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From: Stroller <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Can't update pax-utils to 0.5 because of genkernel block.
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:53:48
Message-Id: 5E1F48E8-C66F-4911-A15B-D2ACBFC73A47@stellar.eclipse.co.uk
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Can't update pax-utils to 0.5 because of genkernel block. by Mateusz Kowalczyk
1 On 12 April 2013, at 06:36, Mateusz Kowalczyk wrote:
2 > ...
3 > * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be
4 > * installed at the same time on the same system.
5 >
6 > (sys-kernel/genkernel-3.4.45::gentoo, installed) pulled in by
7 > sys-kernel/genkernel required by @selected
8 >
9 > (app-misc/pax-utils-0.5::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled
10 > in by
11 > >=app-misc/pax-utils-0.1.17 required by
12 > (sys-apps/portage-2.1.11.60::gentoo, installed)
13 > >=app-misc/pax-utils-0.1.19 required by
14 > (sys-apps/sandbox-2.5::gentoo, installed)
15 > >=app-misc/pax-utils-0.1.10 required by
16 > (sys-libs/glibc-2.15-r3::gentoo, installed)
17 > pax-utils
18 > <app-misc/pax-utils-0.6 required by
19 > (sys-kernel/genkernel-3.4.45::gentoo, installed)
20 > >=app-misc/pax-utils-0.2.1 required by
21 > (sys-kernel/genkernel-3.4.45::gentoo, installed)
22
23 > ...
24 >
25 > Why isn't Portage letting me update to 0.5? <0.6 is required by
26 > genkernel and as far as I'm concerned, 0.5 should fall into that
27 > category and yet it blocks.
28
29 I'm not sure. I see things the same as you do. However, I would just try uninstalling genkernel in the first instance. I can't say I've ever used it, but you should be able to reinstall later if you really need it.
30
31 > I'm masking more recent pax-utils in my package.mask:
32 > > app-misc/pax-utils-0.5
33
34 I'm not sure why you're doing this, but I haven't fully parsed relevant bug 442024 (you should).
35 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=442024
36
37 See also:
38 http://packages.gentoo.org/package/sys-kernel/genkernel
39 http://packages.gentoo.org/package/app-misc/pax-utils
40
41 Stroller.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Can't update pax-utils to 0.5 because of genkernel block. Mateusz Kowalczyk <fuuzetsu@×××××××××××.uk>