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From: Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>
To: Gentoo Users List <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: [gentoo-user] Emerge multiple-versions-in-same-slot weirdness with X11 libs...
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:46:05
Message-Id: 20071220043701.GA9329@waltdnes.org
1 I just did an "emerge --sync" followed by an ask fetchonly, which I
2 do to avoid unpleasant surprises. Emerge is sending the following
3 message to stderr. I don't like the concept of masking out stuff for an
4 ordinary emerge. Any idea what gives?
5
6 ####################### begin screen capture #######################
7 [m3000][root][~] emerge --ask --update --world --deep --fetchonly>x
8
9 !!! Multiple versions within a single package slot have been
10 !!! pulled into the dependency graph:
11
12 ('installed', '/', 'x11-libs/libXrender-0.9.2', 'nomerge') pulled in by
13 ('installed', '/', 'x11-base/xorg-server-1.3.0.0-r2', 'nomerge')
14
15 ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-libs/libXrender-0.9.4', 'merge') pulled in by
16 ('installed', '/', 'www-client/mozilla-firefox-2.0.0.11', 'nomerge')
17 ('installed', '/', 'x11-libs/libXft-2.1.12', 'nomerge')
18 ('installed', '/', 'x11-libs/libXrandr-1.2.1', 'nomerge')
19 ('installed', '/', 'x11-libs/pango-1.18.3', 'nomerge')
20 ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-libs/libXcursor-1.1.9', 'merge')
21 ('installed', '/', 'x11-libs/cairo-1.4.12', 'nomerge')
22 ('installed', '/', 'x11-libs/gtk+-2.12.1-r2', 'nomerge')
23 ('installed', '/', 'x11-apps/xdpyinfo-1.0.2', 'nomerge')
24 ('installed', '/', 'x11-misc/googleearth-4.2.198.2451', 'nomerge')
25
26 It may be possible to solve this problem by using package.mask to
27 prevent one of those packages from being selected. However, it is also
28 possible that conflicting dependencies exist such that they are
29 impossible to satisfy simultaneously. If such a conflict exists in the
30 dependencies of two different packages, then those packages can not be
31 installed simultaneously.
32
33 For more information, see MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page
34 or refer to the Gentoo Handbook.
35 ######################## end screen capture ########################
36
37
38 --
39 Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>
40 I'm not repeating myself
41 I'm an X Window user... I'm an ex-Windows-user
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43 gentoo-user@g.o mailing list

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Re: [gentoo-user] Emerge multiple-versions-in-same-slot weirdness with X11 libs... Dale <dalek1967@×××××××××.net>