On 25/09/2007, Dan Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 25/09/2007, Noel Goodman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey guys, > > The gentoo is a fresh install from the LiveCd 2007.0 > > > > I've been following the wiki sequentially so far and I'm at the point where > > I have the install the perl modules. > > The following step is where the error occurs: > > _________________________________________________ > > localhost ~ # emerge aspell-en > > Calculating dependencies... done! > > > > !!! Error: the =app-dicts/aspell-en-0.5* package conflicts with another > > package; > > !!! the two packages cannot be installed on the same system together. > > !!! Please use 'emerge --pretend' to determine blockers. > > > > For more information about Blocked Packages, please refer to the following > > section of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook (architecture is irrelevant): > > > > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#blocked > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Then I decided to see what the bloackage was: > > _____________________________________________________ > > localhost ~ # emerge --pretend aspell-en > > > > These are the packages that would be merged, in order: > > > > Calculating dependencies... done! > > [ebuild U ] app-dicts/aspell-en-6.0.0 [0.51.1] > > [ebuild U ] app-text/aspell-0.60.5 [0.50.5-r4] USE="nls%* -examples%" > > [blocks B ] =app-dicts/aspell-en-0.5* (is blocking > > app-text/aspell-0.60.5) > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Do I need to handle this problem now or can I skip it for the time being? If > > I can continue my installation, can I randomly install the remaining > > components or does it have to be done sequentially? Are spidermonkey and > > opensrf dependent on the perl modules ? > > > > Thanks. > > Noel > > > > Ah, this is a standard problem to encounter when you're updating from > 2007.0 to a recently synced repository. I think this would affect > anyone doing an emerge --deep --update world, actually. > > Remove the aspell package, install the aspell-en package, and you'll be fine. > > I'll add a note that you might run into this problem, and how to work > around it, in the wiki. Thanks! > > -- > Dan Scott > Laurentian University >
Err, uh, remove the _aspell-en_ package, then install the new aspell-en package, and you'll be fine. Like so: # emerge --unmerge aspell-en # emerge aspell-en Kind of a silly dance, but it's Gentoo - it happens :) -- Dan Scott Laurentian University
