On 17/04/2017 19:12, lee wrote: > Hi, > > mysql-workbench requires a USE flag of '>=x11-libs/cairo-9999 -X' while > lots of other packages apparently require cairo with X:
no it doesn't. With a fresh tree: khamul mysql-workbench # grep cairo *ebuild mysql-workbench-6.3.3.ebuild: >=x11-libs/cairo-1.5.12[glib,svg] mysql-workbench-6.3.4-r1.ebuild: >=x11-libs/cairo-1.5.12[glib,svg] mysql-workbench-6.3.4-r2.ebuild: >=x11-libs/cairo-1.5.12[glib,svg] mysql-workbench-6.3.4.ebuild: >=x11-libs/cairo-1.5.12[glib,svg] # grep 9999 *ebuild # Are you using an overlay that provides someone's latest greatest mysql-workbench? This is what the tree has right now, what does your machine say? # eix mysql-workbench * dev-db/mysql-workbench Available versions: 6.3.3 (~)6.3.4 6.3.4-r1 (~)6.3.4-r2 {debug doc gnome-keyring PYTHON_TARGETS="python2_7"} Homepage: http://dev.mysql.com/workbench/ Description: MySQL Workbench > > > x11-libs/cairo:0 > > (x11-libs/cairo-9999:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) conflicts with > >=x11-libs/cairo-1.8.4[X] required by > (dev-dotnet/libgdiplus-4.2-r3:0/0::gentoo, installed) > ^ > >=x11-libs/cairo-1.12.14-r4:0/0=[svg,X,abi_x86_64(-)] required by > (x11-libs/gtk+-2.24.31-r1:2/2::gentoo, installed) > ^ > >=x11-libs/cairo-1.12.14-r4:0/0=[X,abi_x86_64(-)] required by > (x11-libs/pango-1.40.4:0/0::gentoo, installed) > ^ > x11-libs/cairo[X,-xlib-xcb(-)] required by > (app-office/libreoffice-5.2.3.3-r1:0/0::gentoo, installed) > ^ > >=x11-libs/cairo-1.12.14-r4:=[X,abi_x86_64(-)] required by > (x11-libs/pango-1.40.4:0/0::gentoo, installed) > ^ > >=x11-libs/cairo-1.10:0/0=[X] required by > (net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.4.11-r200:2/2::gentoo, installed) > ^ > >=x11-libs/cairo-1.14[glib,svg,X,abi_x86_64(-)] required by > (x11-libs/gtk+-3.22.11:3/3::gentoo, installed) > ^ > >=x11-libs/cairo-1.12.14-r4:=[svg,X,abi_x86_64(-)] required by > (x11-libs/gtk+-2.24.31-r1:2/2::gentoo, installed) > ^ > >=x11-libs/cairo-1.10[X] required by > (www-client/seamonkey-2.46-r1:0/0::gentoo, installed) > ^ > >=x11-libs/cairo-1.10:=[X] required by > (net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.4.11-r200:2/2::gentoo, installed) > > > Is there a good way to get mysql-workbench installed without removing > the other packages? Find what you are installing exactly then take it from there -- Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com