Re: [gentoo-user] REQUIRED_USE on dev-db/mariadb-10.0 confuses me

[Bob Wya]

Mick,

In these instances I find it easier to look directly at the ebuild file for
the package I'm installing... Sadly this highlights the fact that the
output from Portage is remarkably obtuse...


On 25 January 2015 at 20:56, Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote:

> On Sunday 25 Jan 2015 19:41:58 Neil Bothwick wrote:
> > On Sun, 25 Jan 2015 19:17:00 +0000, Mick wrote:
> > > Calculating dependencies... done!
> > >
> > >   The following REQUIRED_USE flag constraints are unsatisfied:
> > >     xml? ( extraengine )
> > >
> > > Can you please remind me what the above message means?  What is the
> > > meaning of the question mark after xml?  I remember this has been
> > > answered before (at least by Alan) but I can't seem to find the thread
> > > just now.
> >
> > The question mark is a test, what this means is
> >
> > if USE contains "xml":
> >       USE most also contain extraengone
> >
> > Add extraengine to package.use and all should be well. At least until the
> > next time emerge decides to puke all over your terminal in an attempt to
> > hide the cause of the error :(
>
> Thanks Neil, I clearly failed the test.  :p
>
> I had added extraengine to package.use and the message went away, but
> couldn't
> understand why xml *needs* extraengine.  So, I stopped and asked here, in
> case
> I emerge things I don't really need.
> --
> Regards,
> Mick
>



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All the best,
Robert