On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:14:10 +0800 Zhang Weiwu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I was told virtual/jre-1.6, a package that I do /not/ have installed, > is blocking another package. > > How do I manage to install dev-java/jdictrayapi? Thanks for hints in > advance! > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo emerge -av dev-java/jdictrayapi > > These are the packages that would be merged, in order: > > Calculating dependencies waiting for lock > on /var/db/.pkg.portage_lockfile ... > done! [ebuild NS ] dev-lang/python-2.5.2-r8 USE="berkdb gdbm ipv6 > ncurses readline ssl threads -bootstrap -build -doc -examples -sqlite > -tk -ucs2 -wininst" 9,606 kB [ebuild N ] virtual/jre-1.6.0 0 kB > [ebuild U ] dev-java/javatoolkit-0.3.0-r2 [0.2.0-r1] 17 kB > [ebuild N ] dev-java/jdictrayapi-0.9.1-r3 USE="-doc -examples > -source" 925 kB [blocks B ] =virtual/jre-1.6* (is blocking > dev-java/jdictrayapi-0.9.1-r3) > > Total: 4 packages (1 upgrade, 2 new, 1 in new slot, 1 block), Size of > downloads: 10,547 kB > > !!! Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be > installed !!! at the same time on the same system. > > 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 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo emerge --unmerge virtual/jre > > --- Couldn't find 'virtual/jre' to unmerge. > > >>> No packages selected for removal by unmerge Try masking virtual/jre-1.6 Also, it might be worth checking if the jdictrayapi has be included in the Java 6 jdk, which would account for the block. Rob.
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