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Bug 182887 - 'emerge nxserver-freenx' yields a block on nxclient package which isn't installed yet
Summary: 'emerge nxserver-freenx' yields a block on nxclient package which isn't insta...
Status: RESOLVED NEEDINFO
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Server (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 Linux
: High major (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Linux bug wranglers
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Reported: 2007-06-22 12:23 UTC by Arturo Araya
Modified: 2007-06-22 14:32 UTC (History)
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Description Arturo Araya 2007-06-22 12:23:39 UTC
# emerge --newuse -va nxserver-freenx

with 'nxclient' use flag enabled fails with following message:

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild  N    ] sys-libs/lib-compat-1.4.1  USE="-sdl" 3,094 kB
[ebuild   R   ] net-misc/nxserver-freenx-0.6.0  USE="arts cups nxclient* -esd" 0 kB
[ebuild  N    ] net-misc/nxclient-2.1.0-r1  3,433 kB
[blocks B     ] net-misc/nxclient (is blocking net-misc/nxserver-freenx-0.6.0)

Total: 3 packages (2 new, 1 reinstall, 1 block), Size of downloads: 6,527 kB!!! Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be installed
!!!        at the same time on the same system.

For more information about Blocked Packages, please refer to the following
section of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook (architecture is irrelevant):

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#blocked

Trying to unmerge nxclient yields:

# emerge --unmerge net-misc/nxclient
shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: No such file or directory

--- Couldn't find 'net-misc/nxclient' to unmerge.

>>> No packages selected for removal by unmerge




Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
with nxserver-freenx installed:

1. # ufed - add 'nxclient' use flag
2. # emerge --newuse -va nxserver-freenx
3. # emerge --unmerge nxclient

Actual Results:  

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild  N    ] sys-libs/lib-compat-1.4.1  USE="-sdl" 3,094 kB
[ebuild   R   ] net-misc/nxserver-freenx-0.6.0  USE="arts cups nxclient* -esd" 0 kB
[ebuild  N    ] net-misc/nxclient-2.1.0-r1  3,433 kB
[blocks B     ] net-misc/nxclient (is blocking net-misc/nxserver-freenx-0.6.0)

Total: 3 packages (2 new, 1 reinstall, 1 block), Size of downloads: 6,527 kB!!! Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be installed
!!!        at the same time on the same system.

For more information about Blocked Packages, please refer to the following
section of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook (architecture is irrelevant):

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#blocked

Trying to unmerge nxclient yields:

# emerge --unmerge net-misc/nxclient
shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: No such file or directory

--- Couldn't find 'net-misc/nxclient' to unmerge.

>>> No packages selected for removal by unmerge

Expected Results:  
Installed successfully.
Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-06-22 14:32:46 UTC
emerge --info please.