my emerge -auv world command fails giving me this message: [blocks B ] <dev-lang/python-2.3.6-r2 (is blocking app-admin/python-updater-0.5) but this version isn't installed in my system: # eix -I dev-lang/python [UD] dev-lang/python Available versions: (2.3) {M}2.3.5-r2 {M}2.3.5-r3 {M}(~)2.3.6 {M}2.3.6-r3 {M}2.3.6-r6 (2.4) 2.4.4-r5 2.4.4-r6 2.4.4-r13 (2.5) 2.5.2-r5 {+cxx +threads berkdb bootstrap build doc elibc_uclibc examples gdbm ipv6 ncurses nocxx nothreads readline sqlite ssl tk ucs2 wininst} Installed versions: 2.1.3-r1(2.1)(15:58:21 09/28/05)(berkdb readline tcltk) 2.4.4-r9(2.4)(23:59:21 03/11/08)(berkdb gdbm ncurses readline ssl -bootstrap -build -doc -elibc_uclibc -examples -ipv6 -nocxx -nothreads -tk -ucs2) 2.5.2-r4(2.5)(09:21:49 06/05/08)(berkdb gdbm ncurses readline ssl threads -bootstrap -build -doc -elibc_uclibc -examples -ipv6 -sqlite -tk -ucs2 -wininst) Homepage: http://www.python.org/ Description: Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language. ----------------- other output: # epm -qa|grep python python-mode-1.0-r1 python-2.1.3-r1 python-2.4.4-r9 python-2.5.2-r4 python-musicbrainz-20050108-r1 python-docs-2.3.5 python-docs-2.4.4 python-docs-2.5.1 wxpython-2.8.7.1 dbus-python-0.80.2 dnspython-1.6.0 wxpython-2.6.4.0-r1 python-fchksum-1.7.1 ipython-0.8.4-r1 mysql-python-1.2.2 qscintilla-python-2.1 I don't know how to upgrade my gentoo system. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. in the shell: emerge -auv world Expected Results: update my system I have python-2.5 installed with the ACCEPT keyword. here is the complete output of the emerge command: # emerge -auv world These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating world dependencies | !!! The following installed packages are masked: - dev-java/sun-jre-bin-1.6.0.02 (masked by: package.mask) /etc/portage/package.mask: #>dev-libs/fftw-2.1.5 #fiz o acima e então ao tentar instalar consegui ver todas as versões #daí instalei com o comando emerge =dev-libs/fftw-2.1.5-r1 #>app-emulation/vmware-workstation-5.5.1.19175-r3 / !!! Ebuilds for the following packages are either all !!! masked or don't exist: media-video/realplayer dev-java/sun-jre-bin kde-base/artsplugin-mpeglib ... done! [ebuild N ] app-admin/python-updater-0.5 6 kB [ebuild U ] dev-db/sqlite-3.5.9 [3.5.6] USE="threadsafe -debug -doc -soundex -tcl" 2,150 kB [ebuild U ] net-dns/bind-tools-9.4.2_p1 [9.4.1_p1] USE="-idn -ipv6" 6,301 kB [ebuild U ] dev-lang/python-2.5.2-r5 [2.5.2-r4] USE="berkdb gdbm ncurses readline ssl threads -bootstrap -build -doc -examples -ipv6 -sqlite -tk -ucs2 -wininst" 20 kB [ebuild U ] sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r3 [2.18-r1] USE="nls -multislot -multitarget -test -vanilla" 17 kB [ebuild U ] media-gfx/imagemagick-6.4.0.6 [6.3.8.3-r1] USE="X jpeg lcms perl png svg tiff truetype wmf xml zlib -bzip2 -djvu -doc -fontconfig -fpx -graphviz -gs -hdri -jbig -jpeg2k -nocxx -openexr -q32 -q8" 8,620 kB [ebuild U ] app-admin/apache-tools-2.2.9 [2.2.8] USE="ssl" 4,828 kB [ebuild U ] dev-lang/ocaml-3.10.2 [3.09.3-r1] USE="X emacs%* gdbm ncurses ocamlopt%* xemacs%* -latex -tk" 0 kB [ebuild U ] net-libs/libpcap-0.9.8-r1 [0.9.8] USE="-ipv6" 0 kB [ebuild U ] app-cdr/cdlabelgen-4.0.0 [3.6.0] 0 kB [ebuild U ] sys-fs/e2fsprogs-1.40.9 [1.40.8] USE="nls -static" 0 kB [ebuild U ] net-misc/rsync-3.0.2 [2.6.9-r6] USE="acl iconv%* -ipv6 -static -xattr% -xinetd" 748 kB [ebuild U ] app-doc/gimp-help-2.4.1 [0.12] USE="(-webinstall%)" LINGUAS="-de -en -es -fr -it -ko -nl -no -pl% -ru -sv (-cs%) (-hr%) (-zh_CN%)" 0 kB [ebuild U ] media-sound/cdparanoia-3.10_pre2 [3.10_pre0-r1] 169 kB [ebuild U ] app-cdr/cdrdao-1.2.2-r2 [1.2.2] USE="encode -debug -gcdmaster% -pccts (-gnome%)" 0 kB [ebuild U ] net-firewall/kmyfirewall-1.1.1 [1.0.1-r1] USE="arts xinerama -debug" 1,514 kB [ebuild U ] sys-boot/grub-0.97-r6 [0.97-r5] USE="ncurses -custom-cflags -netboot -static" 0 kB [ebuild U ] net-misc/whois-4.7.26 [4.7.24] USE="nls" 67 kB [ebuild U ] media-gfx/sane-backends-1.0.19-r1 [1.0.18-r6] USE="gphoto2 usb -doc -ipv6 -v4l" 4,201 kB [ebuild U ] media-libs/imlib2-1.4.0-r1 [1.4.0] USE="X gif jpeg mmx mp3 nls png tiff zlib -bzip2 -doc" 0 kB [ebuild U ] app-editors/nano-2.1.2-r1 [2.1.1] USE="ncurses nls spell unicode -debug -justify -minimal -slang" 1,383 kB [ebuild U ] media-video/vlc-0.8.6i [0.8.6g] USE="X a52 alsa arts directfb dts dvd esd fbcon flac hal mp3 mpeg ncurses ogg opengl oss png samba sdl skins speex svg svga theora truetype vorbis win32codecs wxwindows xinerama xml xosd xv -3dfx -aalib (-altivec) -avahi -bidi -cdda -cddb -corba -daap -dc1394 -debug -dvb -ggi -gnome -gnutls -httpd -jack -libcaca -libnotify -lirc -live -matroska -modplug -musepack -nsplugin -optimisememory -rtsp -sdl-image -seamonkey -shout -stream -upnp -v4l -vcd -vlm -x264 -xulrunner" 11,518 kB [ebuild U ] net-irc/konversation-1.0.1-r4 [1.0.1-r3] USE="arts xinerama -debug" LINGUAS="-ar -bg -ca -cs -da -de -el -en_GB -es -et -fi -fr -gl -he -hu -it -ja -ka -ko -lt -nl -pa -pt -pt_BR -ru -sr -sr@Latn -sv -ta -tr -zh_TW" 0 kB [ebuild U ] www-servers/apache-2.2.9 [2.2.8-r3] USE="ldap ssl -debug -doc (-selinux) -sni -static -suexec -threads" APACHE2_MODULES="actions alias auth_basic auth_digest authn_anon authn_dbd authn_dbm authn_default authn_file authz_dbm authz_default authz_groupfile authz_host authz_owner authz_user autoindex cache dav dav_fs dav_lock dbd deflate dir disk_cache env expires ext_filter file_cache filter headers ident imagemap include info log_config logio mem_cache mime mime_magic negotiation proxy proxy_ajp proxy_balancer proxy_connect proxy_http rewrite setenvif speling status unique_id userdir usertrack vhost_alias -asis -authn_alias -cern_meta -charset_lite -dumpio -log_forensic -proxy_ftp -substitute -version" APACHE2_MPMS="-event -itk -peruser -prefork -worker" 59 kB [ebuild N ] x11-libs/pixman-0.10.0 USE="-debug" 305 kB [ebuild NS ] sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.25-r6 USE="-build -symlink" 47,581 kB [ebuild U ] dev-python/pyvorbis-1.4-r3 [1.4-r1] 0 kB [ebuild U ] media-video/transcode-1.0.4-r3 [1.0.4-r2] USE="3dnow X a52 dvdread iconv imagemagick jpeg mmx mp3 mpeg network ogg oss quicktime sdl sse theora truetype vorbis xml (-altivec) -dv -extrafilters -fame -lzo -mjpeg -sse2 -v4l2 -xvid" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati-6.8.0-r1 [6.6.3] USE="dri -debug" 881 kB [ebuild U ] net-p2p/mldonkey-2.9.5 [2.9.4] USE="gd gtk ocamlopt -doc -fasttrack -gnutella -guionly -magic" 2,654 kB [ebuild U ] app-cdr/gtkcdlabel-1.12 [1.0_pre8] 30 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/cairo-1.6.4 [1.4.14] USE="X directfb opengl svg -debug -doc -glitz -test% -xcb" 4,925 kB [ebuild U ] dev-lang/php-5.2.6-r2 [5.2.6_rc4] USE="apache2 berkdb cli crypt curl exif gd gdbm iconv kerberos ldap mysql ncurses nls pcre pic readline reflection session spell spl ssl tidy truetype unicode xml xmlrpc zlib -adabas -bcmath -birdstep -bzip2 -calendar -cdb -cgi -cjk -concurrentmodphp -ctype -curlwrappers -db2 -dbase -dbmaker -debug -discard-path -doc -empress -empress-bcs -esoob -fastbuild -fdftk -filter -firebird -flatfile -force-cgi-redirect -frontbase -ftp -gd-external -gmp -hash -imap -inifile -interbase -iodbc -ipv6 (-java-external) -json -kolab% -ldap-sasl -libedit -mcve -mhash -msql -mssql -mysqli -oci8 -oci8-instant-client -odbc -pcntl -pdo -posix -postgres -qdbm -recode -sapdb -sharedext -sharedmem -simplexml -snmp -soap -sockets -solid -sqlite -suhosin -sybase -sybase-ct -sysvipc -threads -tokenizer -wddx -xmlreader -xmlwriter -xpm -xsl -yaz -zip -zip-external" 9,363 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/gtk+-2.12.9-r2 [2.12.8] USE="X cups jpeg tiff xinerama -debug -doc -vim-syntax" 15,652 kB [ebuild U ] media-libs/xine-lib-1.1.13 [1.1.11.1] USE="X a52 aac alsa arts directfb dts dvd esd fbcon flac gtk imagemagick mad mng modplug musepack nls opengl oss samba sdl speex theora truetype v4l vorbis win32codecs xcb xinerama xv -aalib (-altivec) -debug -dxr3 -gnome -ipv6 -jack -libcaca -mmap -pulseaudio -real -vcd -vidix -wavpack -xvmc" 7,270 kB [ebuild U ] net-analyzer/nmap-4.62 [4.60] USE="gtk ssl -lua" 3,231 kB [ebuild U ] www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin-3.0.1-r1 [3.0] USE="-restrict-javascript" LINGUAS="-af -ar -be -ca -cs -da -de -el -en -en_GB -en_US -es -es_AR -es_ES -eu -fi -fr -fy -fy_NL -ga -ga_IE -gu -gu_IN -he -hu -id -it -ja -ka -ko -ku -lt -mk -mn -nb -nb_NO -nl -nn -nn_NO -pa -pa_IN -pl -pt -pt_BR -pt_PT -ro -ru -si -sk -sl -sq -sr -sv -sv_SE -tr -uk -zh -zh_CN -zh_TW" 8,882 kB [ebuild U ] dev-libs/glib-2.16.3-r1 [2.14.6] USE="fam%* -debug -doc -hardened (-selinux) -xattr%" 4,435 kB [ebuild U ] app-admin/gamin-0.1.9-r1 [0.1.9] USE="python%* -debug" 0 kB [blocks B ] <dev-lang/python-2.3.6-r2 (is blocking app-admin/python-updater-0.5) Total: 39 packages (36 upgrades, 2 new, 1 in new slot, 1 block), Size of downloads: 146,796 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
(In reply to comment #0) > my emerge -auv world command fails giving me this message: > > [blocks B ] <dev-lang/python-2.3.6-r2 (is blocking > app-admin/python-updater-0.5) > > but this version isn't installed in my system: > > # eix -I dev-lang/python > Installed versions: 2.1.3-r1(2.1)(15:58:21 09/28/05)(berkdb readline <snip> > [blocks B ] <dev-lang/python-2.3.6-r2 (is blocking > app-admin/python-updater-0.5) The message is quite clear. You cannot have a version lower than python-2.3.6-r2 and python-updater-0.5 on the same system. Since you have python-2.1.3-r1 on your system, this is an appropriate error message. I recommend you clean up your system, unmerge python-2.1.3 if you don't need it (unlikely) and carry on.