Apparently, though unproven, at 05:03 on Friday 06 May 2011, Kfir Lavi did opine thusly:
> Hi, > emerge -vpt -e system > ... > [nomerge ] sys-apps/shadow-4.1.4.3 USE="cracklib nls pam -audit > (-selinux) -skey" You used --tree That line is probably part of some other packages dep graph. Look lower down, the correct line is somewhere else in the list > ... > > The problem is that there is no shadow in my system. > emerge -pvt sys-apps/shadow > ... > [ebuild N ] sys-apps/shadow-4.1.4.3 USE="cracklib nls pam -audit > (-selinux) -skey" 0 kB > [ebuild N ] virtual/pam-0 0 kB > [ebuild N ] sys-auth/pambase-20101024 USE="cracklib sha512 > -consolekit -debug -gnome-keyring -minimal -mktemp -pam_krb5 -pam_ssh > -passwdqc (-selinux)" 0 kB > [ebuild N ] sys-libs/pam-1.1.3 USE="berkdb cracklib nls -audit > -debug (-selinux) -test -vim-syntax" 0 kB > ... > > So why shadow will not install when running 'emerge -e system' (same is for > world)? > > Thanks, > Kfir -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
