x11-drivers/xf86-input-synaptics depends on x11-base/xorg-server which depend on x11-drivers/synaptics. x11-drivers/synaptics depend on x11-libs/libsynaptics which is required by kde-misc/ksynaptics x11-drivers/synaptics and x11-drivers/xf86-input-synaptics block each other Maybe x11-libs/libsynaptics should depend on x11-drivers/xf86-input-synaptics instead of x11-drivers/synaptics now? # emerge world -uDtpv These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order: Calculating dependencies... done! [nomerge ] kde-misc/ksynaptics-0.3.3 USE="-arts -debug -xinerama" [nomerge ] x11-libs/libsynaptics-0.14.6c-r1 [ebuild N ] x11-drivers/synaptics-0.14.6_p20070706-r1 USE="hal" 127 kB [nomerge ] x11-drivers/synaptics-0.14.6_p20070706-r1 USE="hal" [nomerge ] x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.0 USE="dri hal nptl xorg (-3dfx) -debug -dmx -ipv6 -kdrive -minimal -sdl" INPUT_DEVICES="evdev mouse synaptics -acecad -aiptek -calcomp -citron -digitaledge -dmc -dynapro -elo2300 -elographics -fpit -hyperpen -jamstudio -joystick -keyboard -magellan -microtouch -mutouch -palmax -penmount -spaceorb -summa -tek4957 -ur98 -vmmouse -void -wacom" VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia -apm -ark -chips -cirrus -cyrix -dummy -epson -fbdev -fglrx (-geode) -glint -i128 (-i740) -i810 (-impact) (-imstt) -mach64 -mga -neomagic (-newport) (-nsc) -nv -r128 -radeon -radeonhd -rendition -s3 -s3virge -savage -siliconmotion -sis -sisusb (-sunbw2) (-suncg14) (-suncg3) (-suncg6) (-sunffb) (-sunleo) (-suntcx) -tdfx -tga -trident -tseng -v4l (-vermilion) -vesa -vga -via -vmware -voodoo (-xgi)" [ebuild N ] x11-drivers/xf86-input-synaptics-0.15.0-r1 USE="hal -debug" 0 kB [blocks B ] x11-drivers/synaptics (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-synaptics-0.15.0-r1) [blocks B ] x11-drivers/xf86-input-synaptics (is blocking x11-drivers/synaptics-0.14.6_p20070706-r1) Total: 2 packages (2 new), Size of downloads: 127 kB Conflict: 2 blocks (2 unsatisfied)
KSynapatic has been abandoned according to the upstream website¹, so masking it seems to be the way to go. [1] http://qsynaptics.sourceforge.net/index.html
Created attachment 164837 [details, diff] libsynaptics working with x11-drivers/xf86-input-synaptics (In reply to comment #1) > KSynapatic has been abandoned according to the upstream website¹, so masking > it seems to be the way to go. > > > [1] http://qsynaptics.sourceforge.net/index.html > Maybe, but it looks like x11-drivers/xf86-input-synaptics (first version number is 0.15.*) is successor of x11-drivers/synaptics (last version number is 0.14.* and package include the same files). So I think only one change which is required is to change depedencies for libsynaptics. But kde-misc/ksynaptics is working only with synaptics version <= 0.14 (so it mean x11-drivers/synaptics). This situations should be somehow solved...
*** Bug 237521 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
+ 26 Jul 2009; Samuli Suominen <ssuominen@gentoo.org> + libsynaptics-0.14.6c-r1.ebuild: + Update for xf86-input-synaptics wrt #236924.
