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On 21/04/2015 20:54, Alexander Kapshuk wrote: |
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> On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 8:42 AM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |
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> <mailto:alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>> wrote: |
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> On 21/04/2015 07:28, Alexander Kapshuk wrote: |
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> > Is it normal for a stable virtual to require an unstable package? |
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> No, that is definitely not how virtuals should work. |
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> It's either a bug in virtual/jdk-1.7 ebuild or more likely, stable |
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> request for icedtead-bin-7 is lagging behind. |
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> I know the java team is badly understaffed, lots of mentions on -dev, so |
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> maybe log a stable request but against icedtea-bin-7 |
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> > Running 'emerge -auND' generates the following output on my system: |
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> > Calculating dependencies .... ....... done! |
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> > [ebuild NS ~] dev-java/icedtea-bin-7.2.5.3 [6.1.13.5] USE="X alsa |
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> > cups nsplugin -cjk -doc -examples (-selinux) -source -webstart" |
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> > [ebuild NS ] virtual/jdk-1.7.0 [1.6.0-r2] |
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> > [ebuild NS ] virtual/jre-1.7.0 [1.6.0-r1] |
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> > [ebuild U ~] dev-java/icedtea-web-1.5.1-r1 [1.4.2] USE="icedtea7%* |
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> > -tagsoup%" |
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> > The following keyword changes are necessary to proceed: |
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> > (see "package.accept_keywords" in the portage(5) man page for |
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> more details) |
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> > # required by virtual/jdk-1.7.0::gentoo |
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> > # required by virtual/jre-1.7.0::gentoo |
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> > # required by sys-libs/db-4.8.30-r2::gentoo[java] |
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> > # required by dev-libs/redland-1.0.16::gentoo[berkdb] |
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> > # required by app-office/libreoffice-4.4.1.2::gentoo |
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> > # required by @selected |
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> > # required by @world (argument) |
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> > =dev-java/icedtea-bin-7.2.5.3 ~x86 |
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> > # required by dev-java/icedtea-bin-7.2.5.3::gentoo[nsplugin] |
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> > # required by virtual/jdk-1.7.0::gentoo |
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> > # required by virtual/jre-1.7.0::gentoo |
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> > # required by sys-libs/db-4.8.30-r2::gentoo[java] |
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> > # required by dev-libs/redland-1.0.16::gentoo[berkdb] |
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> > # required by app-office/libreoffice-4.4.1.2::gentoo |
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> > # required by @selected |
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> > # required by @world (argument) |
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> > =dev-java/icedtea-web-1.5.1-r1 ~x86 |
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> > |
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> > /usr/portage/virtual/jre/jre-1.7.0.ebuild:12 |
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> > =virtual/jdk-1.7.0* |
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> > /usr/portage/virtual/jdk/jdk-1.7.0.ebuild:12,13 |
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> > =dev-java/icedtea-bin-7* |
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> > =dev-java/icedtea-7* |
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> > Thanks. |
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> -- |
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> Alan McKinnon |
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> alan.mckinnon@×××××.com <mailto:alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> |
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> Understood. Thanks. |
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Turns out the virtual is working as designed - see Andreas's post above |
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I recall now a discussion on -dev about this ages ago, and a consensus |
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emerged then to keep things as they currently are (changing it requires |
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much effort and has all manner of effects on the tree). The actual rule is: |
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A virtual can (by definition) be stable as soon as one of its providers |
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is stable. |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |
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