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From: Steve Evans <gentoo-user@××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] KDE upgrade dependency problem
Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2021 09:14:24
Message-Id: 20211212091411.0a2417ef@cylon.local
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] KDE upgrade dependency problem by Steve Evans
1 On Sat, 11 Dec 2021 12:14:23 +0000
2 Steve Evans <gentoo-user@××××××.com> wrote:
3
4 > On Fri, 10 Dec 2021 20:09:19 -0500
5 > Jack <ostroffjh@×××××××××××××××××.net> wrote:
6 >
7 > > Good evening all, calling on the accumulated wisdom here.
8 > >
9 > > kde-frameworks 5.88 has been marked stable, but my upgrade is
10 > > blocked because kwin (5.22.5 is stable, 5.23.4 is still marked
11 > > testing) is somehow stuck on kde-frameworks/kglobalaccel-5.85.
12 > >
13 > > The line from portage is:
14 > > (kde-frameworks/kglobalaccel-5.85.0-r1:5/5.85::gentoo,
15 > > installed) USE="-debug -doc -nls -test" ABI_X86="(64)" pulled in by
16 > > >=kde-frameworks/kglobalaccel-5.82.0:5/5.85= required by
17 > > (kde-plasma/kwin-5.22.5:5/5::gentoo, installed) USE="caps handbook
18 > > plasma -accessibility -debug -gles2-only -multimedia -screencast
19 > > -test" ABI_X86="(64)"
20 > >
21 > > The actual line in the kwin ebuild is
22 > > >=kde-frameworks/kglobalaccel-${KFMIN}:5=
23 > > so I'm assuming that trailing "=" is the culprit, although I don't
24 > > really follow the syntax.
25 > >
26 > > Is there any easy way around this, or does it just mean I can't
27 > > upgrade any of kde-frameworks from 5.85 to 5.88 until kde-plasma
28 > > 5.24.something is marked stable or I unmask it? I'm not in any
29 > > great rush, but it means emerge @world always fails, and I've got to
30 > > individually pick out those packages I CAN upgrade.
31 > >
32 > > Jack
33 > >
34 >
35 > I am having the same problem. It appears as though kde-frameworks 5.88
36 > depends on a matching upgrade to kde-plasma to version 5.23.4.
37 > Frameworks has been marked stable, but plasma has not yet :-(
38 >
39 > See these bugs:
40 >
41 > - https://bugs.gentoo.org/816042 "KDE Frameworks 5.88 stabilisation"
42 > which has a status of IN_PROGRESS
43 >
44 > - https://bugs.gentoo.org/826898 "KDE Plasma 5.23.4 stabilisation"
45 > which has a status of CONFIRMED
46 >
47 > So I think we are just going to have to wait for kde-plasma to be
48 > marked stable.
49 >
50 > Steve
51
52 A bug has been opened for this problem https://bugs.gentoo.org/828963.
53 It suggested emerging with --backtrack=200. That solved the problem for
54 me.
55
56 Steve
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