150905 the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > I'm confused sometimes as to these slot conflicts, eg. I'm getting: > > !!! Multiple package instances within a single package slot have been pulled > !!! into the dependency graph, resulting in a slot conflict: > > xfce-base/libxfce4util:0 > > (xfce-base/libxfce4util-4.10.1:0/0::gentoo, installed) pulled in by > <xfce-base/libxfce4util-4.11 required by > (xfce-base/libxfcegui4-4.10.0:0/0::gentoo, installed) > ^ ^^^^ > > (xfce-base/libxfce4util-4.12.1:0/7::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) > pulled in by > >=xfce-base/libxfce4util-4.12:= required by > (xfce-base/libxfce4ui-4.12.1-r2:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) > > How do I go about unmerging/selecting one of them?
I would try unmerging libxfce4util libxfcegui . Problems in Gentoo are usually 1 level deep : the skill is in identifying just where in the garden to dig (smile). However, like other users, I am becoming irritated by the opacity of Portage conflict messages. Really, can't our valued + respected devs do better in this area ? -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT `-O----------O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca
