Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> [blocks B ] <x11-base/xorg-x11-6.8.0-r4 (is blocking >> x11-base/opengl-update-2.1.1-r1) > > > Hey Harry, what command are you running when you get that message?
emerge -v -update -p world The message appears at the top of output > > What version of xorg-x11 do you have at present? qpgk -vv -I shows: xorg-x11-6.8.0-r1 > It seems the answer may be this: Simply emerge xorg-x11-6.8.0-r4 without > the update flag, ie emerge xorg-x11 should do it. Then do the update > thing. Ha.. well that sounds simple enough.. I had hoped there was an easier way than uninstalling etc. ... Thanks. I'm trying that now.. [ trys it ] Its not going to work this particular time doe to the blocking thing mentioned above: root # emerge -v -p xorg-x11 These are the packages that I would merge, in order: Calculating dependencies ...done! [blocks B ] <x11-base/xorg-x11-6.8.0-r4 (is blocking x11-base/opengl-update-2.1.1-r1) [ebuild U ] media-libs/freetype-2.1.9-r1 [2.1.5-r1] -bindist -debug -doc +zlib 969 kB [ebuild N ] x11-base/opengl-update-2.1.1-r1 37 kB [ebuild U ] x11-base/xorg-x11-6.8.2-r1 [6.8.0-r1] -3dfx -3dnow +bitmap-fonts -cjk -debug -dlloader -dmx -doc +font-server* -hardened -insecure-drivers +ipv6* -minimal -mmx +nls +opengl +pam -sdk -sse -static +truetype-fonts* +type1-fonts* (-uclibc) -xprint* +xv 43,487 kB I'm not sure I'm reading the output right. It appears to be saying: x11-base/xorg-x11..r4 is preventing the install of x11-base/opengl-update.. which is required for installing xorg-x11.. Of something equally circular ... it apparently leaves no way to get out of the dependancy circle. -- [email protected] mailing list
