On Wednesday 30 May 2007 18:01, Bo Ørsted Andresen wrote: > On Wednesday 30 May 2007 19:34:49 Mat Harris wrote: > > It appears I may have more of a problem than I thought. By the way I > > installed kdebase-meta I believe (as the kde howto suggested) but now > > when trying to install most kde apps I have to do --nodeps otherwise i > > get this: > > > > Calculating dependencies... done! > > [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r4 USE="arts cups opengl pam > > ssl -debug -hal -ieee1394 -java -kdeenablefinal -kdehiddenvisibility > > -ldap -lm_sensors -logitech-mouse -openexr -samba -xcomposite -xinerama > > -xscreensaver -zeroconf" 0 kB > > [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdepim-3.5.5-r4 USE="arts > > crypt -debug -gnokii -kdeenablefinal -pda -xinerama" 0 kB > > [blocks B ] =kde-base/kcheckpass-3.5* (is blocking > > kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r4) > > [SNIP] > > > =kde-base/libkdenetwork-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdepim-3.5.5-r4) > > [SNIP] > > Don't use --nodeps. That would just make a mess out of just system. If > you've installed split kde (kde-meta) then why are you trying to install > monolithic kde packages? I.e. why are you trying to install kdebase rather > than kdebase-meta and kdepim rather than kdepim-meta? And why are you > installing either of those at all when they have already been pulled in by > kde-meta? > > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/kde-split-ebuilds.xml
Aah ok well the howto i found on google didn't mention anything about using meta packages for the apps once i had the base installed. This could explain why I have spent the last week compiling stuff for kde ;) Ok i'll probably re-install unless there's some easy way to clean up. Thanks Mat Harris
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