Re: [gentoo-user] slot conflict on consolkit -- how to resolve?

Albert Hopkins <marduk@×××××××××××.org> wrote:

> On Sun, 2009-10-11 at 05:34 -0400, covici@××××××××××.com wrote:
> > I am trying to upgrade to the gnome overlay and I get the following slot
> > conflict:
> >
> > !!! Multiple package instances within a single package slot have been
> >     pulled
> > !!! into the dependency graph, resulting in a slot conflict:
> >
> > sys-auth/consolekit:0
> >
> >   ('installed', '/', 'sys-auth/consolekit-0.4.1', 'nomerge') pulled in
> >   by
> >     sys-auth/consolekit[-policykit] required by ('installed', '/',
> >   'sys-apps/hal-0.5.13-r2', 'nomerge')
> >     (and 5 more)
> >
> >   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-auth/consolekit-0.4.1', 'merge') pulled in by
> >     sys-auth/consolekit[policykit] required by ('ebuild', '/',
> >     'gnome-base/gdm-2.28.0', 'merge')
> >     (and 5 more)
> >
> > Any way to resolve this so I can get the gnome 2.28 overlay to come in?
> > I know I am on the bleeding edge here!
>
>
> Check your use flags.  hal (base portage) wants consolkit *without* the
> policykit USE flag because it was installed with -policykit.
>
> gdm (overlay) is apparently being installed with the consolekit USE flag
> and so it requires consolekit *with* the policykit USE flag.
>
OK, that did it, thanks very much -- just goes to show  you know less
than you think you know.

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