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On Tuesday 01 April 2008, Walter Dnes wrote: |
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> I'm updating my newer machine (the hot-backup). Last time was in |
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> mid-February. After doing an emerge --sync and updating portage, I'm |
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> getting a mysterious message at the end of... |
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> emerge --pretend --deep --update --world > x |
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> ...namely... |
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> [blocks B] <=x11-libs/openmotif-2.3.0 (is blocking |
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> x11-libs/openmotif-2.3.0-r1) |
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> I've tried the usual... |
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> grep openmotif /etc/portage/* |
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> revdep-rebuild --ask |
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> Nothing shows up from either one. What do I do next? |
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What's confusing about that? The reason is in the ebuild for |
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x11-libs/openmotif-2.3.0-r1 where it's configured to not co-exist with |
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any earlier version. Look carefully at the "<=" and version numbers... |
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To fix: unmerge the existing openmotif, merge the new one |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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