Re: [gentoo-user] And thus the emerge spake...

Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> [16-04-17 06:08]:
> Meino.Cramer@×××.de wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > ...and the novice was buffled and even the master shifted a little bit
> > after recognizing this words of the eternal being named emerge.
> > I know, that there is a difference in knowing the path and walking the
> > path, but it seems that I am not supposed to understand this:
> >
> >
> > These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order:
> >
> > Calculating dependencies... done!
> >
> > Total: 0 packages, Size of downloads: 0 KiB
> >
> > WARNING: One or more updates/rebuilds have been skipped due to a dependency conflict:
> >
> > dev-util/boost-build:0
> >
> >   (dev-util/boost-build-1.60.0:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) conflicts with
> >     =dev-util/boost-build-1.58* required by (dev-libs/boost-1.58.0-r1:0/1.58.0::gentoo, installed)
> >     ^                     ^^^^^
> >
> >
> > !!! The following update has been skipped due to unsatisfied dependencies:
> >
> > dev-libs/boost:0
> >
> > !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "=dev-util/boost-build-1.60*" have been masked.
> > !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request:
> > - dev-util/boost-build-1.60.0::gentoo (masked by: )
> >
> >
> > For me it looks like boost not beeing updated/reinstalled because of
> > another version of boost, which depends on boost.
> >
> > HELP, I need somebody, HELP, not just anybody hee-eee-eelp uuuuuhhhh!
> >
> > Thanks for any HELP in advance! May the source be with you...
> > Best regards,
> > Meino
> >
> >
>
>
> Notice this line.
>
>     =dev-util/boost-build-1.58* required by (dev-libs/boost-1.58.0-r1:0/1.58.0::gentoo, installed)
>     ^                     ^^^^^
>
> Note the ^ and the ^^^^^ part.  That seems to be the important part.
> Me, I would check package.* files and see if there is a entry for boost
> in there.  It seems to be pointing out that there is a problem with that
> specific version and a = sign somewhere.  It could be a keyword that
> only applies to that version and it needs a newer version keyworded or
> there could be a entry in package.use that has a version attached to
> it.  I might add, I try not to put versions on packages in package.use.
> It just seems to lead to trouble.  May want to check package.mask too if
> you find nothing in the other files.
>
> Also a -t might help too.  Maybe.
>
> If that doesn't help, Alan M. will come along with his crystal ball
> soon, I hope.
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)
>
>

Hi Simon, hi Dale,

thanks for your replies ! :)

I will check first for package* occurences of boost, since this may be
the root of all evil.

If nothing helps, I will be back ;)

Best regards
Meino