[gentoo-user] e2fsprogs blocking question

[Mark Knecht]

Hi,
   I have a machine I haven't touched in about 6 months that I need to
update. I've got one block that tells me (correctly) that it's part of
system. It should be as I'm updating system.

   Anyway, it is OK to remove this block and then proceed with the
system emerge, correct?

   I have already done an emerge -f and fetched everything that will be built.

Thanks,
Mark

MacMini ~ # emerge -pvDuN system

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild     U ] sys-devel/gnuconfig-20080123 [20070724] 0 kB [?=>0]
[ebuild     U ] app-arch/lzma-utils-4.32.7 [4.32.5] USE="-nocxx%" 0 kB [?=>0]
<SNIP>
[ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/man-pages-posix-2003a  0 kB [0]
[ebuild  N    ] sys-libs/e2fsprogs-libs-1.41.3-r1  USE="nls" 0 kB [0]
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/util-linux-2.14.1 [2.13.1] USE="crypt nls
unicode -loop-aes -old-linux (-selinux) -slang (-uclibc)" 0 kB [0]
[ebuild     U ] sys-fs/e2fsprogs-1.41.3 [1.40.4] USE="nls (-static%)" 0 kB [0]
[blocks b     ] <sys-fs/e2fsprogs-1.41 ("<sys-fs/e2fsprogs-1.41" is
blocking sys-libs/e2fsprogs-libs-1.41.3-r1)

Total: 48 packages (44 upgrades, 2 new, 1 in new slot, 1 reinstall),
Size of downloads: 0 kB
Conflict: 1 block
Portage tree and overlays:
 [0] /usr/portage
 [?] indicates that the source repository could not be determined
MacMini ~ # emerge -Cp e2fsprogs

>>> These are the packages that would be unmerged:


!!! 'sys-fs/e2fsprogs' is part of your system profile.
!!! Unmerging it may be damaging to your system.


 sys-fs/e2fsprogs
    selected: 1.40.4
   protected: none
     omitted: none

>>> 'Selected' packages are slated for removal.
>>> 'Protected' and 'omitted' packages will not be removed.

MacMini ~ #