Benjamen R. Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I went to update my system (emerge world -vuDNp) and noticed a block by > openexr (being updated) on ilmbase (new package). So, I was wondering > what they are and which one I should be using. > > media-libs/openexr-1.6.1 [1.4.0a] Update! > media-libs/ilmbase-1.0.1 New! > <media-libs/openexr-1.5.0 blocking ilmbase-1.0.1 [...] > So okay - openexr 1.4.0a needs to be removed and openexr 1.6.1 installed > instead with ilmbase 1.0.1 also installed, no? > > But then why is emerge wanting to install openexr 1.5 too?
It does not. It's telling you, that versions prior to openexr-1.5.0 block the installation of ilmbase-1.0.1. > But what's the best way to do the update? I could just unmerge (emerge > -C) openexr and then do the update, and remerge openexr afterwards if > need be. Or is there a better way? I'd do: emerge -C '<media-libs/openexr-1.5.0' && emerge openexr Michael -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list