On Friday 16 January 2009 14:22:27 Helmut Jarausch wrote: > On 16 Jan, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > 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 > > It's a bit strange: > > I have the avahi use-flag in /etc/make.conf
OK > equery uses kde-base/kdelibs shows the avahi use-flag I find equery uses to give silly output. It is telling you that the ebuild looks at the avahi USE flag (i.e. it's in IUSE), not that it is actually active for that package. > but eix -e kde-base/kdelibs doesn't. eix gives the output you actually want - it tells you which flags are listed, and is you have selected them or not for the package. Most likely is that you have 'kdelibs -avahi' in package.use Try these: grep -r kdelibs /etc/portage/* grep -r avahi /etc/portage/* to see better what is going on -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
