On Thu, 2005-08-11 at 10:48 +0100, Michael Kintzios wrote: > > > -----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 >
Hmmm, ... IMHO this makes the blocking senseless. Frank -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
