Having only used GNOME I figured I would give KDE a try, but when I try to emerge it, =kde-base/kdebase-3.5* blocks kde-base/khelpcenter-3.5.5, and =kde-base/khelpcenter-3.5* blocks kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r4, meaning I can't install it. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: emerge --sync emerge -av kde Actual Results: chris@chrispc ~ $ semerge -av kde These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild N ] app-crypt/qca-1.0-r2 30 kB [ebuild U ] dev-java/java-config-2.0.33-r1 [2.0.32] 25 kB [ebuild N ] app-crypt/gpgme-1.1.4 922 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdebase-pam-7 0 kB [ebuild N ] x11-apps/xmessage-1.0.1 USE="-debug -xprint" 82 kB [ebuild N ] x11-apps/xsetroot-1.0.1 USE="-debug" 76 kB [ebuild N ] x11-libs/libXfontcache-1.0.4 USE="-debug" 210 kB [ebuild N ] app-crypt/pinentry-0.7.2-r3 USE="gtk ncurses -caps -qt3" 390 kB [ebuild N ] dev-libs/fribidi-0.10.7 580 kB [ebuild N ] media-libs/lcms-1.15 USE="jpeg python tiff zlib" 760 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdewebdev-3.5.5 USE="kdeenablefinal xinerama -arts -debug -doc -kdehiddenvisibility -tidy" 5,906 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdetoys-3.5.5 USE="kdeenablefinal xinerama -arts -debug -kdehiddenvisibility" 3,104 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdeedu-3.5.5 USE="kdeenablefinal xinerama -arts -debug -kig-scripting" 29,313 kB [ebuild N ] dev-libs/cyrus-sasl-2.1.22-r2 USE="berkdb crypt gdbm java kerberos ldap pam ssl -authdaemond -mysql -ntlm_unsupported_patch -postgres -sample -srp -urandom" 1,572 kB [ebuild N ] x11-apps/xset-1.0.2 USE="-debug" 91 kB [ebuild N ] app-crypt/qca-tls-1.0-r3 23 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r4 USE="hal java kdeenablefinal ldap opengl pam ssl xinerama -arts -cups -debug -ieee1394 -kdehiddenvisibility -lm_sensors -logitech-mouse -openexr -samba -xcomposite -xscreensaver -zeroconf" 21 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdepim-3.5.5-r4 USE="crypt kdeenablefinal xinerama -arts -debug -gnokii -pda" 12,726 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdegames-3.5.5 USE="kdeenablefinal xinerama -arts -debug -kdehiddenvisibility" 10,498 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdemultimedia-3.5.5 USE="alsa encode flac gstreamer kdeenablefinal mp3 theora vorbis xinerama -akode -arts -audiofile -debug -xine" 6,140 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdeartwork-3.5.5 USE="kdeenablefinal opengl xinerama -arts -debug -xscreensaver" 16,198 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdenetwork-3.5.5-r2 USE="kdeenablefinal ssl xinerama -arts -debug -jingle -kdehiddenvisibility -rdesktop -sametime -slp -wifi" 9,023 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdegraphics-3.5.5-r2 USE="kdeenablefinal opengl pdf xinerama -arts -debug -gphoto2 -imlib -openexr -povray -scanner -tetex" 7,163 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdeadmin-3.5.5 USE="kdeenablefinal xinerama -arts -debug -kdehiddenvisibility" 2,071 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdeutils-3.5.5 USE="crypt kdeenablefinal xinerama -arts -debug -kdehiddenvisibility (-pbbuttonsd) -snmp" 2,922 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdeaddons-3.5.5 USE="berkdb kdeenablefinal sdl xinerama -arts -debug" 1,625 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kde-3.5.5 USE="-accessibility" 0 kB [blocks B ] =kde-base/kdebase-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/khelpcenter-3.5.5) [blocks B ] =kde-base/khelpcenter-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r4) Total: 27 packages (1 upgrade, 26 new, 2 blocks), Size of downloads: 111,460 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 Expected Results: KDE installed chris@chrispc ~ $ emerge --info Portage 2.1.2.9 (default-linux/amd64/2007.0/desktop, gcc-4.1.2, glibc-2.5-r3, 2.6.20-gentoo-r8 x86_64) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.20-gentoo-r8 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6420 @ 2.13GHz Gentoo Base System release 1.12.9 Timestamp of tree: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 19:20:01 +0000 dev-java/java-config: 1.3.7, 2.0.32 dev-lang/python: 2.4.4-r4 dev-python/pycrypto: 2.0.1-r5 sys-apps/sandbox: 1.2.17 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.61 sys-devel/automake: 1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6-r2, 1.10 sys-devel/binutils: 2.16.1-r3 sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.3.16 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.22 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.21 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CBUILD="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-O2 -march=nocona -pipe" CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/3.5/env /usr/kde/3.5/share/config /usr/kde/3.5/shutdown /usr/share/X11/xkb /usr/share/config" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/env.d /etc/env.d/java/ /etc/gconf /etc/splash /etc/terminfo" CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=nocona -pipe" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="distlocks metadata-transfer sandbox sfperms strict" GENTOO_MIRRORS="ftp://gentoo.virginmedia.com/sites/gentoo ftp://ftp.mirrorservice.org/sites/www.ibiblio.org/gentoo/" LINGUAS="en_GB" MAKEOPTS="-j3" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS="--recursive --links --safe-links --perms --times --compress --force --whole-file --delete --delete-after --stats --timeout=180 --exclude=/distfiles --exclude=/local --exclude=/packages --filter=H_**/files/digest-*" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage" SYNC="rsync://localnet/gentoo-portage" USE="X a52 aac acl acpi alsa amd64 bash-completion berkdb bitmap-fonts bzip2 cairo cdr cli cracklib crypt dbus dri dts dvd dvdr dvdread eds emboss encode evo exif fam ffmpeg firefox flac fortran ftp gdbm gif gnome gpm gstreamer gtk hal iconv icq isdnlog jabber java javascript jpeg kde kdeenablefinal kerberos lame ldap libg++ mad matroska midi mikmod mmx mp3 mpeg mplayer msn mudflap musicbrainz ncurses nls nocd nptl nptlonly nsplugin ogg openal opengl openmp oss pam pcre pdf perl png pppd python quicktime readline reflection sdl session spell spl sse sse2 ssl svg tcpd theora threads tiff truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts unicode usb vcd videos vorbis wxwindows x264 xinerama xml xorg xv xvid zlib" ALSA_CARDS="ali5451 als4000 atiixp atiixp-modem bt87x ca0106 cmipci emu10k1x ens1370 ens1371 es1938 es1968 fm801 hda-intel intel8x0 intel8x0m maestro3 trident usb-audio via82xx via82xx-modem ymfpci" ALSA_PCM_PLUGINS="adpcm alaw asym copy dmix dshare dsnoop empty extplug file hooks iec958 ioplug ladspa lfloat linear meter mulaw multi null plug rate route share shm softvol" ELIBC="glibc" INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse evdev" KERNEL="linux" LCD_DEVICES="bayrad cfontz cfontz633 glk hd44780 lb216 lcdm001 mtxorb ncurses text" LINGUAS="en_GB" USERLAND="GNU" VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia" Unset: CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, INSTALL_MASK, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS_FLAGS, PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS
This is not a bug as far as i can tell. It is just the difference between monolithic and splitted ebuilds. Check that URL - http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/kde-split-ebuilds.xml . Someone mark this as INVALID/RESOLVED please.
Ok, I was just following the howto on the wiki page, guess it needs updating. Have marked as invalid, cheers.
