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com>]

Dale <rdalek1967 <at> gmail.com> writes:

> 

Well, first of all I can report that no version of inkscape
in portage works with visio (6.2) files. I've read several
places that it should work, but it croaks upon loading the
visio (version 6.2) file....


> Grant Edwards wrote:
> > On 2011-10-07, Michael Mol<mikemol <at> gmail.com>  wrote:
> >
> >> Remove the -p to have portage go ahead and try to remove them. (But
> >> you might see something you want to have remain, which is why you
> >> should use -p first)

Yes, I got this but in the past depclean has failed or come up
miserably short. BUT now, it works very well, not only removing
the 12 packages that where in stalled with the stabler version
of inkscape but the latest (`) version, I had to install
with this syntax:

emerge -u inkscape --autounmask-write

I'm thinking that ZAK(a_roo_ski) deserves a 
bunch of BREW_skis ?


If the past depclean has disappointed me, particularly
when packages were installed with automask...
or other sorts of gymnastical syntax......


> or just use emerge -n <package name>.  Same thing plus portage puts it 
> in alphabetical order too.  
> Dale

It's always good to hear from my favorite track_TOR driving
admin. I'm looking to get a small bucket/hoe combo (3-foot/6-inch) 
for under 10K. Got any suggestions? You mounted an embedded
gentoo system on that tractor yet? (for real, not just
pulling you leg) ????? We gotta get you linked in on that
tracter...... with some pics or a video feed....
;-) 

So, I was really trolling for expertise in manipulating visio
files via some native linux package. Inkscape was all
that google searches returned, and Inkscape could not
even load up the visio (.vsd) files... I guess I was
not too clear on that point. Oh well, I just
had the doz dude send me pdfs.


Thanks to all for the help!
James