On Thursday 08 Jan 2015 08:10:14 Raffaele BELARDI wrote:
> Alan McKinnon wrote:
> > On 07/01/2015 16:12, Raffaele BELARDI wrote:
> >> I have a block, I'm not looking for a solution yet, just a correct
> >> interpretation of the error messages:
> >>
> >> [blocks B ] <x11-base/xorg-server-1.16.2-r1
> >> ("<x11-base/xorg-server-1.16.2-r1" is blocking
> >> app-admin/eselect-opengl-1.3.1-r1)
> >>
> >> * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be
> >> * installed at the same time on the same system.
> >>
> >> (x11-base/xorg-server-1.12.4-r2:0/1.12.4::gentoo, installed) pulled in
> >> by
> >>
> >> x11-base/xorg-server[xorg] required by
> >>
> >> (x11-drivers/xf86-video-vesa-2.3.3:0/0::gentoo, installed)
> >>
> >> >=x11-base/xorg-server-1.0.99 required by
> >>
> >> (x11-drivers/xf86-video-vesa-2.3.3:0/0::gentoo, installed)
> >> (snip)
> >>
> >> (app-admin/eselect-opengl-1.3.1-r1:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for
> >>
> >> merge) pulled in by
> >>
> >> >=app-admin/eselect-opengl-1.3.0 required by
> >>
> >> (x11-proto/glproto-1.4.17-r1:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge)
> >>
> >> >=app-admin/eselect-opengl-1.3.0 required by
> >>
> >> (media-libs/mesa-10.3.5-r1:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge)
> >>
> >> >=app-admin/eselect-opengl-1.0.8 required by
> >>
> >> (x11-base/xorg-server-1.12.4-r2:0/1.12.4::gentoo, installed)
> >>
> >> Looks to me the message is wrong. Shouldn't the first line read
> >> ("!<x11-base/xorg-server-1.16.2-r1" is blocking
> >> app-admin/eselect-opengl-1.3.1-r1)? Note the leading '!'
> >
> > No, the ! doesn't mean not there
> >
> >> The ebuild in fact contains:
> >> RDEPEND=">=app-admin/eselect-1.2.4
> >>
> >> !<media-libs/mesa-10.3.4-r1
> >> !=media-libs/mesa-10.3.5
> >> !<x11-proto/glproto-1.4.17-r1
> >> !<x11-base/xorg-server-1.16.2-r1
> >>
> >> ....
> >
> > The last line must be read as the package cannot be installed if
> > xorg-server version <1.16.2-r1 is present. Most deps are expressed as
> > "you must have this", but those 4 are expressed "you must not have this".
> >
> > So the error message is correct, it is saying
> > app-admin/eselect-opengl-1.3.1-r1 cannot be installed as you have a
> > version of xorg-server earlier than 1.16.2-r1 already installed. There
> > is no negation there.
> >
> > Solution: upgrade xorg-server then do everything else.
>
> Ok, that makes sense.
> Unmasking xorg-server is not an option because starting from 1.13 XAA
> support was removed and that makes my ancient video card too slow, I'll
> have to find a different solution.
>
> thanks,
>
> raffaeleI also have an old(ish) maxtor card on a server and the removal of xaa means that it is unable to load a Ubuntu desktop, for example. What is meant to be the solution for these old cards that can't function without xaa? -- Regards, Mick
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