Massimiliano Ziccardi wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> Sorry to bother you again : it was a long time!
>
> I've again one problem I'm not sure I can easily solve...
>
> Today, I did:
>
> emerge -upD --newuse world
>
> but I got an error:
>
> These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order:
>
> Calculating dependencies .... done!
> [ebuild R ] media-libs/swfdec-0.8.4 USE="ffmpeg*"
> [ebuild R ] app-cdr/k3b-1.68.0_alpha3 USE="ffmpeg*"
> [ebuild U ] www-client/mozilla-firefox-3.5.4 [3.0.14] USE="alsa%*
> -sqlite%" LINGUAS="-as% -bn_BD% -es_CL% -es_MX% -fa% -hr% -kk% -ml%
> -or% -rm% -ta% -ta_LK% -vi%"
> [ebuild R ] media-video/vlc-1.0.2 USE="ffmpeg*"
> [nomerge ] sys-apps/hal-0.5.13-r2 [0.5.12_rc1-r8]
> [ebuild U ] app-misc/hal-info-20090716 [20090414]
> [ebuild U ] sys-apps/busybox-1.14.2 [1.13.2]
> [ebuild U ] sys-apps/hal-0.5.13-r2 [0.5.12_rc1-r8]
> [nomerge ] media-video/vlc-1.0.2 USE="ffmpeg*"
> [ebuild U ] net-libs/xulrunner-1.9.1.4 [1.9.0.14] USE="alsa%*
> python%* -debug% -sqlite%"
> [nomerge ] media-libs/swfdec-0.8.4 USE="ffmpeg*"
> [ebuild N ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-ffmpeg-0.10.7
> [ebuild U ] sys-fs/udev-146-r1 [141] USE="-devfs-compat% -extras%"
> [nomerge ] kde-base/kdm-4.3.1-r2
> [nomerge ] x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.3
> [nomerge ] x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.3
> [ebuild U ] dev-db/mysql-5.0.84-r1 [5.0.70-r1] USE="-community%
> -profiling%"
> [blocks B ] sys-fs/device-mapper ("sys-fs/device-mapper" is
> blocking sys-fs/udev-146-r1)
>
> * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be
> * installed at the same time on the same system.
>
> ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-fs/udev-146-r1', 'merge') pulled in by
> >=sys-fs/udev-117 required by ('ebuild', '/',
> 'sys-apps/hal-0.5.13-r2', 'merge')
> sys-fs/udev required by ('installed', '/',
> 'sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.30-r8', 'nomerge')
> >=sys-fs/udev-124 required by ('installed', '/',
> 'sys-fs/cryptsetup-1.0.6-r2', 'nomerge')
> (and 2 more)
>
> ('installed', '/', 'sys-fs/device-mapper-1.02.24-r1', 'nomerge') pulled in
> by
> >=sys-fs/device-mapper-1.00.07-r1 required by ('installed', '/',
> 'sys-fs/cryptsetup-1.0.6-r2', 'nomerge')
>
>
> Have you an idea about how to solve this?
> Should I unmask a new version of 'device-mapper'?
>
> My package.keywords and package.unmask are empty.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Massimiliano
>
>
>
I am running into the same thing. I'm updating everything else then
going to tackle this. In theory, you have to unmerge device-mapper then
let it update. Something like:
emerge -C device-mapper && emerge -uvDN world
That's my plan at least. Unless someone else posts a better one.
Dale
:-) :-)
