On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 12:33 PM, Rafael Barrera Oro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello people, i tried to install kde-meta-4.1.2 and i ran across a few > problems. The thing is that some packages are blocking packages required for > the installation > > The following is output of portage when displaying the blocking packages > > [uninstall ] app-crypt/qca-1.0-r2 [?] > [blocks b ] <app-crypt/qca-1.0-r3 ("<app-crypt/qca-1.0-r3" is blocking > app-crypt/qca-2.0.1-r1) > [blocks B ] <=x11-libs/qt-4.4.0_alpha:4 ("<=x11-libs/qt-4.4.0_alpha:4" > is blocking x11-libs/qt-script-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.4.2, > x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4.2, > x11-libs/qt-svg-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-test-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-core-4.4.2, > x11-libs/qt-webkit-4.4.2, x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.4.2) > [blocks B ] <sys-fs/udev-114 ("<sys-fs/udev-114" is blocking > media-gfx/sane-backends-1.0.19-r2, media-libs/libgphoto2-2.4.2)
> My usual solution for problems of this kind is to mercilessly unmerge any > packages that stand in my way, but, considering we are talking about > packages like qt and udev, i must admit i do not dare to follow my usual > strategy. AFAIK, only KDE4 uses Qt 4. Unmerge x11-libs/qt:4 and emerge the split qt. Unless you don't have qt installed, then something's weird. Can you post the output of eix x11-libs/qt -c ? As long as you don't use USB or any hotplug devices, you can unmerge and remerge udev at will. > I guess the paths i can follow are masking some packages or unmerging some > packages, being confronted by such a decision and unsure of what i should > do, i decided to seek your advice. Make backups, then do what you usually do. -- Andrey Vul A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?