I just started getting this blocker yesterday (was away for the weekend) [blocks B ] >x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.1-r9999 (">x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.1-r9999" is blocking x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-test-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1)
(the entire output from emerge world is below EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--ask --deep --tree --verbose --with-bdeps=y") I read the news article and was directed to http://www.linuxized.com/p192, which said to add dbus and qt3support to my USE flags. I already had dbus and adding qt3support did not change the result. The std handbook recommendation is to remove qt-dbus, but the news article suggests this one is more complicated. Should I perhaps mask qu-dbus-4.5.2 and if so do I then remove the mask when the rest has installed. This is a stable x86 box. thanks, allan ajglap gottlieb # emerge --newuse --update --with-bdeps=y world * IMPORTANT: 1 news items need reading for repository 'gentoo'. * Use eselect news to read news items. These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order: Calculating dependencies... done! [nomerge ] net-print/hplip-2.8.6b USE="dbus ppds qt3 scanner snmp -cupsddk -doc -fax -minimal -parport -qt4" [ebuild U ] dev-python/imaging-1.1.6-r1 [1.1.6] USE="X scanner tk -doc -examples" 0 kB [nomerge ] gnome-extra/deskbar-applet-2.24.3 USE="-eds -spell -test" [nomerge ] dev-python/gnome-desktop-python-2.24.1 USE="-debug" [nomerge ] dev-python/gnome-python-desktop-base-2.24.1 USE="-debug" [nomerge ] dev-python/pygtk-2.14.1-r1 USE="X -doc -examples" [ebuild U ] dev-python/numpy-1.3.0-r1 [1.3.0] USE="-lapack -test" 0 kB [nomerge ] www-client/epiphany-2.26.3-r1 USE="python -avahi -debug -doc -networkmanager -spell" [nomerge ] dev-python/gnome-python-2.22.3 [nomerge ] dev-python/libgnome-python-2.22.3 USE="-debug -examples" [nomerge ] gnome-base/libgnomeui-2.24.1 USE="-doc" [nomerge ] gnome-base/libgnome-2.24.1 USE="esd -debug -doc" [ebuild U ] gnome-base/gvfs-1.0.3-r13 [1.0.3-r2] USE="gnome hal -archive -avahi -bash-completion -bluetooth -cdda -debug -doc -fuse -gnome-keyring -gphoto2 -samba" 0 kB [nomerge ] x11-libs/qt-test-4.5.1 USE="iconv -debug -pch" [blocks b ] >x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.1-r9999 (">x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.1-r9999" is blocking x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-test-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1) [blocks b ] >x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1-r9999 (">x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1-r9999" is blocking x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-test-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1) [blocks b ] >x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1-r9999 (">x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1-r9999" is blocking x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-test-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1) [blocks b ] >x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.1-r9999 (">x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.1-r9999" is blocking x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-test-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1) [nomerge ] x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1 USE="iconv qt3support sqlite -debug -firebird -mysql -odbc -pch -postgres" [blocks b ] >x11-libs/qt-test-4.5.1-r9999 (">x11-libs/qt-test-4.5.1-r9999" is blocking x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1) [nomerge ] x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1 USE="iconv qt3support sqlite -debug -firebird -mysql -odbc -pch -postgres" [nomerge ] x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.2 [4.5.1] USE="iconv -debug -pch" [blocks b ] <x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.2 ("<x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.2" is blocking x11-libs/qt-test-4.5.2, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.2-r2, x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.2, x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.2, x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.2) [uninstall ] x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1 USE="accessibility -debug -kde -pch -phonon" [blocks b ] <x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.2 ("<x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.2" is blocking x11-libs/qt-test-4.5.2, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.2-r2, x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.2, x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.2, x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.2) [uninstall ] x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1 USE="iconv qt3support sqlite -debug -firebird -mysql -odbc -pch -postgres" [blocks b ] <x11-libs/qt-test-4.5.2 ("<x11-libs/qt-test-4.5.2" is blocking x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.2-r2, x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.2, x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.2, x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.2) [ebuild U ] x11-libs/qt-test-4.5.2 [4.5.1] USE="iconv -debug -pch" 113,297 kB [blocks b ] <x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.2 ("<x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.2" is blocking x11-libs/qt-test-4.5.2, x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.2, x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.2, x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.2) [ebuild U ] x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.2-r2 [4.5.1] USE="accessibility cups dbus glib gtk%* tiff -debug -mng -nas -nis -pch -qt3support* -raster -xinerama (-gtkstyle%*)" 0 kB [blocks b ] <x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.2 ("<x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.2" is blocking x11-libs/qt-test-4.5.2, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.2-r2, x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.2, x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.2) [ebuild U ] x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.2 [4.5.1] USE="-debug -pch" 0 kB [blocks b ] <x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.2 ("<x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.2" is blocking x11-libs/qt-test-4.5.2, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.2-r2, x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.2, x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.2) [ebuild U ] x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.2 [4.5.1] USE="iconv -debug -pch" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.2 [4.5.1] USE="glib iconv ssl -debug -doc -pch -qt3support*" 0 kB [nomerge ] dev-python/PyQt-3.18.1 USE="-debug -doc -examples" [nomerge ] x11-libs/qscintilla-2.4 USE="python qt4 -doc" [nomerge ] dev-python/qscintilla-python-2.4 USE="qt4 -debug" [nomerge ] dev-python/PyQt4-4.5.4-r4 USE="X dbus -assistant -debug -doc -examples -kde -opengl -phonon -sql -svg -webkit -xmlpatterns" [ebuild U ] dev-python/dbus-python-0.83.0-r1 [0.82.4] USE="-doc% -examples% -test" 483 kB [ebuild U ] dev-python/pyrex-0.9.8.5-r1 [0.9.8.5] USE="-examples" 0 kB [nomerge ] x11-apps/xdm-1.1.9 USE="ipv6 pam -debug" [ebuild U ] x11-apps/xinit-1.0.8-r10 [1.0.8-r8] USE="pam -consolekit -debug -minimal" 0 kB [nomerge ] dev-scheme/guile-1.8.5-r1 USE="deprecated emacs networking nls regex threads -debug -debug-freelist -debug-malloc -discouraged -elisp" [ebuild U ] dev-libs/gmp-4.3.1 [4.2.4] USE="-nocxx" 1,838 kB [blocks B ] >x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.1-r9999 (">x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.1-r9999" is blocking x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-test-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1) Total: 12 packages (12 upgrades, 2 uninstalls), Size of downloads: 115,616 kB Conflict: 11 blocks