Re: [gentoo-user] blocks to fix

[Allan Gottlieb]

At Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:43:38 -0400 James Homuth <james@×××××××.com> wrote:

>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Knecht [mailto:markknecht@×××××.com]
> Sent: October 28, 2008 10:35 PM
> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
> Subject: [gentoo-user] blocks to fix
>
> Are there any issues with all these blocks that I need to fix for updates?
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
>
> [ebuild     U ] sys-fs/e2fsprogs-1.41.2 [1.40.9] USE="nls (-static%)" 4,263
> kB
> [ebuild  N    ] sys-libs/e2fsprogs-libs-1.41.2  USE="nls" 479 kB
> [blocks B     ] sys-libs/ss (is blocking sys-libs/e2fsprogs-libs-1.41.2)
> [blocks B     ] sys-libs/com_err (is blocking
> sys-libs/e2fsprogs-libs-1.41.2)
> [blocks B     ] <sys-fs/e2fsprogs-1.41 (is blocking
> sys-libs/e2fsprogs-libs-1.41.2)
> [blocks B     ] sys-libs/e2fsprogs-libs (is blocking
> sys-libs/ss-1.40.9, sys-libs/com_err-1.40.9)
>
> Total: 8 packages (7 upgrades, 1 new, 4 blocks), Size of downloads: 12,182
> kB
>
> E1fsprogs and com_err have apparently been merged into the new package
> portage wants to install for you. It's been suggested remove the two
> packages it wants to upgrade, then install that one.
>
> Hint: emerge --fetchonly sys-libs/e2fsprogs-libs; emerge --unmerge
> e2fsprogs; emerge --unmerge com_err; emerge sys-libs/e2fsprogs-libs *should*
> work. I say should, because I haven't actually tried it.

It is not quite that simple.  There were many posts today (28 oct) on
this.  I suggest reading them.  You might need to unmask mit-krb5 for
example.  There is a danger of rendering wget and hence emerge unusable
(but if you have already --fetchonly'ed the pkgs then emerge can install
them).

To repeat the main point:  Read *carefully* today's discussion.

good luck,
allan