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On Sunday 26 March 2006 13:50, a tiny voice compelled Alexander Skwar to |
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write: |
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> Ernie Schroder wrote: |
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> > [ebuild U ] net-www/mplayerplug-in-3.21 [2.80] -gecko-sdk +gtk 204 kB |
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> > [ebuild N ] www-client/mozilla-firefox-1.0.7-r4 -debug -gnome +ipv6 |
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> > +java -mozcalendar -mozdevelop -moznoxft -mozsvg +truetype -xinerama |
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> > -xprint 32,131 kB |
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> > [ebuild U ] www-client/mozilla-launcher-1.49 [1.45] 5 kB |
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> > |
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> > Total size of downloads: 49,216 kB |
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> > |
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> > Do you want me to merge these packages? [Yes/No] |
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> > |
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> > Does this say that Mozilla-launcher wants Mozilla? the tree format |
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> > confuses the heck out of me. |
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> |
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> What's so confusing about it? On the first level, mplayerplug-in wants |
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> to be installed. But that requires mozilla-firefox, whihc in turn |
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> requires mozilla-launcher. |
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> It's read from left to right and from top to bottom. |
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> But packages will be merged in ASCENDING order, that is from |
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> bottom to top. So, first mozilla-launcher will be installed, |
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> and then mozilla-firefox. This is of course logical, as firefox |
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> cannot be installed without mozilla-launcher. |
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I follow the logic, but, why won't mozilla-firefox-bin satisfy portage? moz |
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launcher has been on the machine for a LONG time as has firefox-bin and has |
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never wanted mozilla or mozilla-firefox before |
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> |
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> Alexander Skwar |
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> -- |
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> You never know how many friends you have until you rent a house on the |
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> beach. |
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Regards, Ernie |
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