266228 – app-arch/tar-1.22 + lzma needs xz

Bug 266228 - app-arch/tar-1.22 + lzma needs xz

Summary: app-arch/tar-1.22 + lzma needs xz

Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal
Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages

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Reported:	2009-04-15 10:05 UTC by Helmut Jarausch
Modified:	2009-12-27 17:13 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Helmut Jarausch 2009-04-15 10:05:19 UTC

Using tar with lzma compression (option -J) needs the binary xz.
This is contained in packed app-arch/xz-utils.
This cannot coexist with app-arch/lzma-utils (according to its ebuild)
But app-arch/lzma is needed for sys-apps/man which I DO need.
	
So, how to cut this Gordian knot?


Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2009-04-18 17:58:48 UTC

install xz-utils and package.provide lzma-utils

once a real xz-utils version is released, lzma-utils will go away and everything will transition to that

Comment 2 Helmut Jarausch 2009-04-20 18:36:16 UTC

(In reply to comment #1)
> install xz-utils and package.provide lzma-utils
> 
> once a real xz-utils version is released, lzma-utils will go away and
> everything will transition to that
> 

What is 'package.provide lzma-utils' and how to install it?

Comment 3 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2009-04-20 20:36:06 UTC

run `man portage` and search for package.provided