Sample output: Total: 256 packages (243 upgrades, 6 downgrades, 5 new, 2 in new slots), Size of downloads: 520,849 kB Conflict: 2 blocks !!! One or more updates have been skipped due to a dependency conflict: dev-python/sip:0 ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-python/sip-4.8.2', 'merge') conflicts with ~dev-python/sip-4.7.9 required by ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-python/PyQt-3.17.6', 'merge') !!! The following update has been skipped due to unsatisfied dependencies: x11-libs/qscintilla:0 !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "~dev-python/qscintilla-python-2.4[qt4]" have been masked. !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request: - dev-python/qscintilla-python-2.4 (masked by: backtracking: missing dependency) For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook. (dependency required by "x11-libs/qscintilla-2.4" [ebuild]) !!! The following update has been skipped due to unsatisfied dependencies: media-gfx/kphotoalbum:4 !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy ">=kde-base/marble-4.2" have been masked. !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request: - kde-base/marble-4.3.1 (masked by: backtracking: missing dependency) - kde-base/marble-4.3.0 (masked by: backtracking: missing dependency) - kde-base/marble-4.2.4 (masked by: backtracking: missing dependency) For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook. (dependency required by "media-gfx/kphotoalbum-4.0.1" [ebuild]) !!! The following update has been skipped due to unsatisfied dependencies: dev-python/qscintilla-python:0 !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy ">=dev-python/PyQt4-4.5[X]" have been masked. !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request: - dev-python/PyQt4-4.5.4-r4 (masked by: backtracking: missing dependency) - dev-python/PyQt4-4.5.4-r3 (masked by: backtracking: missing dependency) - dev-python/PyQt4-4.5.2 (masked by: backtracking: missing dependency) For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook. (dependency required by "dev-python/qscintilla-python-2.4" [ebuild]) !!! The following update has been skipped due to unsatisfied dependencies: kde-base/kdebase-startkde:4.3 !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy ">=kde-base/plasma-workspace-4.3.1:4.3[-kdeprefix]" have been masked. !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request: - kde-base/plasma-workspace-4.3.1 (masked by: backtracking: missing dependency) For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook. (dependency required by "kde-base/kdebase-startkde-4.3.1" [ebuild]) !!! The following update has been skipped due to unsatisfied dependencies: dev-python/PyQt4:0 !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy ">=dev-python/sip-4.8.2" have been masked. !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request: - dev-python/sip-4.8.2 (masked by: backtracking: slot conflict) For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook. (dependency required by "dev-python/PyQt4-4.5.4-r4" [ebuild]) !!! The following update has been skipped due to unsatisfied dependencies: kde-base/kdeplasma-addons:4.3 !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy ">=kde-base/plasma-workspace-4.3.1:4.3[-kdeprefix]" have been masked. !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request: - kde-base/plasma-workspace-4.3.1 (masked by: backtracking: missing dependency) For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook. (dependency required by "kde-base/kdeplasma-addons-4.3.1" [ebuild]) !!! The following update has been skipped due to unsatisfied dependencies: kde-base/marble:4.2 !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy ">=kde-base/pykde4-4.2.4:4.2[-kdeprefix]" have been masked. !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request: - kde-base/pykde4-4.2.4-r3 (masked by: backtracking: missing dependency) For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook. (dependency required by "kde-base/marble-4.2.4" [ebuild]) !!! The following update has been skipped due to unsatisfied dependencies: kde-base/pykde4:4.2 !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy ">=dev-python/PyQt4-4.5_pre1[dbus,svg,webkit,X]" have been masked. !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request: - dev-python/PyQt4-4.5.4-r4 (masked by: backtracking: missing dependency) - dev-python/PyQt4-4.5.4-r3 (masked by: backtracking: missing dependency) - dev-python/PyQt4-4.5.2 (masked by: backtracking: missing dependency) For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook. (dependency required by "kde-base/pykde4-4.2.4-r3" [ebuild]) !!! The following update has been skipped due to unsatisfied dependencies: kde-base/plasma-workspace:4.3 !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy ">=kde-base/pykde4-4.3.1:4.3[-kdeprefix]" have been masked. !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request: - kde-base/pykde4-4.3.1 (masked by: backtracking: missing dependency) For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook. (dependency required by "kde-base/plasma-workspace-4.3.1" [ebuild]) !!! The following update has been skipped due to unsatisfied dependencies: kde-base/pykde4:4.3 !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy ">=dev-python/PyQt4-4.5[dbus,sql,svg,webkit,X]" have been masked. !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request: - dev-python/PyQt4-4.5.4-r4 (masked by: backtracking: missing dependency) - dev-python/PyQt4-4.5.4-r3 (masked by: backtracking: missing dependency) - dev-python/PyQt4-4.5.2 (masked by: backtracking: missing dependency) For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook. (dependency required by "kde-base/pykde4-4.3.1" [ebuild]) !!! The following update has been skipped due to unsatisfied dependencies: kde-base/marble:4.3 !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy ">=kde-base/pykde4-4.3.1:4.3[-kdeprefix]" have been masked. !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request: - kde-base/pykde4-4.3.1 (masked by: backtracking: missing dependency) For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook. (dependency required by "kde-base/marble-4.3.1" [ebuild]) !!! Ebuilds for the following packages are either all !!! masked or don't exist: kde-base/kdebase-startkde:4.3 kde-base/kdeplasma-addons:4.3 Would you like to merge these packages? [Yes/No] n There's only one piece of information I actually need here, and it's been scrolled waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay off the screen by billions of useless messages. Please remove or provide a way to disable these complete useless, annoying "backtracking" messages.
It's fixed in svn r14476 to abbreviate the annoying messages like this: !!! The following update(s) have been skipped due to unsatisfied dependencies !!! triggered by backtracking: x11-libs/qscintilla:0 media-gfx/kphotoalbum:4 dev-python/qscintilla-python:0 kde-base/kdebase-startkde:4.3 dev-python/PyQt4:0 kde-base/kdeplasma-addons:4.3 kde-base/marble:4.2 kde-base/pykde4:4.2 kde-base/plasma-workspace:4.3 kde-base/pykde4:4.3 kde-base/marble:4.3
This is fixed in 2.2_rc43.
(In reply to comment #2) > This is fixed in 2.2_rc43. Will this be backported to 2.1.x? What should users of portage 2.1.x do?
(In reply to comment #3) > Will this be backported to 2.1.x? What should users of portage 2.1.x do? This fix is included in 2.1.7.x. The problem does not exist in earlier versions.
(In reply to comment #4) > This fix is included in 2.1.7.x. The problem does not exist in earlier > versions. Ok, I have portage-2.1.7.1 and I still experience this issue. Will there be a newer 2.1.7.x version?
(In reply to comment #5) > Ok, I have portage-2.1.7.1 and I still experience this issue. Will there be a > newer 2.1.7.x version? No, if it's 2.1.7.1 then please file a new bug because it's not fixed.
(In reply to comment #6) > No, if it's 2.1.7.1 then please file a new bug because it's not fixed. OK, filed #291142.
