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From: Richard Marzan <richardmarzan@×××××××××.net>
To: "gentoo-user@l.g.o" <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] dependency miracle - please help
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:32:07
Message-Id: 0KOZ00C90F12PC80@mta3.srv.hcvlny.cv.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] dependency miracle - please help by Alan McKinnon
1 I'm sorry but I have never used @system and @world. What is the difference and why the new syntax. I will surely rtfm.
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3 -- Sent from my Palm Prē
4 Alan McKinnon wrote:
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6 On Wednesday 26 August 2009 12:30:40 Helmut Jarausch wrote:
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8 > On 26 Aug, Alan McKinnon wrote:
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10 > > On Wednesday 26 August 2009 12:10:15 Helmut Jarausch wrote:
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12 > >> On 26 Aug, Alan McKinnon wrote:
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14 > >> > On Wednesday 26 August 2009 11:35:37 Helmut Jarausch wrote:
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16 > >> >> Hi,
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18 > >> >>
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20 > >> >> again, portage's dependencies caculation makes me wonder.
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22 > >> >>
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24 > >> >> This time,
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26 > >> >> emerge --update --newuse --deep @system @world
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28 > >> >>
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30 > >> >> tells me quite a few dependencies like
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32 > >> >> * ~x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1 pulled in by:
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34 > >> >> * x11-libs/qt-4.5.1
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36 > >> >>
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38 > >> >> I do have x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.2 and x11-libs/qt-4.5.2 installed.
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40 > >> >> How can I find out which package is pulling x11-libs/qt-4.5.1 in ?
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42 > >> >>
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44 > >> >> Many thanks for a hint.
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46 > >> >> (I have portage-2.2_rc40 installed here)
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48 > >> >> Helmut.
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50 > >> >
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52 > >> > run your emerge with -t
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54 > >>
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56 > >> Unfortunately, that doesn't help
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58 > >> Helmut.
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60 > >>
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62 > >> emerge --depclean -t -p
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64 > >
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66 > > I said to run emerge -t
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68 > >
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70 > > I didn't say to run emerge --depclean -t
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72 >
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74 > OK, here is the output
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76 >
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78 > emerge -t
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80 > emerge: the other white meat (command-line interface to the Portage system)
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82 > Usage:
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84 > emerge [ options ] [ action ] [ ebuild | tbz2 | file | @set | atom ] [
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86 > ... ] emerge [ options ] [ action ] &lt; system | world >
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88 > emerge &lt; --sync | --metadata | --info >
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90 > emerge --resume [ --pretend | --ask | --skipfirst ]
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92 > emerge --help [ --verbose ]
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94 > Options: -[abBcCdDefgGhjkKlnNoOpqPsStuvV]
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96 > [ --color &lt; y | n > ] [ --columns ]
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98 > [ --complete-graph ] [ --deep ]
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100 > [ --jobs JOBS ] [ --keep-going ] [ --load-average LOAD
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102 > ] [ --newuse ] [ --noconfmem ] [ --nospinner ]
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104 > [ --oneshot ] [ --onlydeps ]
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106 > [ --reinstall changed-use ] [ --with-bdeps &lt; y | n >
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108 > ] Actions: [ --depclean | --list-sets | --search | --sync | --version
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110 > ]
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112 >
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114 > For more help try 'emerge --help --verbose' or consult the man page.
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116 >
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118 >
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120 > Helmut
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124 Dude,
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128 you need to read the emerge man page. Seriously.
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132 I intend you to think with my posts, not follow them blindly.
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136 --
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138 alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com

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