Alan McKinnon wrote: > > emerge's block output is worded confusingly, the exact selection of words can > lead you to believe that you have to do B in order to do A, when actually > it's the other way round. this is because the devs block B in A's ebuild and > also block A in B's ebuild, so that no stupid circumstances can arise. Best > way to wrap your head around it is to open each ebuild, read it and compare > it to the console output. Sooner or later a lightbulb will go on in your > head, at least that's how it worked for me and most others I've helped over > the years. > > > >
Amen to the confusing part. It almost always stumps me. I'm glad the unstable portage sort of deals with this itself, so far at least. Dale :-) :-)
