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From: tuxic@××××××.de
To: Gentoo <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: [gentoo-user] Contradictionary reports from eix/emerge
Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2019 05:37:52
Message-Id: 20190103053738.7xz4ubzp666bsbab@solfire
1 Hi,
2
3 after updateing I have run (beside others) this command:
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5 eclean-dist -C -d -v
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7 and got:
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10 The following unavailable installed packages were found
11 sys-devel/autoconf-2.13
12
13
14 Running
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16 eix sys-devel/autoconf
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18 and got
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20 [U] sys-devel/autoconf
21 Available versions:
22 (2.1) 2.13-r1
23 (2.64) 2.64-r1
24 (2.69) 2.69-r4
25 (9999) **9999
26 {emacs USERLAND="BSD"}
27 Installed versions: 2.13(2.1)(01:46:26 PM 09/15/2018)(USERLAND="-BSD") 2.69-r4(2.69)(09:29:15 PM 01/02/2019)(-emacs)
28 Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/autoconf.html
29 Description: Used to create autoconfiguration files
30
31 which is in sync wth the abouve.
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33 But when I do
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35 emerge --selective=n -va sys-devel/autoconf
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37 I get
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39 These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
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41 Calculating dependencies... done!
42 [ebuild R ] sys-devel/autoconf-2.69-r4:2.69::gentoo USE="-emacs" 0 KiB
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44 Total: 1 package (1 reinstall), Size of downloads: 0 KiB
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46
47 Why will autoconf be RE-installed. This version isn't installed at
48 all. Why do I get '[ebuild R ]' instead of an update?
49 How often do I need to reinstall autoconf until it will not be
50 reported back as being old and no longer in the database.
51 (I checked it...it is not masked.)? ;)
52
53 Thank you very much in advance for any help!
54
55 Cheers!
56 Meino

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[gentoo-user] Re: Contradictionary reports from eix/emerge Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.com>