Hi, I recently upgraded Portage (and a couple of other unrelated packages). After the upgrade, I noticed that "emerge -pv world" before and after give two very different results. In particular:
1) I had a lot of sound-related packages that are no more in portage still installed. Okay, I should get rid of them. BEFORE: emerge -pv warned me of all these packages. AFTER: emerge -pv warns me of only one package (djplay) 2) I still have to upgrade dbus to 1.0.2 BEFORE: the dbus upgrade was in the -pv output AFTER: It seems the dbus upgrade is no more in emerge -pv world. 3) I am currently running GCC 4.1.x, but I am keeping gcc 3.3 and 3.4 installed (I could probably get rid of gcc 3.3.x, but whatever...) BEFORE: no gcc upgrade was required AFTER: Portage wants me to upgrade gcc 3.3.6 and 3.4.6 to their minor upgrades. Below are the actual outputs. The only portage-related command I issued between the two is also below. Can someone tell me what do these differences mean? What portage should I trust? m. ------------------ Old Portage (2.1.1): voynich cyclopia # emerge -pv world These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating world dependencies - !!! Ebuilds for the following packages are either all !!! masked or don't exist: media-plugins/xmms-oss media-plugins/alsa-jack media-plugins/xmms-esd media-plugins/xmms-mpg123 media-sound/alsaplayer media-sound/bpmdj media-plugins/xmms-alsa media-sound/xmms media-plugins/xmms-cdaudio media-plugins/xmms-wav media-plugins/xmms-sanalyzer media-plugins/xmms-jack media-plugins/xmms-mikmod net-misc/nxserver-freenx media-plugins/xmms-mad media-plugins/xmms-stereo media-sound/djplay media-sound/psindustrializer media-plugins/xmms-vorbis ... done! [blocks B ] <sys-apps/dbus-0.91 (is blocking sys-apps/dbus-1.0.2) [ebuild U ] sys-apps/portage-2.1.2-r9 [2.1.1-r2] USE="-build -doc -epydoc% (-selinux)" LINGUAS="-pl" 324 kB *** Portage will stop merging at this point and reload itself, then resume the merge. [ebuild U ] media-libs/gstreamer-0.10.11 [0.10.8] 1,825 kB [ebuild U ] dev-libs/liboil-0.3.10-r1 [0.3.6-r1] USE="-doc%" 840 kB [ebuild U ] media-libs/gst-plugins-base-0.10.11 [0.10.8] USE="X alsa esd oss xv -debug" 1,376 kB [ebuild U ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-alsa-0.10.11 [0.10.4] 0 kB [ebuild U ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-oss-0.10.3 [0.10.2] 0 kB [ebuild U ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-xvideo-0.10.11 [0.10.4-r1] 0 kB [ebuild U ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-x-0.10.11 [0.10.4] 0 kB [ebuild U ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-esd-0.10.3 [0.10.2] 0 kB [ebuild U ] app-arch/unrar-3.7.3 [3.6.8] 126 kB [ebuild U ] sys-libs/glibc-2.5 [2.4-r4] USE="nls nptl nptlonly -build -glibc-compat20 -glibc-omitfp -hardened (-multilib) -profile (-selinux)" 15,876 kB [ebuild U ] media-libs/libmad-0.15.1b-r2 [0.15.1b] USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] media-video/mplayer-1.0_rc1-r2 [1.0_rc1] USE="3dnow X aac alsa dvd dvdread encode esd gif gtk iconv ipv6 jack jpeg mad mmx opengl oss png real samba sdl sse svga theora truetype unicode v4l v4l2 vorbis win32codecs xv xvid -3dfx -3dnowext -aalib (-altivec) -amr -arts -bidi -bindist -bl -cdparanoia -cpudetection -custom-cflags -debug -dga -directfb -doc -dts -dv -dvb -enca -fbcon -ggi -joystick -libcaca -lirc -live -livecd -lzo -matrox -mmxext -musepack -nas -openal -rtc -speex -sse2 -tga -x264 -xanim -xinerama -xvmc" LINGUAS="en -bg -cs -da -de -el -es -fr -hu -ja -ko -mk -nl -no -pl -pt_BR -ro -ru -sk -tr -uk -zh_CN -zh_TW" 217 kB [ebuild U ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-ogg-0.10.11 [0.10.4] 0 kB [ebuild U ] sys-fs/udev-104-r11 [103] USE="(-selinux)" 183 kB [ebuild U ] net-p2p/bittornado-0.3.18 [0.3.15] USE="gtk" 184 kB [ebuild N ] dev-java/sun-jdk-1.5.0.10 USE="X alsa -doc -examples -jce -nsplugin" 0 kB [ebuild NS ] virtual/jdk-1.5.0 0 kB [ebuild NS ] sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.19-r5 USE="-build -symlink" 41,909 kB [ebuild U ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-vorbis-0.10.11 [0.10.4] 0 kB [ebuild U ] media-libs/gd-2.0.34 [2.0.33] USE="jpeg png truetype -fontconfig -xpm" 1,108 kB [ebuild U ] sys-apps/dbus-1.0.2 [0.62-r2] USE="X -debug -doc (-selinux) (-gtk%*) (-mono%) (-python%*) (-qt3%*) (-qt4%*)" 1,367 kB [ebuild N ] dev-libs/dbus-glib-0.72 USE="-debug -doc (-selinux)" 622 kB [ebuild U ] sys-libs/libcap-1.10-r9 [1.10-r5] USE="python (-nocxx%) (-static%)" 0 kB [ebuild U ] sys-apps/hal-0.5.7.1-r3 [0.5.7-r3] USE="crypt -acpi -debug -dmi -doc -pcmcia (-selinux)" 1,467 kB [ebuild U ] app-emulation/wine-0.9.30 [0.9.29] USE="X alsa cups dbus esd hal jack jpeg ldap ncurses opengl oss xml -arts -lcms -nas -scanner" 11,271 k Command I did in the middle: -------------------------- emerge -1av portage glibc unrar ----------------------- New Portage (2.1.2): Calculating world dependencies / !!! Ebuilds for the following packages are either all !!! masked or don't exist: media-sound/djplay ... done! [ebuild U ] media-libs/gstreamer-0.10.11 [0.10.8] 1,826 kB [ebuild U ] dev-libs/liboil-0.3.10-r1 [0.3.6-r1] USE="-doc%" 841 kB [ebuild U ] media-video/mplayer-1.0_rc1-r2 [1.0_rc1] USE="3dnow X aac alsa dvd dvdread encode esd gif gtk iconv ipv6 jack jpeg mad mmx opengl oss png real samba sdl sse svga theora truetype unicode v4l v4l2 vorbis win32codecs xv xvid -3dfx -3dnowext -aalib (-altivec) -amr -arts -bidi -bindist -bl -cdparanoia -cpudetection -custom-cflags -debug -dga -directfb -doc -dts -dv -dvb -enca -fbcon -ggi -joystick -libcaca -lirc -live -livecd -lzo -matrox -mmxext -musepack -nas -openal -rtc -speex -sse2 -tga -x264 -xanim -xinerama -xvmc" LINGUAS="en -bg -cs -da -de -el -es -fr -hu -ja -ko -mk -nl -no -pl -pt_BR -ro -ru -sk -tr -uk -zh_CN -zh_TW" 218 kB [ebuild U ] sys-fs/udev-104-r11 [103] USE="(-selinux)" 184 kB [ebuild U ] sys-devel/gcc-3.4.6-r2 [3.4.6-r1] USE="fortran gtk nls (-altivec) -bootstrap -boundschecking -build -doc -gcj (-hardened) -ip28 -ip32r10k (-multilib) -multislot (-n32) (-n64) -nocxx -nopie -nossp -objc -test% -vanilla" 97 kB [ebuild U ] sys-devel/gcc-3.3.6-r1 [3.3.6] USE="fortran gtk nls (-altivec) -bootstrap -boundschecking -build -doc% -gcj (-hardened) -ip28 -ip32r10k% (-multilib) -multislot (-n32) (-n64) -nocxx -nopie -nossp -objc -test% -vanilla (-static%)" 47 kB [ebuild U ] net-p2p/bittornado-0.3.18 [0.3.15] USE="gtk" 185 kB [ebuild U ] dev-lang/python-2.3.5-r3 [2.3.5-r2] USE="berkdb gdbm ipv6 ncurses readline ssl tk* -bootstrap -build -doc -nocxx -ucs2" 10 kB [ebuild FU ] dev-java/sun-jre-bin-1.4.2.13 [1.4.2.10] USE="X%* alsa%* nsplugin (-browserplugin%*) (-mozilla%*)" 14,027 kB [ebuild N ] dev-java/sun-jdk-1.5.0.10 USE="X alsa -doc -examples -jce -nsplugin" 0 kB [ebuild NS ] sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.19-r5 USE="-build -symlink" 41,910 kB [ebuild U ] sys-libs/db-1.85-r3 [1.85-r2] 15 kB [ebuild U ] media-libs/gd-2.0.34 [2.0.33] USE="jpeg png truetype -fontconfig -xpm" 1,109 kB [ebuild U ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-oss-0.10.3 [0.10.2] 0 kB [ebuild U ] dev-cpp/libglademm-2.2.0 [2.0.1] USE="-debug" 236 kB [ebuild U ] app-emulation/wine-0.9.30 [0.9.29] USE="X alsa cups dbus esd hal jack jpeg ldap ncurses opengl oss xml -arts -lcms -nas -scanner" 11,272 kB [ebuild U ] media-libs/gst-plugins-base-0.10.11 [0.10.8] USE="X alsa esd oss xv -debug" 1,377 kB [ebuild NS ] virtual/jdk-1.5.0 0 kB [ebuild U ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-ogg-0.10.11 [0.10.4] 0 kB [ebuild U ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-alsa-0.10.11 [0.10.4] 0 kB [ebuild U ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-vorbis-0.10.11 [0.10.4] 0 kB Total: 21 packages (18 upgrades, 1 new, 2 in new slots), Size of downloads: 73,348 kB Fetch Restriction: 1 package (1 unsatisfied) -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list