The amazonmp3 download app fails to build due to conflicts with different versions of the boost libraries (see below). Is there someway to install multiple versions of the boost library via slots? # emerge -pv amazonmp3 These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild UD] dev-util/boost-build-1.34.1 [1.35.0-r2] USE="python (-examples%*)" 0 kB [uninstall ] dev-util/boost-build-1.37.0 USE="examples python" [blocks b ] <=dev-util/boost-build-1.35.0-r1 ("<=dev-util/boost-build-1.35.0-r1" is blocking dev-util/boost-build-1.37.0) [ebuild NS ] dev-libs/boost-1.34.1-r2 [1.37.0-r1] USE="doc -debug -icu -pyste -tools" 0 kB [ebuild Rf ] net-misc/amazonmp3-1.0.3-r2 0 kB [blocks B ] <=dev-libs/boost-1.35.0-r2 ("<=dev-libs/boost-1.35.0-r2" is blocking dev-libs/boost-1.37.0-r1) Total: 3 packages (1 downgrade, 1 in new slot, 1 reinstall, 1 uninstall), Size of downloads: 0 kB Fetch Restriction: 1 package Conflict: 2 blocks (1 unsatisfied) * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be * installed at the same time on the same system. ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-libs/boost-1.34.1-r2', 'merge') pulled in by =dev-libs/boost-1.34* required by ('ebuild', '/', 'net-misc/amazonmp3-1.0.3-r2', 'merge') 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
I also have this problem with dev-libs/boost blocking itself. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with the net-misc/amazonmp package to me. Trying to emerge (update) from dev-libs/boost-1.35.0-r2 to the following versions causes the block for me: dev-libs/boost-1.39.0 dev-libs/boost-1.37.0-r1 dev-libs/boost-1.36.0-r1 It does not block dev-libs/boost-1.35.0-r5 for me however this version fails to build. I solved the problem by masking all the above and then upgrading to dev-libs/boost-1.35.0-r3 which does not cause a block. After that just removed the temporary masks and upgraded directly to dev-libs/boost-1.39.0 Cheers
I also just encountered this problem. Unfortunately the amazonmp3 explicitly wants version 1.34*. However, version 1.34* blocks all boost ebuilds from different slots. I CC the maintainer of the boost ebuilds, maybe he can help.
No, this is just another great example of why closed-source software is ugly. I suppose we have 2 options: - p.mask amazonmp3 - Go out and find all the actual libraries that are required (From fedora RPMs or whatever) and actually install them too in some /opt location and then use LD_PATH in a wrapper to start amazonmp3. I don't have time to do that second thing right now, so I'm afraid amazonmp3 will be going away. I do still want to get this going though, so don't give up all hope yet.
Copying the following files to a tmp location, and setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH seems to work for me: libboost_date_time-mt.so libboost_date_time.so libboost_date_time.so.3 libboost_iostreams-mt.so libboost_iostreams.so libboost_iostreams.so.3 libboost_signals-mt.so libboost_signals.so libboost_signals.so.3 libboost_thread-mt.so libboost_thread-mt.so.3
I use "clamz" (http://code.google.com/p/clamz/) instead, works pretty well :-)
