Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Cc: Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@×××××.com>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Slot war on my system
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2012 18:08:43
Message-Id: 2088179.zcE7GY6GCz@energy
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Slot war on my system by Michael Sullivan
1 Am Sonntag, 3. Juni 2012, 12:51:37 schrieb Michael Sullivan:
2 > On 06/03/12 11:28, Alan McKinnon wrote:
3 > > But his emerge wants to install qt-4.8.1, added to the tree 29 Mar
4 > > 2012 and 4.8.1-r1 went stable 20 May 2012. So while I agree he should
5 > > sync a tad more often, I don't think that is his real problem.
6 > >
7 > > More likely he has Qt packages in world that are now dropped, or not
8 > > updated to 4.8.1. As well as bluedevil stuff in there as well.
9 > >
10 > > It's looking more and more like the OP uses plain emerge to install
11 > > libs and such things, instead of the much better (by keeping them out
12 > > of world) "emerge -1"
13 >
14 > I try to keep my world file clean. I use -1 whenever merging anything I
15 > don't actually want. I don't want bluedevil (or any of that wireless
16 > crap), but a few years ago the system started requiring bluez and I
17 > couldn't get out of it. I do not ever plan to use wireless on this box...
18
19 you know - cleaning up useflags helps. Keeping local overlays clean too. And
20 keeping portage-tree current.
21
22 You seem to have done neither.
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