Re: [gentoo-user] dependency miracle - please help

[Helmut Jarausch <jarausch@igpm.rwth-aachen.de>]

On 26 Aug, Alan McKinnon wrote:
> On Wednesday 26 August 2009 12:10:15 Helmut Jarausch wrote:
>> On 26 Aug, Alan McKinnon wrote:
>> > On Wednesday 26 August 2009 11:35:37 Helmut Jarausch wrote:
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> again, portage's dependencies caculation makes me wonder.
>> >>
>> >> This time,
>> >> emerge  --update --newuse --deep @system @world
>> >>
>> >> tells me quite a few dependencies like
>> >>  *   ~x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1 pulled in by:
>> >>  *     x11-libs/qt-4.5.1
>> >>
>> >> I do have x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.2 and x11-libs/qt-4.5.2 installed.
>> >> How can I find out which package is pulling x11-libs/qt-4.5.1 in ?
>> >>
>> >> Many thanks for a hint.
>> >> (I have portage-2.2_rc40 installed here)
>> >> Helmut.
>> >
>> > run your emerge with -t
>>
>> Unfortunately, that doesn't help
>> Helmut.
>>
>>  emerge --depclean -t -p
> 
> I said to run emerge -t
> 
> I didn't say to run emerge --depclean -t

OK, here is the output

emerge -t
emerge: the other white meat (command-line interface to the Portage system)
Usage:
   emerge [ options ] [ action ] [ ebuild | tbz2 | file | @set | atom ] [ ... ]
   emerge [ options ] [ action ] < system | world >
   emerge < --sync | --metadata | --info >
   emerge --resume [ --pretend | --ask | --skipfirst ]
   emerge --help [ --verbose ] 
Options: -[abBcCdDefgGhjkKlnNoOpqPsStuvV]
          [ --color < y | n >            ] [ --columns    ]
          [ --complete-graph             ] [ --deep       ]
          [ --jobs JOBS ] [ --keep-going ] [ --load-average LOAD            ]
          [ --newuse    ] [ --noconfmem  ] [ --nospinner  ]
          [ --oneshot   ] [ --onlydeps   ]
          [ --reinstall changed-use      ] [ --with-bdeps < y | n >         ]
Actions:  [ --depclean | --list-sets | --search | --sync | --version        ]

   For more help try 'emerge --help --verbose' or consult the man page.


Helmut