> -----Original Message----- > From: Olli Koskela [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 11 August 2005 07:57 > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] One package is blocking another? > [snip] > > When I've got a block, I unmerge the blocking package (emerge > -C ftpbase > in your case) and then emerge package I originally wanted > (emerge proftpd). > I'm not sure if there's an other way to do this, but just > unmerging has > worked for me so far.
I often find that unmerging package A allows you to emerge B, after which you may be able to emerge A again with no conflict occurring. Worth a try. -- Regards, Mick -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
