Re: [gentoo-user] How do I fix multiple versions for the same package slot have been pulled

[Daniel Pielmeier]

John covici schrieb am 09.11.2008 05:09:
> In my latest update I have received the following message:
> !!! Multiple versions within a single package slot have been pulled
> !!! into the dependency graph, resulting in a slot conflict:
>
> media-libs/win32codecs:0
>
>   ('installed', '/', 'media-libs/win32codecs-20071007-r4', 'nomerge')
>   pulled in by
>     ('installed', '/', 'media-libs/realcodecs-11.0.1.1056', 'nomerge')
>     @world
>
>   ('ebuild', '/', 'media-libs/win32codecs-20071007-r4', 'merge')
>   pulled in by
>     ('ebuild', '/', 'media-video/vlc-0.9.6', 'merge')
>     ('ebuild', '/', 'media-video/mplayer-1.0_rc2_p27725-r1', 'merge')
>     @world
>
>
> It may be possible to solve this problem by using package.mask to
> prevent one of those packages from being selected. However, it is also
> possible that conflicting dependencies exist such that they are
> impossible to satisfy simultaneously. If such a conflict exists in the
> dependencies of two different packages, then those packages can not be
> installed simultaneously.
>
> Are they doing some kind of strange reorg or what?  HOw can I fix
> this?
>
> Thanks.
>

All the real stuff has been masked by security issues which is probably
the reason for the blockers. Here is the relevant entry from
package.mask of the profile directory:

# Steve Dibb <beandog@g.o> (5 Nov 2008)
# Mask realplayer, real codecs for security, upstream issues, bug 245662
media-video/realplayer
media-libs/amd64codecs
media-libs/realcodecs

So you may consider not using this packages anyway.

Regards,

Daniel