Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From:	Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××××.org>
To:	gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject:	Re: [gentoo-user] blocking package can't be found
Date:	Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:38:16
Message-Id:	`200804111035.15616.peter@humphrey.ukfsn.org`
In Reply to:	Re: [gentoo-user] blocking package can't be found by Etaoin Shrdlu

1	On Thursday 10 April 2008 13:48:12 Etaoin Shrdlu wrote:
2	> On Thursday 10 April 2008, 14:08, Alan McKinnon wrote:
3	> > In any event, when portage says "A blocks B" your options and always
4	> > only:
5	> >
6	> > - unmerge B and optionally remerge or upgrade it later
7	> > - do not use A
8	>
9	> I have always resolved "A blocks B" problems by unmerging A. After that,
10	> portage was not complaining anymore, and B emerged fine.
11	>
12	> Or at least, that's what I think I did :-)
13
14	That's what I do too.
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17	Rgds
18	Peter
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