[gentoo-dev] Re: gcc-4.4 unmasking soon

2009-08-05 Thread Ryan Hill
On Tue, 4 Aug 2009 21:15:57 -0400 Mark Loeser wrote: > I'd really like to unmask gcc-4.4.1 soon, as in the next week or so. > If you could please install it and test it out, I would appreciate it. > Also, if you have any gcc 4.4 porting bugs assigned to a herd that you > are a part of, resolving

[gentoo-dev] portage and conflict resolutions!? (really is about =cat/pkg-${VER}* dependencies)

2009-08-05 Thread Federico Ferri
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 {{sorry if you receive this message twice. I've got smtp problems and I had to switch smtp, so please reply to THIS message only}} there are pieces of software that consist of multiple packages (either by upstream decision, or by a Gentoo dev that spl

Re: [gentoo-dev] portage and conflict resolutions!? (really is about =cat/pkg-${VER}* dependencies)

2009-08-05 Thread Zac Medico
Federico Ferri wrote: > I can see also why portage is failing: > when (trying to) upgrading the first package, the whole package set > enters into a *transient* state, which is not valid for normal usage > (that is: one 0.14 lib, and all other 0.13 libs), but still has to be > valid in order for po

Re: [gentoo-dev] portage and conflict resolutions!? (really is about =cat/pkg-${VER}* dependencies)

2009-08-05 Thread Federico Ferri
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Zac Medico wrote: > >> what I am going to propose here is a resolution strategy for this >> (although this whole thing simply tells me that portage misses some >> knowledge about the problem, like for example that dependencies should >> be enforced onl