On Sunday 26 March 2006 13:50, a tiny voice compelled Alexander Skwar to write: > Ernie Schroder wrote: > > [ebuild U ] net-www/mplayerplug-in-3.21 [2.80] -gecko-sdk +gtk 204 kB > > [ebuild N ] www-client/mozilla-firefox-1.0.7-r4 -debug -gnome +ipv6 > > +java -mozcalendar -mozdevelop -moznoxft -mozsvg +truetype -xinerama > > -xprint 32,131 kB > > [ebuild U ] www-client/mozilla-launcher-1.49 [1.45] 5 kB > > > > Total size of downloads: 49,216 kB > > > > Do you want me to merge these packages? [Yes/No] > > > > Does this say that Mozilla-launcher wants Mozilla? the tree format > > confuses the heck out of me. > > What's so confusing about it? On the first level, mplayerplug-in wants > to be installed. But that requires mozilla-firefox, whihc in turn > requires mozilla-launcher. > > It's read from left to right and from top to bottom. > > But packages will be merged in ASCENDING order, that is from > bottom to top. So, first mozilla-launcher will be installed, > and then mozilla-firefox. This is of course logical, as firefox > cannot be installed without mozilla-launcher.
I follow the logic, but, why won't mozilla-firefox-bin satisfy portage? moz launcher has been on the machine for a LONG time as has firefox-bin and has never wanted mozilla or mozilla-firefox before > > Alexander Skwar > -- > You never know how many friends you have until you rent a house on the > beach. -- Regards, Ernie -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
