I installed the kde meta-packages because I didn't want to be burdened with stuff I didn't need. Unfortunately, I had to add these packages to /etc/portage/packages.keywords in order to get them to install and everything was fine for about 2days. And then this happened:
# emerge --pretend --update --deep world These are the packages that I would merge, in order: Calculating world dependencies ...done! [blocks B ] =kde-base/konsole-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/ksmserver-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/khelpcenter-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kmenuedit-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kicker-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kcontrol-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/ksysguard-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/nsplugins-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kdebase-data-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/klipper-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/ksplashml-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kdm-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kwin-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kcheckpass-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/konqueror-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kdebase-kioslaves-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kate-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kfind-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kdebase-startkde-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/khotkeys-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kdesktop-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kpersonalizer-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kxkb-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kcminit-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kdesu-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kdialog-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kstart-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/libkonq-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kreadconfig-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2) [ebuild U ] sys-devel/binutils-config-1.8-r7 [1.8-r6] [ebuild U ] sys-apps/man-pages-2.28 [2.20] [ebuild U ] sys-apps/baselayout-1.11.14-r7 [1.11.14-r6] [ebuild U ] x11-libs/cairo-1.0.4 [1.0.2] [ebuild U ] kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.2-r2 [3.5.2] [ebuild U ] net-fs/samba-3.0.22 [3.0.21b] [ebuild U ] sys-apps/busybox-1.1.0 [1.00-r4] [ebuild U ] app-arch/tar-1.15.1-r1 [1.15.1] [ebuild U ] media-video/lsdvd-0.16 [0.15] [ebuild U ] sys-apps/hdparm-6.3 [5.9] [ebuild U ] sys-apps/kbd-1.12-r6 [1.12-r5] [ebuild NS ] media-libs/gstreamer-0.10.4 [ebuild U ] dev-libs/liboil-0.3.8 [0.3.6] [ebuild N ] media-libs/gst-plugins-base-0.10.4-r1 [ebuild NS ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-alsa-0.10.4 [ebuild N ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-xvideo-0.10.4-r1 [ebuild N ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-x-0.10.4 [ebuild N ] media-libs/libmp4v2-1.4.1 [ebuild N ] dev-ruby/ruby-config-0.3.1 [ebuild N ] dev-lang/ruby-1.8.4-r1 [ebuild N ] media-libs/libgpod-0.3.0 [ebuild N ] media-libs/faad2-2.0-r3 [ebuild U ] media-sound/amarok-1.4_beta3 [1.3.9] [ebuild U ] kde-base/kwin-3.5.2-r1 [3.5.2] [ebuild U ] kde-base/ksysguard-3.5.2-r1 [3.5.2] [ebuild U ] app-text/poppler-0.5.1-r1 [0.5.1] [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdebase-3.5.2 [ebuild U ] app-text/poppler-bindings-0.5.1-r1 [0.5.1] [ebuild U ] sys-process/psmisc-22.1 [21.9] [ebuild U ] kde-base/konq-plugins-3.5.2-r1 [3.5.2] [ebuild U ] media-sound/sox-12.17.9 [12.17.7-r1] Can someone explain what's going on? -- We understand that you can't transform people who don't have internal drive and desire to create. But we also know it doesn't work to urge people to think outside the box without giving them the tools to climb out. - Laurie Dunnavant -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list