Howdy, I have some preserved libs that just don't want to go away. I've ran emerge @preserved-rebuild several times to no avail. I think the problem is with portage not recognizing that one of the libraries is symbolically linked to the other. Here they are:
!! existing preserved libs: >>> package: kde-base/libplasma-4.1.2 * - /usr/lib/libplasma.so.2 * - /usr/lib/libplasma.so.2.0.0 * used by /usr/kde/4.1/bin/krunner (kde-base/krunner-4.1.2) * used by /usr/kde/4.1/bin/ksmserver (kde-base/ksmserver-4.1.2) * used by /usr/kde/4.1/bin/ksysguard (kde-base/ksysguard-4.1.2) * used by 82 other files >>> package: kde-base/libkcompactdisc-4.1.2 * - /usr/lib/libkcompactdisc.so.4 * - /usr/lib/libkcompactdisc.so.4.1.0 * used by /usr/kde/4.1/bin/amarok (media-sound/amarok-1.90-r1) * used by /usr/kde/4.1/bin/kscd (kde-base/kscd-4.1.2) * used by /usr/kde/4.1/lib/kde4/amarok_containment_context.so (media-sound/amarok-1.90-r1) * used by 28 other files >>> package: kde-base/libkonq-4.1.2 * - /usr/lib/libkonq.so.5 * - /usr/lib/libkonq.so.5.1.0 * used by /usr/kde/4.1/bin/dolphin (kde-base/dolphin-4.1.2) * used by /usr/kde/4.1/bin/keditbookmarks (kde-base/keditbookmarks-4.1.2) * used by /usr/kde/4.1/bin/konqueror (kde-base/konqueror-4.1.2) * used by 15 other files >>> package: kde-base/libkworkspace-4.1.2 * - /usr/lib/libkworkspace.so.4 * - /usr/lib/libkworkspace.so.4.1.0 * used by /usr/kde/4.1/bin/khotkeys (kde-base/khotkeys-4.1.2) * used by /usr/kde/4.1/bin/krunner (kde-base/krunner-4.1.2) * used by /usr/kde/4.1/bin/ksmserver (kde-base/ksmserver-4.1.2) * used by 15 other files Use emerge @preserved-rebuild to rebuild packages using these libraries # ls -l /usr/lib/libplasma* lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 2008-10-20 01:58 /usr/lib/libplasma.so.2 -> libplasma.so.2.0.0 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1563820 2008-10-11 09:39 /usr/lib/libplasma.so.2.0.0 # ls -l /usr/lib/libkcompactdisc.* lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 2008-10-20 01:24 /usr/lib/libkcompactdisc.so.4 -> libkcompactdisc.so.4.1.0 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 100740 2008-10-11 09:15 /usr/lib/libkcompactdisc.so.4.1.0 # ls -l /usr/lib/libkonq.* lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 2008-10-20 01:21 /usr/lib/libkonq.so.5 -> libkonq.so.5.1.0 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 195888 2008-10-11 09:14 /usr/lib/libkonq.so.5.1.0 # ls -l /usr/lib/libkworkspace.* lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 2008-10-20 01:21 /usr/lib/libkworkspace.so.4 -> libkworkspace.so.4.1.0 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 71620 2008-10-11 09:13 /usr/lib/libkworkspace.so.4.1.0 Any ideas on how to clean this up? TIA, Roy