Re: [gentoo-user] Masked by unknown ?

[Neil Bothwick]

On Tue, 26 Sep 2017 18:31:59 +0200, tuxic@××××××.de wrote:

> while updateing I got this:
>
>     These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order:
>
>     Calculating dependencies... done!
>
>     Total: 0 packages, Size of downloads: 0 KiB
>
>     !!! The following update has been skipped due to unsatisfied
> dependencies:
>
>     dev-libs/boost:0
>
>     selected: (dev-libs/boost-1.63.0:0/1.63.0::gentoo, installed)
>     skipped: (dev-libs/boost-1.65.0:0/1.65.0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled
> for merge) (see unsatisfied dependency below)
>
>     !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "=dev-util/boost-build-1.65*"
> have been masked. !!! One of the following masked packages is required
> to complete your request:
>     - dev-util/boost-build-1.65.0::gentoo (masked by: )
>
>     (dependency required by "dev-libs/boost-1.65.0::gentoo" [ebuild])
>     For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge
>     man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook.
>
> I would interpret this as follows:
> emerge would like to upgrade to dev-libs/boost-1.65.0:0/1.65.0 and
> needs =dev-util/boost-build-1.65* for that, of which in turn emerge
> thinks, it has been (cite) "masked by:  ".
>
> Since ":" is to less of a text to mask a whole package it must be the
> "      " after that ... :)
>
> Seriously...as root I did
>
> /etc>grep -r boost-build
> [1]    26987 exit 1     egrep --color -r boost-build
> /etc>
>
> ...and as emerge before...I did not find anything.
>
> What is masking boost-build ?
> Where can I search else?
>
> Thanks a lot in advance for unmasking this riddle !

This seems to happen on every boost update and "emerge -1a boost-build
boost" updates both with no problems.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

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