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On Tuesday 10 November 2009 20:50:35 Dale wrote: |
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> > Most likely avidemux and mplayer have hidden automagic dependencies on |
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> > x264 but they are not listed in DEPEND. So the packages need x264 but |
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> > portage doesn't know this. |
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> > Try unmerge the whole lot and re-merge everything. This should |
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> > un-confuse portage. Or you can fire out your trusty vi and fiddle with |
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> > the contents of /var/lib/portage/preserved_libs_registry |
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> > If you have time and inclination, you can run ldd on each file listed in |
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> > the "used by" lines and search for "not found". Eyeballs should reveal |
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> > what is going on. |
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> Unmerging then emerging again fixed it. Is this a bug or just a one |
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> time boo boo? |
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No, it's pretty consistent. It's also not something that portage can do |
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anything about as the information on disk conflicts with what is in portage's |
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database. |
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The ebuilds have bugs and should be reported as such - there is missing |
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information in DEPEND |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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