Re: [gentoo-user] qt blocks, poppler, etc.

[Alan McKinnon]

On Sunday 05 July 2009 04:14:46 Alan E. Davis wrote:
> I am trying to install cb2bib from an overlay.  The ebuild is on
> gentoo bugs.  On this machine, over time, I have gotten qt to settle
> down, but now it's a mess.   I have tried to install some dependencies
> with emerge -1 , but since I have too little understanding of that
> issue, didn't do that for all.  Now qt-core has downgraded.
>
> After installing (emerge -1) apps-text/poppler, then dev-libs/poppler
> 0.10.7 installed ok.  So I'm starting to understand how that works.
> Can I also install x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1 by oneshot, and then install
> x11-libs/4.5.2?
>
> This cyclical bunch of blocks has hit me many, many times, and I was
> glad to discover that at least part of the problem was surmountable.

First, unmask portage. The maintainer masked the 2.2_rc versions so that 
2.1.6* could get more testing. portage-2.2 can automatically resolve those 
blockers so you don't have to.

All those packages you mention are libs. You should never have to merge them 
manually, you should never have them in world - that's just asking for 
trouble. Remove them from world if they are there.

Tip: When you need support with blockers, always post the relevant emerge 
output and don't try to guess. This usually gets you an answer. Not posting 
the output gets you ignored, or a request to post the output. Either way, you 
should just post the output.


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