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On 10/03/2009 01:59 PM, Stroller wrote: |
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> Hi there, |
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> |
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> For the longest time I've had PostgreSQL server installed on one of my |
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> systems. I update world every month or two and today `emerge -upv world` |
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> shows this blocker: |
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> ... |
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> ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-db/postgresql-base-8.1.11', 'merge') pulled in by |
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> ... |
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> # Use postgresql-server (or postgresql-base) instead |
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> ... |
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> It looks like I need to unmerge dev-db/postgresql (I'm currently running |
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> 8.1.11) and emerge dev-db/postgresql-server, instead. |
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If I'm reading those delightful blocker messages correctly, it looks like |
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you need postgresql-base rather than postgresql-server. |
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Fortunately, there is exactly one unmasked version of postqresl-base for |
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x86, i.e. 8.1.11. Looks like postgresql is a difficult package to maintain, |
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judging by the number of ebuilds that are masked. |
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