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From: Xav' <xp@××××××××.fr>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] update world drives me nuts
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:14:26
Message-Id: 19fb5df1d2ffdbbdaaabd15821b25325@mail
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] update world drives me nuts by Helmut Jarausch
1 On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:07:42 +0200 (CEST), Helmut Jarausch
2 <jarausch@××××××××××××××××.de> wrote:
3 > Hi,
4 > hopefully someone can help me!
5 >
6 > Trying to update one of my machines I did
7 >
8 > emerge --update --deep --pretend world
9 >
10 > but it stops early with
11 > All ebuilds that could satisfy ">=app-admin/system-tools-backends-1.3.0"
12 > have been masked.
13 > !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your
14 > request:
15 > - app-admin/system-tools-backends-2.6.0-r1 (masked by: package.mask)
16
17 As portage tell you, you have to check the package.mask file in
18 /etc/portage, where it seems that the version 1.3.0 is masked.
19
20 > Doing an
21 > equery depends app-admin/system-tools-backends
22 > doesn't show anything.
23 >
24 > Furthermore that package isn't installed, yet.
25 >
26 > How can I find out which package needs this mask package?
27 >
28 > Many thanks for a hint,
29 >
30 > Helmut Jarausch
31 >
32 > Lehrstuhl fuer Numerische Mathematik
33 > RWTH - Aachen University
34 > D 52056 Aachen, Germany
35 >
36
37 Regards.
38 --
39 Xavier

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Re: [gentoo-user] update world drives me nuts Helmut Jarausch <jarausch@××××××××××××××××.de>