Alex Schuster wrote: > John P. Burkett writes: > >> Doing "PORT_LOGDIR=/var/log/portage emerge -D -uav world" on my amd64 >> machine elicits a response that ends as follows: > [...] >> * Detected file collision(s): >> * >> * /usr/lib64/opengl/ati/extensions/libglx.so >> * >> * Searching all installed packages for file collisions... >> * >> * Press Ctrl-C to Stop >> * >> * x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 >> * /usr/lib64/opengl/ati/extensions/libglx.so >> * >> * Package 'x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2' NOT merged due to file >> * collisions. If necessary, refer to your elog messages for the whole >> * content of the above message. > [...] >> Suggestions for how to successfully "emerge -D -uav world" would be >> much appreciated. > > FEATURES="-collision-protect keepwork" =x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 > > -collision-protect installs the conflicting file even if a collision is > reported. This is more a workaround than a real solution, as the next > install of xorg-server will probably bring a collision again. Eventually, > either the xorg or the ati-drivers ebuild will be changed. > > keepwork just avoids re-compiling the driver to save you some time. > > There is already bug report (http://bugs.gentoo.org/247685), with more > information on how to solve this. > > Wonko >
Thanks, Alex. I finally got through the emerge. I'll keep your note handy for use next time the collision is reported. Best regards, John
