Re: [gentoo-amd64] Big, ugly qt blockage

[Volker Armin Hemmann]

On Mittwoch 10 Juni 2009, Mark Knecht wrote:
> I wonder if someone better than I am at this can find the clue in this
> big, ugly qt blockage? Seems like sometimes possibly it's complaining
> about qt-4.5 vs qt-4.4 while other times it's complaining about 4.5.1
> vs 4.5.1.
>
> Sometimes it says
> [blocks b     ] >
>
> while other times it says
> [blocks b     ] <
>
> Anyway, I'm not interested in being a hero and going wrong so I
> figured I'd ask what's the one important clue here that tells me what
> the root cause problem is?
>
> Cheers,
> Mark
>
> lightning ~ # emerge -DuN @system
> Calculating dependencies... done!
> [ebuild  N    ] x11-libs/libXfontcache-1.0.4  USE="-debug"
> [ebuild  N    ] x11-apps/xset-1.0.4  USE="-debug"
> [ebuild     U ] x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1 [4.4.2-r2]
> [ebuild     U ] x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.1 [4.4.2]
> [ebuild     U ] x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.1 [4.4.2] USE="iconv%*"
> [ebuild     U ] x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1 [4.4.2-r3] USE="gtkstyle%* -raster%"
> [ebuild     U ] x11-libs/qt-svg-4.5.1-r1 [4.4.2] USE="iconv%*"
> [blocks b     ] <x11-libs/qt-svg-4.5.1 ("<x11-libs/qt-svg-4.5.1" is
> blocking x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.1,
> x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1,
> x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1,
> x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1)
> [blocks b     ] >x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.4.2-r9999
> (">x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.4.2-r9999" is blocking
> x11-libs/qt-script-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.2-r3, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.4.2-r1,
> x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-svg-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-test-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-core-4.4.2-r2)
> [ebuild     U ] x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.5.1 [4.4.2]
> [blocks b     ] >x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.2-r9999
> (">x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.2-r9999" is blocking x11-libs/qt-script-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.4.2-r1,
> x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-svg-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-test-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-core-4.4.2-r2)
> [blocks b     ] >x11-libs/qt-sql-4.4.2-r9999
> (">x11-libs/qt-sql-4.4.2-r9999" is blocking x11-libs/qt-script-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.2-r3,
> x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-svg-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-test-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-core-4.4.2-r2)
> [blocks b     ] >x11-libs/qt-core-4.4.2-r9999
> (">x11-libs/qt-core-4.4.2-r9999" is blocking x11-libs/qt-script-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.2-r3,
> x11-libs/qt-sql-4.4.2-r1, x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-svg-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-test-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.4.2)
> [blocks b     ] >x11-libs/qt-svg-4.4.2-r9999
> (">x11-libs/qt-svg-4.4.2-r9999" is blocking x11-libs/qt-script-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.2-r3,
> x11-libs/qt-sql-4.4.2-r1, x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-test-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-core-4.4.2-r2)
> [blocks b     ] >x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.4.2-r9999
> (">x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.4.2-r9999" is blocking
> x11-libs/qt-script-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.2-r3, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.4.2-r1,
> x11-libs/qt-svg-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-test-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-core-4.4.2-r2)
> [blocks b     ] <x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.5.1 ("<x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.5.1"
> is blocking x11-libs/qt-svg-4.5.1-r1, x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.1,
> x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1,
> x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1,
> x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1)
> [blocks b     ] >x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.4.2-r9999
> (">x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.4.2-r9999" is blocking x11-libs/qt-script-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.2-r3, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.4.2-r1,
> x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-svg-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-test-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-core-4.4.2-r2)
> [blocks b     ] >x11-libs/qt-script-4.4.2-r9999
> (">x11-libs/qt-script-4.4.2-r9999" is blocking x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.2-r3, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.4.2-r1,
> x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-svg-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-test-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-core-4.4.2-r2)
> [ebuild     U ] x11-misc/shared-mime-info-0.60 [0.51]
> [ebuild     U ] x11-misc/xdg-utils-1.0.2-r3 [1.0.2-r1]
> [ebuild     U ] x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1 [4.4.2-r1]
> [ebuild     U ] x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1 [4.4.2] USE="kde%* -phonon%"
> [blocks B     ] <x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1 ("<x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1" is
> blocking x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-svg-4.5.1-r1,
> x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.1,
> x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1,
> x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1)
> [blocks B     ] >x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.2-r9999
> (">x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.2-r9999" is blocking x11-libs/qt-script-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.4.2-r1,
> x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-svg-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-test-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-core-4.4.2-r2)
> [blocks B     ] >x11-libs/qt-sql-4.4.2-r9999
> (">x11-libs/qt-sql-4.4.2-r9999" is blocking x11-libs/qt-script-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.2-r3,
> x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-svg-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-test-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-core-4.4.2-r2)
> [blocks B     ] >x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.4.2-r9999
> (">x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.4.2-r9999" is blocking
> x11-libs/qt-script-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.2-r3, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.4.2-r1,
> x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-svg-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-test-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-core-4.4.2-r2)
> [blocks B     ] >x11-libs/qt-core-4.4.2-r9999
> (">x11-libs/qt-core-4.4.2-r9999" is blocking x11-libs/qt-script-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.2-r3,
> x11-libs/qt-sql-4.4.2-r1, x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-svg-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-test-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.4.2)
> [blocks B     ] <x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.1 ("<x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.1"
> is blocking x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-svg-4.5.1-r1,
> x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1,
> x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1,
> x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1)
> [blocks B     ] >x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.4.2-r9999
> (">x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.4.2-r9999" is blocking
> x11-libs/qt-script-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.2-r3, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.4.2-r1,
> x11-libs/qt-svg-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-test-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-core-4.4.2-r2)
> [blocks B     ] <x11-libs/qt-test-4.5.1 ("<x11-libs/qt-test-4.5.1" is
> blocking x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-svg-4.5.1-r1,
> x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.1,
> x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1,
> x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1)
> [blocks B     ] <x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1
> ("<x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1" is blocking x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.5.1,
> x11-libs/qt-svg-4.5.1-r1, x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.1,
> x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1,
> x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1)
> [blocks B     ] <x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.1 ("<x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.1" is
> blocking x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-svg-4.5.1-r1,
> x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1,
> x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1,
> x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1)
> [blocks B     ] <x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1 ("<x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1" is
> blocking x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-svg-4.5.1-r1,
> x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.1,
> x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1,
> x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1)
> [blocks B     ] <x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1 ("<x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1" is
> blocking x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-svg-4.5.1-r1,
> x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.1,
> x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1,
> x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1)
> [blocks B     ] >x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.4.2-r9999
> (">x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.4.2-r9999" is blocking x11-libs/qt-script-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.2-r3, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.4.2-r1,
> x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-svg-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-test-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-core-4.4.2-r2)
> [blocks B     ] >x11-libs/qt-svg-4.4.2-r9999
> (">x11-libs/qt-svg-4.4.2-r9999" is blocking x11-libs/qt-script-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.2-r3,
> x11-libs/qt-sql-4.4.2-r1, x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-test-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-core-4.4.2-r2)
> [blocks B     ] >x11-libs/qt-script-4.4.2-r9999
> (">x11-libs/qt-script-4.4.2-r9999" is blocking x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.2-r3, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.4.2-r1,
> x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-svg-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-test-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.4.2,
> x11-libs/qt-core-4.4.2-r2)
>
>  * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be
>  * installed at the same time on the same system.
>
>   ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1', 'merge') pulled in by
>     x11-libs/qt-gui:4 required by ('installed', '/',
> 'media-sound/qjackctl-0.3.3', 'nomerge')
>
>     >=x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.2:4 required by ('installed', '/',
>
> 'dev-python/PyQt4-4.4.4-r2', 'nomerge')
>     x11-libs/qt-gui:4 required by ('installed', '/',
> 'app-text/poppler-bindings-0.10.5-r1', 'nomerge')
>     (and 6 more)
>
>   ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1', 'merge') pulled in by
>     ~x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1[-debug] required by ('ebuild', '/',
> 'x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1', 'merge')
>
>     >=x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.4.2:4 required by ('installed', '/',
>
> 'dev-python/PyQt4-4.4.4-r2', 'nomerge')
>
>   ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-libs/qt-svg-4.5.1-r1', 'merge') pulled in by
>
>     >=x11-libs/qt-svg-4.4.2:4 required by ('installed', '/',
>
> 'dev-python/PyQt4-4.4.4-r2', 'nomerge')
>
>   ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.1', 'merge') pulled in by
>     ~x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.1[-debug] required by ('ebuild', '/',
> 'x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1', 'merge')
>
>     >=x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.4.2:4 required by ('installed', '/',
>
> 'dev-python/PyQt4-4.4.4-r2', 'nomerge')
>
>   ('installed', '/', 'x11-libs/qt-core-4.4.2-r2', 'nomerge') pulled in by
>     ~x11-libs/qt-core-4.4.2 required by ('installed', '/',
> 'x11-libs/qt-script-4.4.2', 'nomerge')
>     x11-libs/qt-core:4 required by ('installed', '/',
> 'media-sound/qjackctl-0.3.3', 'nomerge')
>     x11-libs/qt-core required by ('installed', '/',
> 'media-video/vlc-0.9.8a', 'nomerge')
>     (and 7 more)
>
>   ('installed', '/', 'x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.4.2', 'nomerge') pulled in by
>
>     >=x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.4.2:4 required by ('installed', '/',
>
> 'dev-python/PyQt4-4.4.4-r2', 'nomerge')
>     ~x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.4.2 required by ('installed', '/',
> 'x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.2-r3', 'nomerge')
>
>   ('installed', '/', 'x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.4.2', 'nomerge') pulled in
> by ~x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.4.2 required by ('installed', '/',
> 'x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.2-r3', 'nomerge')
>
>     >=x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.4.2:4 required by ('installed', '/',
>
> 'dev-python/PyQt4-4.4.4-r2', 'nomerge')
>
>   ('installed', '/', 'x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.2-r3', 'nomerge') pulled in by
>     x11-libs/qt-gui:4 required by ('installed', '/',
> 'media-sound/qjackctl-0.3.3', 'nomerge')
>
>     >=x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.2:4 required by ('installed', '/',
>
> 'dev-python/PyQt4-4.4.4-r2', 'nomerge')
>     x11-libs/qt-gui required by ('installed', '/',
> 'media-video/vlc-0.9.8a', 'nomerge')
>     (and 4 more)
>
>   ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1', 'merge') pulled in by
>     x11-libs/qt-core:4 required by ('installed', '/',
> 'media-sound/qjackctl-0.3.3', 'nomerge')
>     ~x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1[-debug] required by ('ebuild', '/',
> 'x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.1', 'merge')
>     ~x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1[qt3support,-debug] required by ('ebuild',
> '/', 'x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1', 'merge')
>     (and 7 more)
>
>   ('installed', '/', 'x11-libs/qt-test-4.4.2', 'nomerge') pulled in by
>     x11-libs/qt-test:4 required by ('installed', '/',
> 'app-text/poppler-bindings-0.10.5-r1', 'nomerge')
>
>   ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.5.1', 'merge') pulled in by
>
>     >=x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.4.2:4 required by ('installed', '/',
>
> 'dev-python/PyQt4-4.4.4-r2', 'nomerge')
>
>
> For more information about Blocked Packages, please refer to the following
> section of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook (architecture is irrelevant):
>
> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#blocked
>
> lightning ~ #

get rid of all qt packages except 4.5.1
mask everything lower than 4.5.1
re-emerge all the packages depending on qt 4.
you are done.