On Friday 04 September 2009 13:47:51 Cinder Cinder wrote: > Wow! I made it! I'm in! Just installed my first Gentoo (Phew!). Its cool! > I'm up to part 2 of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook "Working With Gentoo" and > I've managed to install a few things, namely vim, links, and xorg-server > (As per the Xorg server Configuration Guide) in addition the some essential > tools mentioned in the Handbook. I tried to install xfce4-meta (Xfce > Configuration Guide) > > code: > # emerge -avt xfce4-meta > > ... and was informed that I need to add +jpeg to my USE flags. So I did > (minus the plus sign:) Then emerge said some packages are blocking each > other. I tried unmerging the blocking packages as per the Handbook. but > they don't seem to be installed yet, so that seems to rule out updating > them. The Handbook says if two yet to be installed packages are blocking > each other I should file a bug report. I don't understand bug reporting > yet. I tried updating the system. > > Code: > # emerge --update --deep world > > ... but I get the same meassage. Can anyone help? Heres my /etc/make.conf >
<snipped configuration files> Can you paste the exact output you get when you run: # emerge -va --update --deep world the "-va" will make the output verbose and will ask for confirmation if all dependencies can be resolved correctly. (might be usefull to always use that to double check what you are installing) -- Joost
