On Thu, 17 May 2012 02:43:17 +0100 Stroller <strol...@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> wrote:
> > On 16 May 2012, at 23:29, john wrote: > > ... > > I have changed by use flag for ffmpeg to include theora. When i try > > emerge I get the following > > > > [blocks B ] media-video/ffmpeg ("media-video/ffmpeg" is > > blocking media-video/libav-0.8.2) > > > > * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be > > * installed at the same time on the same system. > > > > (media-video/ffmpeg-0.10.2::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) > > pulled in by media-video/ffmpeg required by @selected > > > > (media-video/libav-0.8.2::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) > > pulled in by > >> =media-video/libav-0.8.1[X,encode,-jpeg2k,-mp3,-sdl,-theora,-threads,-truetype,-vaapi,-vdpau,-x264] > > required by (virtual/ffmpeg-0.10.2-r1::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for > > merge) > > In addition to Alan's answer, note here that the above output lists > media-video/ffmpeg and also virtual/ffmpeg. > > Unless you only installed ffmpeg for the first time recently then I'd > guess you originally installed media-video/ffmpeg (and that's what > you have in your world file). > > If you were to install ffmpeg today you would install virtual/ffmpeg > instead, which is provided by either media-video/ffmpeg or > media-video/libav. > > Best thing to do is to remove video/ffmpeg from world in favour of > virtual/ffmpeg so that Portage can work things out for itself. > > Stroller. > > Thanks for the advice. Have removed media-video/ffmpeg and emerge virtual/ffmpeg which is allowing me to emerge virtual/ffmpeg and libav. I suppose if I wanted to use media-video/ffmpeg and I could mask libav. Thanks for your help. I see this is allowing you to choose between libav and ffmpeg. The value of virtual packages. Regards -- John D Maunder