On Fri, Mar 23 2012, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:44:53 -0400, Allan Gottlieb wrote: > >> I am now unable to update world >> >> Total: 26 packages (20 upgrades, 3 new, 1 in new slot, 2 >> reinstalls, 1 uninstall), Size of downloads: 604,681 kB Conflict: 3 >> blocks >> >> The following keyword changes are necessary to proceed: >> #required by sys-auth/consolekit-0.4.5-r3[acl], required by >> net-misc/networkmanager-0.9.2.0-r5, required by >> net-im/empathy-3.2.2[networkmanager], required by >> gnome-base/gnome-core-apps-3.2.1, required by gnome-base/gnome-3.2.1, >> required by @selected, required by @world (argument) =sys-fs/udev-9999 >> ** > > Mask >=sys-auth/consolekit-0.4.5-r3 > > % cat /etc/portage/package.mask/udev-181 >>=sys-fs/udev-181 >>=sys-auth/consolekit-0.4.5-r3
Thanks. Works fine (emerge in progress). I was too pessimistic and assumed that anything that wanted me to unmaks udev was very bad. I see now that I should have just looked at the complaint itself. thanks again, allan
