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From: David Corbin <gentoo.org@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Python blockage problem.
Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:14:51
Message-Id: 200808021614.47063.gentoo.org@machturtle.com
1 python-updater says it is blocked by an old version of python. Yet I have an
2 up-to-date version of python installed. This is keeping me from upgrading.
3 Any help appreciated.
4
5 [root@bass /home/dcorbin]# emerge -uav python-updater
6
7 These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
8
9 Calculating dependencies... done!
10 [ebuild U ] app-admin/python-updater-0.5 [0.2] 6 kB
11 [blocks B ] <dev-lang/python-2.3.6-r2 (is blocking
12 app-admin/python-updater-0.5, app-admin/python-updater-0.2)
13
14 Total: 1 package (1 upgrade, 1 block), Size of downloads: 6 kB
15
16 !!! Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be installed
17 !!! at the same time on the same system.
18
19 For more information about Blocked Packages, please refer to the following
20 section of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook (architecture is irrelevant):
21
22 http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#blocked
23
24 <snip from "emerge -s python">
25
26 * dev-lang/python
27 Latest version available: 2.5.2-r6
28 Latest version installed: 2.5.2-r6
29 Size of files: 9,604 kB
30 Homepage: http://www.python.org/
31 Description: Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented
32 programming language.
33 License: PSF-2.2
34
35 --
36 David Corbin

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