On Fri, Oct 14, 2005 at 07:09:05PM -0400, C. Beamer wrote > Hi, > > I've had Gentoo installed on my main computer for about a month now and > want to update world. > > When I did 'emerge --pretend --update --deep world' I got told that a > package that I had installed was blocking another package. I want to > update but omit the blocked package from the update, which incidentally > is not installed on my system. > > I looked in the Gentoo documentation which told me that I had 2 options > - to omit the blocked package or remove the blocked package. Since the > blocked package is not installed on my system, my only option is to > omit, but I couldn't find how to omit it in the documentation. Nor, > could I figure out from the man page how to do it.
Please post a copy of what you get when you run... emerge --pretend --update --deep --world It'll help us better understand what your exact problem is. In general, if you're asking about *ANY* Gentoo problem, it helps to have the error listing as part of your post. -- Walter Dnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An infinite number of monkeys pounding away on keyboards will eventually produce a report showing that Windows is more secure, and has a lower TCO, than linux. -- [email protected] mailing list
