Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] install amarok??
Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 16:02:36
Message-Id: AANLkTil0Q-AWc4vmJ90Uvn1eSs5VfhvoW1mCDLxkdfQM@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] install amarok?? by Volker Armin Hemmann
1 On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 9:42 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann
2 <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com> wrote:
3 > On Dienstag 11 Mai 2010, Paul Stear wrote:
4 >> Hi,
5 >> Is it possible to emerge amarok 2.3.0.90 without reducing mysql from 5.1.46
6 >> to 5.0.90-r2 with all the problems that would cause.
7 >> equery d mysql shows:-
8 >> * These packages depend on mysql:
9 >> dev-db/mysql-5.1.46 (=virtual/mysql-5.1)
10 >> dev-libs/apr-util-1.3.9 (mysql ? =virtual/mysql-5*)
11 >> dev-libs/cyrus-sasl-2.1.23-r1 (mysql ? virtual/mysql)
12 >> dev-libs/redland-1.0.10-r2 (mysql ? virtual/mysql)
13 >> dev-perl/DBD-mysql-4.01.4 (virtual/mysql)
14 >> virtual/mysql-5.1 (=dev-db/mysql-5.1*)
15 >> x11-libs/qt-sql-4.6.2 (mysql ? virtual/mysql)
16 >>
17 >> I don't even know if I need these packages.
18 >> How do other distributions get over this - is this just a gentoo problem?
19 >> I remember trying to downgrade mysql when amarok stopped working and I got
20 >> in a mess with it all so I am hesitant about trying again without some
21 >> some knowledgeable gentooer's valuable help.
22 >>
23 >> Paul
24 >
25 > other distros ship a certain set and don't let you update stuff.
26 >
27 > Mask 5.1 and virtual 5.1
28 > Downgrade to 5.0
29 > rebuild all broken packages.
30 > Re login to kde.
31 >
32 > Install amarok.
33
34 I agree. This is exactly what I did also.