On Sun, 14 Sep 2014 09:32:40 +0200 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > Gevisz <gev...@gmail.com> [14-09-14 09:28]: > > I have just installed unix2dos utility > > (never had a need to use it before) and > > just after that tried to install dos2unix > > but the installation of dos2unix failed > > complaining on the fact that > > > > "app-text/unix2dos" is blocking app-text/dos2unix-6.0.5 > > > > I find it very strange as I think that if someone > > needs unix2dos utility he usually also needs dos2unix > > utility, especially taking into account that unix2dos > > by default overwrites its input file. > > > > This is the output from the emerge command: > > > > # emerge --ask dos2unix > > > > These are the packages that would be merged, in order: > > > > Calculating dependencies... done! > > [ebuild N ] app-text/dos2unix-6.0.5 USE="nls -debug" > > [blocks B ] app-text/unix2dos ("app-text/unix2dos" is blocking > > app-text/dos2unix-6.0.5) > > [blocks B ] >=app-text/dos2unix-5 (">=app-text/dos2unix-5" is > > blocking app-text/unix2dos-2.2-r1) > > > > * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be > > * installed at the same time on the same system. > > > > (app-text/dos2unix-6.0.5::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) > > pulled in by dos2unix > > > > (app-text/unix2dos-2.2-r1::gentoo, installed) pulled in by > > app-text/unix2dos required by @selected > > > > > > For more information about Blocked Packages, please refer to the > > following section of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook (architecture is > > irrelevant): > > > > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#blocked > > > > Any thought? > > > > A shot in the dark: > * app-text/dos2unix > Available versions: 6.0.3 6.0.5 ~6.0.6 ~7.0 {debug nls test} > Homepage: > http://www.xs4all.nl/~waterlan/dos2unix.html > http://sourceforge.net/projects/dos2unix/ Description: > Convert DOS or MAC text files to UNIX format or vice versa > > * app-text/unix2dos > Available versions: 2.2-r1 > Homepage: http://www.xs4all.nl/~waterlan/dos2unix.html > Description: UNIX to DOS text file format converter > > Since dos2unix does both ways - remove unix2dos and you should be > fine...
Thank you. > Best regards, > mcc > > >