Conflicts with emerge kdebase-meta

Brother Shrike · 11-07-2009, 06:32 PM

I'm pretty new with gentoo, so forgive me if this has a easy solution.
This is also similar to a thread a little ways down, but his solution didn't work for me.

I'm trying to install kde, but emerge -pv kdebase-meta gives me errors. Side question: does emerge write to a log or something? I don't really want to rewrite everything it outputs, and for long outputs, piping it to less doesn't work well...

Code:

!!!Multiple package instances within a single package slot have been pulled
!!!into the dependancy graph, resulting in a slot conflict:

x11-libs/qt-core:4

  ('ebuild', '/' 'x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.3-r2', 'merge') pulled in by 
    ~x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.3[-debug] required by ('ebuild', '/' 'x11-libs/qtlibs/qt-test-4.5.3-r1', 'merge'

  ('ebuild', '/' 'x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1', 'merge') pulled in by 
    >=x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1:4[qt3support,ssl] required by ('ebuild', '/', 'kde-base/libknotificationitem-4.3.1', 'merge')
    >=x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1:4[qt3support,ssl] required by ('ebuild', '/', 'kde-base/kdesu-4.3.1', 'merge')
 
<whole message about how it may be possible to solve the problem with masking>

emerge: there are no ebuilds built with USE flags to satisfy "~x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.3[qt3support,-debug]
!!! One or more of the following packages is required to complete your request:
- x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.3-r2 (Change USE: +qt3support)
dependancy required by "x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.3" [ebuild])
" " " "kde-base/libknotificationitem-4.3.1" [ebuild])
" " " "kde-base/kdesu-4.3.1" [ebuild])
" " " "kde-base/kdebase-meta-4.3.1" [ebuild])
" " " "kdebase-meta" [argument])

adding qt3support to the USE line in /etc/make.conf creates more problems:

Code:

<a lot of stuff being pulled in by other stuff, goes off the top of the screen, | less doesn't help :( )

<the masked packages bit again>

emerge: there are no ebuilds built with USE flags to satisfy ">=dev-python/PyQt4-4.5[dbus,sql,svg,webkit,X]".
!!! One of the following packages is required to complete your request:
- dev-python/PyQt4-4.5.4-r4 (change USE: +sql +svg +webkit)
dependancy required by: pykde4-4.3.1, plasma-workspace-4.3.1, kdebase-meta-4.3.1, kdebase-meta

adding those flags results in a similar output, this time with the opengl flag. Adding that spits out something about blocked packages that I can't read because it's off the top of the screen. Any ideas?

ammorais · 11-07-2009, 08:49 PM

Quote:

adding qt3support to the USE line in /etc/make.conf creates more problems:

It doesn't create more problems. It reveals one more problem that has to be fixed. It's quite different.

This problem here:

Code:

there are no ebuilds built with USE flags to satisfy ">=dev-python/PyQt4-4.5[dbus,sql,svg,webkit,X]".
!!! One of the following packages is required to complete your request:
- dev-python/PyQt4-4.5.4-r4 (change USE: +sql +svg +webkit)
pykde4-4.3.1, plasma-workspace-4.3.1, kdebase-meta-4.3.1, kdebase-meta

means that pykde4-4.3.1, plasma-workspace-4.3.1, kdebase-meta-4.3.1 and kdebase-meta requires PyQt4 with the +sql +svg +webkit flags.

You can enable per package specific use flags in /etc/portage/package.use

For example to fix the flag dependencies on PyQt4 on your case you can:

Code:

dev-python/PyQt sql svg webkit

Of course you can also resolve it by putting the flags globally in make.conf
Use this method to resolve consequent flag dependencies until you have no issue left.

It's out of my scope to tell you what is the best solution for your case because I assume you have chosen gentoo for the purpose of having power on your package customizations.
Putting the flags on make.conf or /etc/portage/package.use is entirely your call.

Brother Shrike · 11-07-2009, 09:04 PM

I already added all of the requested use flags, and eventually it leads to no more USE flag messages, just blocked packages. Sorry if that wasn't clear in the original post.

ammorais · 11-07-2009, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brother Shrike

I already added all of the requested use flags, and eventually it leads to no more USE flag messages, just blocked packages. Sorry if that wasn't clear in the original post.

No problem, but you actually were not very clear. I can't see any message of blocked packages.

Anyway, blocked packages can be solved by emerge --unmerge the blocked package.
Also after changing global flags, you should emerge -uDNav world to rebuild everything that as the flags changed, and emerge --depclean after.
After that use revdep-rebuild command to rebuild broken libraries.

Brother Shrike · 11-07-2009, 09:47 PM

Thanks! One problem, where would I find the log file that lists all the errors it spits out?

ammorais · 11-07-2009, 10:44 PM

Back from the bed. It seams that insomnia is over me tonight. I might well come here and respond a few questions.

/var/log/portage/elog/summary.log

for more log functionality:

edit the make.conf

Code:

PORTAGE_ELOG_CLASSES="info warn error log"
PORTAGE_ELOG_SYSTEM="save"

emerge -av elogviewer

Brother Shrike · 11-08-2009, 06:43 PM

Unfortunately, it just says that there is no matching package installed, which makes sense because I never got to the part where anything gets installed.

Here are some photos of the blocked package errors (it's a lot of typing)
http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/a...0091108039.jpg
http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/a...0091108040.jpg
http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/a...0091108041.jpg
http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/a...0091108042.jpg
http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/a...0091108043.jpg

Sorry the pics are so bad.

Thanks for all of your help.

ammorais · 11-08-2009, 08:56 PM

I see x11-libs/qt-test-4.5.1-r9999, qt-core-4.5.1-r9999.

Do you have any custom kde overlay(repository) enabled?
Did you installed with layman?
Are you fallowing this guide? http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/deskto...kde4-guide.xml
If yes, this guide is totally outdated. Kde 4 is alredy on the gentoo overlay, so no need to add an aditional overlay.
If this is the case then your problem was found.

Remove the overlay: layman -d kde or layman -d kde-testing. (-d or -D . I can't remember).
update the tree: emerge --sync
emerge -uDNav world
emerge --depclean
revdep-rebuild

Brother Shrike · 11-08-2009, 09:27 PM

Nope, I didn't use overlays or anything, but I tried the layman thing anyway. I don't even have it installed.

thanks anyway...

Edit: I installed layman and tried what you said, I'm definitely not using any overlays.

ammorais · 11-08-2009, 09:36 PM

Let's try something different

Try to install meta by meta.
first emerge kde-meta

Fallow this guide http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/KDE to install the Meta Packages.

Resolve any problem by the method I gave you.

ammorais · 11-08-2009, 09:46 PM

If this didn't solve your problem, post a bug report, or wait that someone else may bump on this article that as more ideas.
I think I'm out of more ideas.
By what you said(and try) you may have some case of circular dependencies when some flag is enabled, or something similar. If that's the case, it's a bug.

I humbly ask for help on this one from other members of LQ becouse I think this is out of my league.
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Brother Shrike · 11-08-2009, 09:56 PM

Unfortunately, that didn't help either. I'll post a bug report tomorrow.