Trying to update from kde4.5 to kde4.6 A simple "emerge -uD world" gives:
[ebuild U ] x11-libs/qt-core-4.7.2-r1 [4.6.3-r1] USE="-jit% -private-headers%" [ebuild U ] x11-libs/qt-sql-4.7.2 [4.6.3-r2] [blocks b ] <x11-libs/qt-sql-4.7.2 ("<x11-libs/qt-sql-4.7.2" is blocking x11-libs/qt-test-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-svg-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-core-4.7.2-r1, x11-libs/qt-webkit-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-multimedia-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-declarative-4.7.2-r1, x11-libs/qt-assistant-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-script-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-xmlpatterns-4.7.2) [ebuild U ] x11-libs/qt-test-4.7.2 [4.6.3] [blocks b ] <x11-libs/qt-test-4.7.2 ("<x11-libs/qt-test-4.7.2" is blocking x11-libs/qt-svg-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-core-4.7.2-r1, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-webkit-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-multimedia-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-declarative-4.7.2-r1, x11-libs/qt-assistant-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-script-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-xmlpatterns-4.7.2) [ebuild U ] x11-libs/qt-script-4.7.2 [4.6.3] USE="-jit% -private-headers%" [blocks b ] <x11-libs/qt-script-4.7.2 ("<x11-libs/qt-script-4.7.2" is blocking x11-libs/qt-test-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-svg-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-core-4.7.2-r1, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-webkit-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-declarative-4.7.2-r1, x11-libs/qt-assistant-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-multimedia-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-xmlpatterns-4.7.2) [ebuild U ] x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.7.2 [4.6.3] [blocks b ] <x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.7.2 ("<x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.7.2" is blocking x11-libs/qt-test-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-svg-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-core-4.7.2-r1, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-webkit-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-multimedia-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-declarative-4.7.2-r1, x11-libs/qt-assistant-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-script-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-xmlpatterns-4.7.2) [ebuild U ] x11-libs/qt-xmlpatterns-4.7.2 [4.6.3] [blocks b ] <x11-libs/qt-xmlpatterns-4.7.2 ("<x11-libs/qt-xmlpatterns-4.7.2" is blocking x11-libs/qt-test-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-svg-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-gui-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-core-4.7.2-r1, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-webkit-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-multimedia-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-declarative-4.7.2-r1, x11-libs/qt-assistant-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-script-4.7.2) [ebuild U ] x11-libs/qt-gui-4.7.2 [4.6.3-r2] USE="-egl% -gtkstyle% -private-headers%" [blocks b ] <x11-libs/qt-gui-4.7.2 ("<x11-libs/qt-gui-4.7.2" is blocking x11-libs/qt-test-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-svg-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-core-4.7.2-r1, x11-libs/qt-sql-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-webkit-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-multimedia-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-declarative-4.7.2-r1, x11-libs/qt-assistant-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-opengl-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-script-4.7.2, x11-libs/qt-xmlpatterns-4.7.2) --------snip------------- [uninstall ^[[39;49;00m] kde-base/dragonplayer-4.4.5^[[39;49;00m [blocks^[[39;49;00m b^[[39;49;00m ] kde-base/dragonplayer:4.6[-kdeprefix]^[[39;49;00m ("kde-base/dragonplayer:4.6[-kdeprefix]" is blo$ [blocks^[[39;49;00m b^[[39;49;00m ] kde-base/dragonplayer:4.4[-kdeprefix]^[[39;49;00m ("kde-base/dragonplayer:4.4[-kdeprefix]" is blo$ [ebuild^[[39;49;00m NS^[[39;49;00m ] kde-base/kruler-4.6.2^[[39;49;00m [4.4.5]^[[39;49;00m USE="handbook^[[39;49;00m (-aqua^[[39;49;00$ [uninstall ^[[39;49;00m] kde-base/kruler-4.4.5^[[39;49;00m [blocks^[[39;49;00m b^[[39;49;00m ] kde-base/kruler:4.6[-kdeprefix]^[[39;49;00m ("kde-base/kruler:4.6[-kdeprefix]" is blocking kde-ba$ [blocks^[[39;49;00m b^[[39;49;00m ] kde-base/kruler:4.4[-kdeprefix]^[[39;49;00m ("kde-base/kruler:4.4[-kdeprefix]" is blocking kde-ba$ [ebuild^[[39;49;00m NS^[[39;49;00m ] kde-base/libkipi-4.6.2^[[39;49;00m [4.4.5]^[[39;49;00m USE="(-aqua^[[39;49;00m) -debug^[[39;49;00$ [uninstall ^[[39;49;00m] kde-base/libkipi-4.4.5^[[39;49;00m --------snip------------- blocks^[[39;49;00m b^[[39;49;00m ] kde-base/kdeartwork-meta:4.6[-kdeprefix]^[[39;49;00m ("kde-base/kdeartwork-meta:4.6[-kdeprefix]" $ [ebuild^[[39;49;00m NS^[[39;49;00m ] kde-base/kde-meta-4.6.2^[[39;49;00m [4.4.5]^[[39;49;00m USE="nls^[[39;49;00m semantic-desktop^[[3$ [blocks^[[39;49;00m B^[[39;49;00m ] kde-base/solid:4.4[-kdeprefix]^[[39;49;00m ("kde-base/solid:4.4[-kdeprefix]" is blocking kde-base$ [blocks^[[39;49;00m B^[[39;49;00m ] kde-base/kdelibs:4.4[-kdeprefix]^[[39;49;00m ("kde-base/kdelibs:4.4[-kdeprefix]" is blocking kde-$ [blocks^[[39;49;00m B^[[39;49;00m ] kde-base/libkworkspace:4.6[-kdeprefix]^[[39;49;00m ("kde-base/libkworkspace:4.6[-kdeprefix]" is b$ [blocks^[[39;49;00m B^[[39;49;00m ] kde-base/solid:4.6[-kdeprefix]^[[39;49;00m ("kde-base/solid:4.6[-kdeprefix]" is blocking kde-base$ [blocks^[[39;49;00m B^[[39;49;00m ] kde-base/kde-meta:4.6[-kdeprefix]^[[39;49;00m ("kde-base/kde-meta:4.6[-kdeprefix]" is blocking kd$ [blocks^[[39;49;00m B^[[39;49;00m ] kde-base/libkworkspace:4.4[-kdeprefix]^[[39;49;00m ("kde-base/libkworkspace:4.4[-kdeprefix]" is b$ [blocks^[[39;49;00m B^[[39;49;00m ] net-wireless/kbluetooth^[[39;49;00m ("net-wireless/kbluetooth" is blocking net-wireless/bluedevil$ [blocks^[[39;49;00m B^[[39;49;00m ] kde-base/kde-meta:4.4[-kdeprefix]^[[39;49;00m ("kde-base/kde-meta:4.4[-kdeprefix]" is blocking kd$ [blocks^[[39;49;00m B^[[39;49;00m ] kde-base/kdelibs:4.6[-kdeprefix]^[[39;49;00m ("kde-base/kdelibs:4.6[-kdeprefix]" is blocking kde-$ [blocks^[[39;49;00m B^[[39;49;00m ] kde-base/kdelibs:4.4[-kdeprefix]^[[39;49;00m ("kde-base/kdelibs:4.4[-kdeprefix]" is blocking kde-$ * ^[[39;49;00mError: The above package list contains packages which cannot be * ^[[39;49;00minstalled at the same time on the same system. (kde-base/kde-meta-4.4.5^[[39;49;00m, installed) pulled in by kde-base/kde-meta:4.4 required by @selected kde-base/kde-meta required by @selected (kde-base/plasma-runtime-4.6.2^[[39;49;00m, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled in by >=kde-base/plasma-runtime-4.6.2[-aqua,-kdeprefix] required by (kde-base/plasma-workspace-4.6.2-r1^[[39;49;00m, ebuild scheduled for m$ >=kde-base/plasma-runtime-4.6.2[-aqua,-kdeprefix] required by (kde-base/kdebase-runtime-meta-4.6.2^[[39;49;00m, ebuild scheduled for $ (kde-base/solid-4.6.2^[[39;49;00m, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled in by >=kde-base/solid-4.6.2[-aqua,-kdeprefix] required by (kde-base/kdebase-meta-4.6.2^[[39;49;00m, ebuild scheduled for merge) >=kde-base/solid-4.5 required by (media-gfx/digikam-1.9.0^[[39;49;00m, ebuild scheduled for merge) >=kde-base/solid-4.6.2[-aqua,-kdeprefix] required by (kde-base/plasma-workspace-4.6.2-r1^[[39;49;00m, ebuild scheduled for merge) (and 6 more) (net-wireless/kbluetooth-0.4.2^[[39;49;00m, installed) pulled in by net-wireless/kbluetooth required by @selected (kde-base/kdontchangethehostname-4.6.2^[[39;49;00m, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled in by >=kde-base/kdontchangethehostname-4.6.2[-aqua,-kdeprefix] required by (kde-base/kdebase-runtime-meta-4.6.2^[[39;49;00m, ebuild schedu$ (kde-base/kdelibs-4.6.2-r3^[[39;49;00m, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled in by >=kde-base/kdelibs-4.6.2[-aqua,-kdeprefix] required by (kde-base/kdeartwork-wallpapers-4.6.2^[[39;49;00m, ebuild scheduled for merge) >=kde-base/kdelibs-4.6.2[-aqua,-kdeprefix] required by (kde-base/kcheckpass-4.6.2^[[39;49;00m, ebuild scheduled for merge) >=kde-base/kdelibs-4.6.2[-aqua,-kdeprefix] required by (kde-base/kanagram-4.6.2^[[39;49;00m, ebuild scheduled for merge) (and 373 more) (kde-base/solid-runtime-4.6.2^[[39;49;00m, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled in by >=kde-base/solid-runtime-4.4.5[-aqua,-kdeprefix] required by (kde-base/solid-4.4.5^[[39;49;00m, installed) >=kde-base/solid-runtime-4.6.2[-aqua,-kdeprefix] required by (kde-base/kdebase-runtime-meta-4.6.2^[[39;49;00m, ebuild scheduled for m$ >=kde-base/solid-runtime-4.6.2[-aqua,-kdeprefix] required by (kde-base/solid-4.6.2^[[39;49;00m, ebuild scheduled for merge) (kde-base/libkworkspace-4.6.2^[[39;49;00m, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled in by >=kde-base/libkworkspace-4.6.2[-aqua,-kdeprefix] required by (kde-base/plasma-workspace-4.6.2-r1^[[39;49;00m, ebuild scheduled for me$ >=kde-base/libkworkspace-4.6.2[-aqua,-kdeprefix] required by (kde-base/powerdevil-4.6.2-r1^[[39;49;00m, ebuild scheduled for merge) >=kde-base/libkworkspace-4.6.2[-aqua,-kdeprefix] required by (kde-base/kwin-4.6.2^[[39;49;00m, ebuild scheduled for merge) (and 13 more) All together 982 lines as above. Besides that, gentoo amd64 works fine on my box and I emerge everyday packages to upgrade, except those which are kde's. Questions: - what the hell is this mess, did I do something wrong ? - have any of you got the same kind of troubles ? - is there a way to go back to an up to date clean install, I mean besides reinstalling from scratch or going for Ubuntu ? Reasons that make me go for gentoo 8 or 9 years ago: - excellent docs. (as of to-day, some docs need updating); - easyness of maintenance, no need for periodical reinstall (I'm not sure this time); - stable packages are renewed in time, not too soon, not too late; - portage works like a charm. Hope I can get some help -- Alain DIDIERJEAN Puisque ces mystères nous dépassent Feignons d'en être l'organisateur