This is happening because kde 3.5.10 doesn't have monolithic ebuilds (each kde app has each own ebuild instead). You'll have to remove the old monolithic kde to be able to install the new one :)
On Sunday, June 7, 2009, John P. Burkett <burk...@uri.edu> wrote: > Today on an amd64 machine I did > emerge -D -uav world > and got a response including the following lines: > > [blocks B ] kde-base/kdenetwork ("kde-base/kdenetwork" is blocking > kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) > [blocks B ] kde-base/kde ("kde-base/kde" is blocking > kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) > [blocks B ] kde-base/kdetoys ("kde-base/kdetoys" is blocking > kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) > [blocks B ] kde-base/kdeaccessibility ("kde-base/kdeaccessibility" > is blocking kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) > [blocks B ] kde-base/kdeartwork ("kde-base/kdeartwork" is blocking > kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) > [blocks B ] kde-base/kdepim ("kde-base/kdepim" is blocking > kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) > [blocks B ] kde-base/kdemultimedia ("kde-base/kdemultimedia" is > blocking kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) > [blocks B ] kde-base/kdeadmin ("kde-base/kdeadmin" is blocking > kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) > [blocks B ] kde-base/kdebase ("kde-base/kdebase" is blocking > kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) > [blocks B ] kde-base/kdeedu ("kde-base/kdeedu" is blocking > kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) > [blocks B ] kde-base/kdegraphics ("kde-base/kdegraphics" is blocking > kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) > [blocks B ] kde-base/kdewebdev ("kde-base/kdewebdev" is blocking > kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) > [blocks B ] kde-base/kdegames ("kde-base/kdegames" is blocking > kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) > [blocks B ] kde-base/kdeaddons ("kde-base/kdeaddons" is blocking > kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) > [blocks B ] kde-base/kdeutils ("kde-base/kdeutils" is blocking > kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) > > Total: 18 packages (16 upgrades, 2 new), Size of downloads: 177,324 kB > Conflict: 26 blocks (15 unsatisfied) > Portage tree and overlays: > [0] /usr/portage > [?] indicates that the source repository could not be determined > > * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be > * installed at the same time on the same system. > > ('installed', '/', 'kde-base/kde-3.5.9', 'nomerge') pulled in by > kde-base/kde required by world > > ('installed', '/', 'kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4', 'nomerge') pulled in by > ~kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9 required by ('installed', '/', > 'kde-base/kdeadmin-3.5.9', 'nomerge') > ~kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9 required by ('installed', '/', > 'kde-base/kdegames-3.5.9', 'nomerge') > ~kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9 required by ('installed', '/', > 'kde-base/kdeartwork-3.5.9', 'nomerge') > (and 7 more) > > ('ebuild', '/', 'kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6', 'merge') pulled in by > =kde-base/kdelibs-3.5* required by ('installed', '/', > 'media-sound/amarok-1.4.10-r2', 'nomerge') > =kde-base/kdelibs-3.5* required by ('installed', '/', > 'media-video/kmplayer-0.10.0c', 'nomerge') > kde-base/kdelibs required by world > (and 2 more) > > I would be grateful for suggestions about how to resolve this blockage. > > -John > > -- > John P. Burkett > Department of Economics > University of Rhode Island > Kingston, RI 02881-0808 > USA > > > -- -- Alex Alexander || wired Gentoo QT && KDE Herd Tester http://www.linuxized.com