Re: [gentoo-user] How do I update world?

[Neil Bothwick]

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:31:32 -0700, felix@×××××××.com wrote:

> !!! Multiple versions within a single package slot have been pulled
> !!! into the dependency graph, resulting in a slot conflict:
>
> www-client/mozilla-firefox:0
>
>   ('ebuild', '/', 'www-client/mozilla-firefox-2.0.0.14', 'merge')
> pulled in by ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-haskell/gtk2hs-0.9.12.1', 'merge')
>     @world
>
>   ('ebuild', '/', 'www-client/mozilla-firefox-3.0', 'merge') pulled in
> by @world
>     ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-plugins/noscript-1.6.9', 'merge')
>
> x11-proto/printproto:0
>
>   ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-proto/printproto-1.0.3', 'merge') pulled in by
>     @world
>     ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-base/xorg-server-1.4.2', 'merge')
>
>   ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-proto/printproto-1.0.4', 'merge') pulled in by
>     @world
>     ('ebuild', '/', 'www-client/mozilla-firefox-2.0.0.14', 'merge')
>     ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-libs/libXprintUtil-1.0.1', 'merge')
>     (and 8 more)
>
> This mess started before firefox-3.0.0 was released, but I have since
> upgraded.  I still get this complaint about 2.0.0.14.  I have demerged
> dev-haskell/gtk2hs, yet emerge -pev world still wants to drag it in
> (it shows as [  N ]) and that apparently wants to drag in the old
> firefox.
>
> I have edited /var/lib/portage/world and gtk2hs is not present.
> Firefox is present but has no version number.
>
> So, two questions:
>
>     How do I tell portage that gtk2hs is not part of world any more?

If it's not in the world file, it's not part of world. Running emerge
with the --tree option will show you what wants it installed.

>     How do I clear these blockages so I can emerge -ev world?

Firefox 2 is probably required by some package using the firefox USE
flag. Switch this package(s) to use xulrunner instead and they should be
happy with Firefox 3.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

I came, I saw, I had no idea what was going on, I left.