Re: [gentoo-user] Conflicting version...but the version scheme is confusing...

On 11/29 10:28, Dale wrote:
> tuxic@××××××.de wrote:
> > On 11/29 10:12, Dale wrote:
> >> tuxic@××××××.de wrote:
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> I got this printed onto my console after updateing:
> >>>
> >>>   (media-gfx/imagemagick-7.0.9.5:0/7.0.9::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) conflicts with
> >>>     <media-gfx/imagemagick-7:=[cxx] required by (media-gfx/inkscape-1.0_beta1:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge)
> >>>
> >>> What does "media-gfx/imagemagick-7:=[cxx]" indicate for a version ?
> >>>
> >>> Cheers!
> >>> Meino
> >>>
> >> I get this here:
> >>
> >>
> >> [ebuild   R    ] media-gfx/imagemagick-7.0.9.5:0/7.0.9::gentoo  USE="X
> >> bzip2 corefonts cxx fontconfig jbig jpeg jpeg2k lcms lzma openmp pango
> >> png svg tiff truetype wmf xml zlib -djvu -fftw -fpx -graphviz -hdri
> >> -heif -lqr -opencl -openexr -perl -postscript -q32 -q8 -raw -static-libs
> >> -test -webp" 0 KiB
> >>
> >>
> >> Notice the USE flag cxx is enabled.  I think it is trying to say you
> >> need to enable that USE flag for that package.  Portage's output can be
> >> confusing at times without a crystal ball or some other magic way to
> >> decipher what it says.  lol
> >>
> >> Of course, I could be wrong on that too.  :/
> >>
> >> Dale
> >>
> >> :-)  :-) 
> >>
> > Hi Dale,
> >
> > thank you for your posting! :)
> >
> > mine says:
> >
> > [U] media-gfx/imagemagick
> >      Available versions:  6.9.10.74(0/6.9.10.74)^tu 7.0.9.5(0/7.0.9)^t **9999(0/7.0.9)*l^t {X bzip2 corefonts cxx djvu fftw fontconfig fpx graphviz hdri heif jbig jpeg jpeg2k lcms lqr lzma opencl openexr openmp pango perl png postscript q32 q8 raw static-libs svg test tiff truetype webp wmf xml zlib}
> >      Installed versions:  6.9.10.73(0/6.9.10.73)^t(04:05:19 AM 11/23/2019)(X bzip2 cxx jpeg jpeg2k openmp png zlib -corefonts -djvu -fftw -fontconfig -fpx -graphviz -hdri -heif -jbig -lcms -lqr -lzma -opencl -openexr -pango -perl -postscript -q32 -q8 -raw -static-libs -svg -test -tiff -truetype -webp -wmf -xml)
> >
> >
> > So "cxx" is already set. I will try to disable it, but it was not set
> > by me...so it may break other things.
> >
> > Could this not make a little bit clearer?
> >
> > Cheers!
> > Meino
> >
>
> Sometimes if it is set, it needs to be enabled for other packages it
> depends on as well if you want that option.  On the other hand, if it is
> not set for the dependencies, then you need to turn it off for the
> package in question as well. 
>
> It would be nice if it was clearer at times but we don't code the thing
> either.  Usually, I trial and error it until I run out of ideas and then
> I post for someone with that crystal ball to help me with it.  lol 
>
> Of course, it could something else causing this too.  There's a couple
> on here with a crystal ball so maybe they will help out if you don't
> find a solution soon. 
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-) 
>

Hi Dale,

after switching this cxx-thingy off and on again, I get additional
errors:

dev-python/numpy:0

  (dev-python/numpy-1.17.4:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) conflicts with
    dev-python/numpy[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required by (media-libs/opencv-4.1.2:0/4.1.2::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    dev-python/numpy[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-python_single_target_python3_6(-)] required by (app-arch/bloscpack-0.11.0:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                      
    dev-python/numpy[python_targets_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python2_7(-)] required by (dev-python/pygtk-2.24.0-r4:2/2::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                    
    dev-python/numpy[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required by (media-libs/aubio-0.4.9:0/5::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
"Trial and error" should not be the base of fixing based on error
messages.

I think...

Cheers!
Meino