On Dienstag 11 Mai 2010, Paul Stear wrote: > Hi, > Is it possible to emerge amarok 2.3.0.90 without reducing mysql from 5.1.46 > to 5.0.90-r2 with all the problems that would cause. > equery d mysql shows:- > * These packages depend on mysql: > dev-db/mysql-5.1.46 (=virtual/mysql-5.1) > dev-libs/apr-util-1.3.9 (mysql ? =virtual/mysql-5*) > dev-libs/cyrus-sasl-2.1.23-r1 (mysql ? virtual/mysql) > dev-libs/redland-1.0.10-r2 (mysql ? virtual/mysql) > dev-perl/DBD-mysql-4.01.4 (virtual/mysql) > virtual/mysql-5.1 (=dev-db/mysql-5.1*) > x11-libs/qt-sql-4.6.2 (mysql ? virtual/mysql) > > I don't even know if I need these packages. > How do other distributions get over this - is this just a gentoo problem? > I remember trying to downgrade mysql when amarok stopped working and I got > in a mess with it all so I am hesitant about trying again without some > some knowledgeable gentooer's valuable help. > > Paul
other distros ship a certain set and don't let you update stuff. Mask 5.1 and virtual 5.1 Downgrade to 5.0 rebuild all broken packages. Re login to kde. Install amarok.
