On Monday 28 March 2005 13:45, Harry Putnam wrote:
> 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.
IMHO Right interpretation, wrong conclusion.
Portage is just telling you that it can't upgrade xorg, you have to
unmerge it at first.
man quickpkg
Do a backup of xorg-x11-6.8.0-r4, unmerge it (now the "circle" is
broken) and then go forward.
Ciao
Francesco
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