And when that doesn't work (as it may not) <G> try uninstalling xfce4-themes-4.0.6 as that was the culprit in my case. There is a bug on this in the Gentoo bugs under xfce4 which has suggestions. Try them till you find the noe that works.
> > From: Scott Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/02/21 Mon PM 04:40:09 GMT > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Still can't update xfce > > Jim, > > You have to uninstall the package which is causing the Block... in this case : > [blocks B ] xfce-base/xfce4-base (from pkg xfce-base/xfce4-4.2.0) > > then you should be able to merge whatever packages it was blocking. > For more in depth info go to forums, I know there are threads > discussing blocks there also. > > Scott Jones > > > > > On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 13:50:27 +0000, Jim Hatfield > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:00:40 -0000, in local.gentoo.users you wrote: > > > > >Don't know much about that gtk thingy, but for the block thing you can > > >always > > >do some > > >emerge --uD --tree world, which possibly shows which package still > > > > Well here are the results: > > > > >terminator root # emerge -uD --tree world > > >>>> --tree implies --pretend... adding --pretend to options. > > > > > >These are the packages that I would merge, in reverse order: > > > > > >Calculating world dependencies ...done! > > >[blocks B ] xfce-base/xfce4-base (from pkg xfce-base/xfce4-4.2.0) > > >[nomerge ] app-admin/metalog-0.8_pre20031130 > > >[ebuild U ] dev-libs/libpcre-5.0 [4.5] > > >[nomerge ] net-misc/ntp-4.2.0-r2 > > >[ebuild U ] sys-libs/libcap-1.10-r5 [1.10-r4] > > >[nomerge ] mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird-1.0 > > >[ebuild U ] net-www/mozilla-launcher-1.23 [1.22] > > >[nomerge ] sys-apps/vixie-cron-4.1-r4 > > >[ebuild U ] mail-mta/ssmtp-2.61 [2.60.9] > > >[ebuild U ] net-mail/mailbase-0.00-r8 [0.00-r6] > > >[ebuild U ] media-gfx/gimp-print-4.2.7 [4.2.6] > > >[ebuild U ] media-gfx/imagemagick-6.1.8.8 [6.1.3.4] > > >[nomerge ] app-text/xpdf-3.00-r8 > > >[ebuild U ] x11-libs/openmotif-2.2.3-r1 [2.1.30-r6] > > >[ebuild U ] xfce-base/xfce4-4.2.0 [4.0.6] > > >[ebuild U ] xfce-base/xffm-4.2.0 [4.0.6] > > >[ebuild U ] xfce-extra/xfce4-systray-4.2.0 [4.0.6] > > >[ebuild U ] xfce-extra/xfce4-iconbox-4.2.0 [4.0.6] > > >[ebuild N ] xfce-extra/xfce4-icon-theme-4.2.0 > > >[ebuild U ] xfce-extra/xfce4-toys-4.2.0 [4.0.6] > > >[nomerge ] net-fs/samba-3.0.10 > > >[ebuild U ] xfce-base/xfprint-4.2.0 [4.0.6] > > >[ebuild N ] xfce-extra/xfce4-appfinder-4.2.0 > > >[ebuild N ] xfce-base/xfce4-session-4.2.0 > > >[ebuild U ] xfce-base/xfce-utils-4.2.0 [4.0.6] > > >[ebuild U ] xfce-extra/xfwm4-themes-4.2.0 [4.0.6] > > >[ebuild U ] xfce-base/xfdesktop-4.2.0 [4.0.6] > > >[ebuild U ] xfce-extra/xfce4-trigger-launcher-4.2.0 [4.0.6] > > >[ebuild U ] xfce-base/xfwm4-4.2.0 [4.0.6] > > >[ebuild U ] xfce-extra/xfce4-mixer-4.2.0 [4.0.6] > > >[ebuild U ] xfce-extra/xfcalendar-4.2.0 [0.1.9] > > >[ebuild U ] xfce-base/xfce4-panel-4.2.0 [4.0.6] > > >[ebuild U ] xfce-base/xfce-mcs-plugins-4.2.0 [4.0.6] > > >[ebuild U ] xfce-base/xfce-mcs-manager-4.2.0 [4.0.6] > > >[ebuild U ] xfce-base/libxfce4mcs-4.2.0 [4.0.6] > > >[ebuild U ] xfce-base/libxfcegui4-4.2.0 [4.0.6] > > >[ebuild U ] xfce-base/libxfce4util-4.2.0 [4.0.6] > > >[ebuild U ] x11-themes/gtk-engines-xfce-2.2.5 [2.1.7] > > >[nomerge ] app-office/dia-0.93 > > >[ebuild U ] x11-libs/gtk+-2.4.14 [2.4.13-r1] > > >[nomerge ] x11-terms/xterm-197 > > >[nomerge ] sys-apps/utempter-0.5.5.5-r1 > > >[nomerge ] x11-base/xorg-x11-6.8.0-r4 > > >[ebuild U ] x11-base/opengl-update-2.0_pre5 [2.0_pre4-r1] > > >[nomerge ] media-sound/alsa-utils-1.0.6 > > >[ebuild U ] sys-apps/pciutils-2.1.11-r3 [2.1.11-r1] > > >[nomerge ] sys-apps/man-pages-2.01 > > >[nomerge ] sys-apps/man-1.5p > > >[nomerge ] sys-apps/sed-4.0.9 > > >[nomerge ] sys-libs/glibc-2.3.4.20040808-r1 > > >[nomerge ] sys-devel/gcc-3.3.5-r1 > > >[nomerge ] sys-libs/ncurses-5.4-r5 > > >[ebuild N ] sys-libs/gpm-1.20.1 > > > > I'm not an emerge expert, I can't tell from the above where the > > problem lies. > > > > -- > > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list