Re: [gentoo-user] vwmare-player block
On 12:40 Thu 13 Nov , Nicolas Sebrecht wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 09:14:44AM +, Neil Bothwick wrote: > > > Some of the testing ebuilds require a > > later portage > > Why ? > > I'm running a mixed system here with sys-apps/portage-2.1.4.4 without > any problem¹. What kind of changes in ebuilds explains the use of portage > v2.2 ? Is there a caution somewhere ? Yes, the caution will appear for a package that needs EAPI2. For example, latest ebuild of smplayer(IIRC) and KDE-4 need it. > I don't really like the idea of running a testing portage version on > some systems. Well, if you run a mixed system it should not be much trouble. Works fine here, have been using it for a couple of weeks. Also, the automatic block handling feature of the testing vesion is worth trying. -- Regards, Michael Moore About *NIX: If its not fun, why do it?
Re: [gentoo-user] vwmare-player block
On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:40:29 +0100, Nicolas Sebrecht wrote: > > Some of the testing ebuilds require a > > later portage > > Why ? Because some of them require a later EAPI than portage 2.1 provides. You'll be told if you try to install such a package. -- Neil Bothwick Asking whether machines can think is like asking whether submarines can swim. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] vwmare-player block
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 09:14:44AM +, Neil Bothwick wrote: > Some of the testing ebuilds require a > later portage Why ? I'm running a mixed system here with sys-apps/portage-2.1.4.4 without any problem¹. What kind of changes in ebuilds explains the use of portage v2.2 ? Is there a caution somewhere ? I don't really like the idea of running a testing portage version on some systems. 1. Not synced for one months (checked with the timestamp marked in 'grep -i sync /var/log/emerge.log |tail') -- Nicolas Sebrecht
Re: [gentoo-user] vwmare-player block
On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:13:23 +0200, Dirk Uys wrote: > ps. Will it be ok if I upgrade portage to an unstable version while It's not unstable, it's testing. > running a stable portage tree? There's no such thing. There is one portage tree with different ARCH settings for individual ebuilds. Some of the testing ebuilds require a later portage,so once you start running a mixed system, you may have to switch to portage 2.2, or paludis. -- Neil Bothwick "Bother," said Pooh, more from force of habit than anything else. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] vwmare-player block
Dirk Uys wrote: > On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 10:01 AM, Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Each vmware package depends on a specific modules version. In order to >> update vmware-player, you must first update vmware-modules,but that >> version is blocked by the existing player. There are two alternatives >> >> Unmerge vmware-player then reemerge it. >> Upgrade to the latest portage, which handles these blocks for you. >> >> -- >> Neil Bothwick >> > > > ps. Will it be ok if I upgrade portage to an unstable version while > running a stable portage tree? > > Regards > Dirk > > > Yep. Dale :-)
Re: [gentoo-user] vwmare-player block
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 10:01 AM, Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Each vmware package depends on a specific modules version. In order to > update vmware-player, you must first update vmware-modules,but that > version is blocked by the existing player. There are two alternatives > > Unmerge vmware-player then reemerge it. > Upgrade to the latest portage, which handles these blocks for you. > > -- > Neil Bothwick Thanks, problem fixed. ps. Will it be ok if I upgrade portage to an unstable version while running a stable portage tree? Regards Dirk
Re: [gentoo-user] vwmare-player block
On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:38:05 +0200, Dirk Uys wrote: > I'm running a stable gentoo installation and getting a block on > vmware-player: [ebuild U ] app-emulation/vmware-player-2.5.0.118166 > [2.0.5.109488] 61,559 kB > [ebuild N] app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.23 478 kB > [blocks B ] >=app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.23 (is blocking > app-emulation/vmware-player-2.0.5.109488) > > I have the following in /etc/package.keyworkds/vmware-player > > > app-emulation/vmware-player ~amd64 > app-emulation/vmware-modules ~amd64 > dev-cpp/libsexymm ~amd64 > x11-libs/libview ~amd64 > > > Is this just a consequence of mixing stable and unstable, or is there > a way I can get around this? Each vmware package depends on a specific modules version. In order to update vmware-player, you must first update vmware-modules,but that version is blocked by the existing player. There are two alternatives Unmerge vmware-player then reemerge it. Upgrade to the latest portage, which handles these blocks for you. -- Neil Bothwick BBS: (n.) a system for connecting computers and exchanging gossip, facts, and uninformed speculation under false names. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
[gentoo-user] vwmare-player block
Hi I'm running a stable gentoo installation and getting a block on vmware-player: [ebuild U ] app-emulation/vmware-player-2.5.0.118166 [2.0.5.109488] 61,559 kB [ebuild N] app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.23 478 kB [blocks B ] >=app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.23 (is blocking app-emulation/vmware-player-2.0.5.109488) I have the following in /etc/package.keyworkds/vmware-player app-emulation/vmware-player ~amd64 app-emulation/vmware-modules ~amd64 dev-cpp/libsexymm ~amd64 x11-libs/libview ~amd64 Is this just a consequence of mixing stable and unstable, or is there a way I can get around this? Regards Dirk
