> Hello.
>
> I am having some trouble installing vmware-workstation from the vmware
> overlay:
>
>
> # emerge -avt vmware-workstation
>
> These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order:
>
> Calculating dependencies... done!
> [ebuild N f ] app-emulation/vmware-workstation-7.1.1.282343
> USE="vmware-tools -doc -vix" 0 kB [1]
> [ebuild N ] app-emulation/vmware-modules-238 0 kB [1]
> [ebuild N F ] app-emulation/vmware-player-3.1.0.261024
> USE="vmware-tools -doc" 100,067 kB [1]
> [blocks B ] app-emulation/vmware-workstation
> ("app-emulation/vmware-workstation" is blocking
> app-emulation/vmware-player-3.1.0.261024)
> [blocks B ] app-emulation/vmware-player ("app-emulation/vmware-player"
> is blocking app-emulation/vmware-workstation-7.1.1.282343)
>
> Total: 3 packages (3 new), Size of downloads: 100,067 kB
> Fetch Restriction: 2 packages (1 unsatisfied)
> Conflict: 2 blocks (2 unsatisfied)
> Portage tree and overlays:
> [0] /usr/portage
> [1] /var/lib/layman/vmware
>
> * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be
> * installed at the same time on the same system.
>
> (app-emulation/vmware-player-3.1.0.261024, ebuild scheduled for merge)
> pulled in by
> ~app-emulation/vmware-player-3.1.0.261024 required by
> (app-emulation/vmware-modules-238, ebuild scheduled for merge)
>
> (app-emulation/vmware-workstation-7.1.1.282343, ebuild scheduled for
> merge) pulled in by
> vmware-workstation
>
>
> For more information about Blocked Packages, please refer to the following
> section of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook (architecture is irrelevant):
>
> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#blocked
>
>
>
>
> Any help?
>
> Romildo
>
>
[blocks B ] app-emulation/vmware-workstation
("app-emulation/vmware-workstation"
is blocking app-emulation/vmware-player-3.1.0.261024)
[blocks B ] app-emulation/vmware-player ("app-emulation/vmware-player" is
blocking app-emulation/vmware-workstation-7.1.1.282343)
Here is the reason of your problem. Try to mask vmware-player
