On Friday 16 January 2009 13:49:04 Helmut Jarausch wrote: > Hi, > > I'm still struggling with the logic of dependencies in ebuild files > e.g. > > kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r2.ebuild contains the line > !avahi? ( !bindist? ( net-misc/mDNSResponder !kde-misc/kdnssd-avahi ) ) > > This causes a dependency loop since I do have 'avahi' installed > which blocks net-misc/mDNSResponder but other packages need avahi.
It may be installed, but is it in your USE? The output of eix -e kdelibs would be useful here > > Why does kdelibs-3.5.10-r2 try to pull in net-misc/mDNSResponder > > This is with portage-2.2_rc22 . > > Many thanks for a hint, > Helmut. -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
