Re: [gentoo-user] sys-power/powermgmt-base blocks sys-power/pm-utils, but it's not installed yet

[Zeerak Waseem]

On Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:55:51 +0100, Michael Sullivan  
<msulli1355@×××××.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 09:47 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:
>> On Thursday 07 January 2010 05:35:39 Michael Sullivan wrote:
>> > On Wed, 2010-01-06 at 22:23 +0100, Renat Golubchyk wrote:
>> > > Hi!
>> > >
>> > > On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:49:05 -0600
>> > >
>> > > Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@×××××.com> wrote:
>> > > >  * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be
>> > > >  * installed at the same time on the same system.
>> > > >
>> > > >   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22', 'merge')
>> pulled in
>> > > > by
>> > > >
>> > > >     >=sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22 required by ('ebuild', '/',
>> > > >
>> > > > 'sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5', 'merge')
>> > > >
>> > > >   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5', 'merge') pulled in
>> by
>> > > >     sys-power/pm-utils required by ('installed', '/',
>> > > > 'kde-base/powerdevil-4.3.3', 'nomerge')
>> > >
>> > > According to the error message sys-power/powermgmt-base is getting
>> > > pulled by sys-apps/apmd and sys-power/pm-utils by
>> kde-base/powerdevil.
>> > > If you use ACPI then there is probably no need in having APM daemon
>> > > installed. Add -t to your emerge command and check what package
>> depends
>> > > on apmd.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Cheers,
>> > > Renat
>> >
>> > These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order:
>> >
>> > Calculating dependencies... done!
>> > [nomerge      ] gnome-base/gnome-2.26.3  USE="cdr cups dvdr
>> > -accessibility -esd -ldap -mono"
>> > [nomerge      ]  gnome-base/gnome-applets-2.26.3  USE="acpi apm gnome
>> > gstreamer hal ipv6 -debug -doc -policykit"
>>
>> USE="-apm"
>>
>> If you have acpi you do not need to use apm. Unless you have weird
>> hardware.
>
> catherine ~ # USE="-apm" emerge -pvuDt world
>
> These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order:
>
> Calculating dependencies... done!
> [nomerge      ] gnome-base/gnome-2.26.3  USE="cdr cups dvdr
> -accessibility -esd -ldap -mono"
> [nomerge      ]  gnome-base/gnome-applets-2.26.3  USE="acpi apm gnome
> gstreamer hal ipv6 -debug -doc -policykit"
> [ebuild  N    ]   sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5  USE="X nls" 0 kB
> [nomerge      ] games-emulation/dosbox-0.73  USE="alsa opengl -debug
> -hardened"
> [nomerge      ]  media-libs/sdl-sound-1.0.3  USE="flac mikmod mp3 mpeg
> vorbis -physfs -speex"
> [ebuild     U ]   media-libs/libmikmod-3.2.0_beta2-r1 [3.1.11-r5]
> USE="oss (-alsa%*) (-esd%)" 744 kB
> [nomerge      ] kde-base/kde-meta-4.3.3  USE="nls -accessibility
> (-kdeprefix)"
> [nomerge      ]  kde-base/kdebase-meta-4.3.3  USE="semantic-desktop
> (-kdeprefix) -policykit"
> [nomerge      ]   kde-base/powerdevil-4.3.3  USE="pm-utils (-aqua)
> -debug (-kdeenablefinal) (-kdeprefix)"
> [ebuild  N    ]    sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5  USE="alsa -debug
> -networkmanager -ntp" VIDEO_CARDS="-intel -radeon" 0 kB
> [nomerge      ] sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5  USE="X nls"
> [ebuild  N    ]  sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22  0 kB
> [blocks B     ] sys-power/powermgmt-base ("sys-power/powermgmt-base" is
> blocking sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5)
>
> Total: 4 packages (1 upgrade, 3 new), Size of downloads: 744 kB
> Conflict: 1 block (1 unsatisfied)
>
>  * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be
>  * installed at the same time on the same system.
>
>   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22', 'merge') pulled in by
>     >=sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22 required by ('ebuild', '/',
> 'sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5', 'merge')
>
>   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5', 'merge') pulled in by
>     sys-power/pm-utils required by ('installed', '/',
> 'kde-base/powerdevil-4.3.3', 'nomerge')
>
>
> For more information about Blocked Packages, please refer to the
> following
> section of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook (architecture is irrelevant):
>
> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#blocked
>
>
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> catherine ~ #
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If the package pulling in powermgmt-base isn't necessary for anything you  
know of then add it to package.mask

-- 
Zeerak