Group: linux.gentoo.user
From: Daniel Pielmeier
Date: Sunday, March 02, 2008 7:30 PM
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] portage confusion

>> Now do
>> emerge -avuND world
> <...>
> [blocks B ] > app-crypt/qca-2.0.0-r2)
> <...>
> So,
>
> localhost heathen # emerge -pvC qca
>
>>>> These are the packages that would be unmerged:
>
> app-crypt/qca
> selected: 2.0.0-r2
> protected: none
> omitted: none
>
>>>> 'Selected' packages are slated for removal.
>>>> 'Protected' and 'omitted' packages will not be
> removed.
>
> Seems like I've already got the package that's
> supposedly blocked.
>
> localhost heathen # emerge -vC app-crypt/qca-1.0-r3
>
> --- Couldn't find 'app-crypt/qca-1.0-r3' to unmerge.
>
>>>> No packages selected for removal by unmerge
>
>
> So I unmerged then remerged the one I already got and
> did emerge -auvND world.
>
> Same thing. The link to the gentoo manual says I can
> just ignore that particular package but it doesn't say
> how.

Are you using kde-4.0.x or why do you have app-crypt/qca-2.0.0-r2
unmasked? You can add "=app-crypt/qca-1.0-r3 ~whateverarchyouhave" to
/etc/portage.keyords and try again "emerge -avuND world". Maybe you have
to do emerge -av --oneshot =app-crypt/qca-1.0-r3 before!
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