trying to update world and net-dns/bind has unsatisfied dependencies all referring to dlz api . What precisely do I need to install to effect an update,as this's blocking further progress Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.emerge -uN world 2. 3. Actual Results: got the error message that unresolved dependencies are holding things up Expected Results: installation of updates
Created attachment 285401 [details] emerge info x86_64
Attach the full emerge output containing the error message.
This: net-dns/bind urandom dlz -geoip -mysql -berkdb -threads is currently what I have in /etc/portage/package.use (and works for me). I had to add '-berkdb' to the package.use to get around the problem you've referred to below. Can you try the same and see if this also helps you?
I guess this is what you meant? (I actually wonder why you didn't simply paste the troubling output in the Description.) $ ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~amd64" emerge -vp =net-dns/bind-9.8.1 These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies [...] !!! Problem resolving dependencies for =net-dns/bind-9.8.1 ... done! !!! The ebuild selected to satisfy "=net-dns/bind-9.8.1" has unmet requirements. - net-dns/bind-9.8.1::gentoo USE="berkdb geoip idn ipv6 ssl threads -caps -dlz -doc -gost -gssapi -ldap -mysql -odbc -pkcs11 -postgres -rpz -sdb-ldap (-selinux) -urandom -xml" The following REQUIRED_USE flag constraints are unsatisfied: berkdb? ( dlz ) The above constraints are a subset of the following complete expression: postgres? ( dlz ) berkdb? ( dlz ) mysql? ( dlz !threads ) odbc? ( dlz ) ldap? ( dlz ) sdb-ldap? ( dlz ) gost? ( ssl ) USE=berkdb is enabled by default in all or most profiles, but in this case it does not make sense. For USE=dlz you would expect some kind of data storage requirement, but not the other way round, i.e. if the user (unwittingly) specifies USE="somelibrary featurethatusessomelibrary", then the former does not intuitively imply the latter, however logically correct it may seem. It's like saying "people desire theft prevention, therefore they desire theft".
Actually, this looks like it could do with some GLEP 56 attention as well. If you insist on keeping the REQUIRED_USE as is, then at least explain to users why you're doing it.
(In reply to comment #5) > Actually, this looks like it could do with some GLEP 56 attention as well. If > you insist on keeping the REQUIRED_USE as is, then at least explain to users > why you're doing it. How shall I explain that? In the ebuild ...? Should be easy to understand anyway, with or without comments. berkdb, mysql, postgres, odbc, ldap and sdb-ldap require USE="dlz" for bind. mysql also requires "-threads".
(In reply to comment #6) > (In reply to comment #5) > > Actually, this looks like it could do with some GLEP 56 attention as well. If > > you insist on keeping the REQUIRED_USE as is, then at least explain to users > > why you're doing it. > > How shall I explain that? In the ebuild ...? In metadata.xml. GLEP 56. :)
The flags are already described, global and/or local. So you want me to add "... requires USE="dlz"" and hope that all users will use euse or something else to take a look? Sorry, I dunno... the message clearly (IMO) says what's wrong.
Calculating dependencies / !!! Problem resolving dependencies for net-dns/bind from @selected ... done! !!! The ebuild selected to satisfy "net-dns/bind" has unmet requirements. - net-dns/bind-9.8.1::gentoo USE="doc ipv6 (multilib) mysql postgres ssl threads xml -berkdb -caps -dlz -geoip -gost -gssapi -idn -ldap -odbc -pkcs11 -rpz -sdb-ldap (-selinux) -urandom" The following REQUIRED_USE flag constraints are unsatisfied: postgres? ( dlz ) mysql? ( dlz !threads ) The above constraints are a subset of the following complete expression: postgres? ( dlz ) berkdb? ( dlz ) mysql? ( dlz !threads ) odbc? ( dlz ) ldap? ( dlz ) sdb-ldap? ( dlz ) gost? ( ssl ) (dependency required by "@selected" [set]) (dependency required by "@world" [argument]) This is the output from the emerge statement, after trying the -berkdb suggestion. There is no difference from previous output that I can see.(In reply to comment #8) > The flags are already described, global and/or local. So you want me to add > "... requires USE="dlz"" and hope that all users will use euse or something > else to take a look? Sorry, I dunno... the message clearly (IMO) says what's > wrong. In answer to comment 8 yes when you really look at the screen and see what is printed on there,but at 03am,the brain is a little addled and I missed the pertinent data. The addition of comment #1 to package.use allowed compilation to procede. Just hope the update to firefox completes otherwise there will be another report Geoff
(In reply to comment #9) > Calculating dependencies / > > !!! Problem resolving dependencies for net-dns/bind from @selected > ... done! > > !!! The ebuild selected to satisfy "net-dns/bind" has unmet requirements. > - net-dns/bind-9.8.1::gentoo USE="doc ipv6 (multilib) mysql postgres ssl > threads xml -berkdb -caps -dlz -geoip -gost -gssapi -idn -ldap -odbc -pkcs11 > -rpz -sdb-ldap (-selinux) -urandom" > > The following REQUIRED_USE flag constraints are unsatisfied: > postgres? ( dlz ) mysql? ( dlz !threads ) > > The above constraints are a subset of the following complete expression: > postgres? ( dlz ) berkdb? ( dlz ) mysql? ( dlz !threads ) odbc? ( dlz ) > ldap? ( dlz ) sdb-ldap? ( dlz ) gost? ( ssl ) > > (dependency required by "@selected" [set]) > (dependency required by "@world" [argument]) > > This is the output from the emerge statement, after trying the -berkdb > suggestion. There is no difference from previous output that I can see.(In > reply to comment #8) > > The flags are already described, global and/or local. So you want me to add > > "... requires USE="dlz"" and hope that all users will use euse or something > > else to take a look? Sorry, I dunno... the message clearly (IMO) says what's > > wrong. > > In answer to comment 8 yes when you really look at the screen and see what is > printed on there,but at 03am,the brain is a little addled and I missed the > pertinent data. The addition of comment #1 to package.use allowed compilation > to procede. Just hope the update to firefox completes otherwise there will be > another report Geoff Well.. As you can see it says: You have USE="postgres mysql" but you also need USE="dlz -threads" or you disable those DB backends...
