Wasn't too sure if this was reported yet, or where it should go, but here goes. When trying to emerge mod_php on PPC I got an error message saying there were no unmasked packages satisfying the "virtual/jdk-1.4*" dependency. I double checked, and no 1.4.x JDK or JRE is marked 'stable' on PPC (with the 'ppc' keyword). This causes a bit of an issue since 'stable' PHP packages (in this case, mod_php) depend on unstable packages. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Get a clean system without any "~ppc" Java packages installed. 2. Emerge mod_php Actual Results: Emerge burped with the error: !!! all ebuilds that could satisfy "=virtual/jdk-1.4*" have been masked. !!! possible candidates are: - dev-java/ibm-jdk-1.4.1 (masked by: ~keyword) !!! (dependency required by "dev-php/mod_php-4.3.4-r4" [ebuild]) Expected Results: Not too sure what should be done here. I noticed in the php-sapi.eclass that this depencendy is only enabled for non-alpha systems, maybe you could make it non-alpha AND non-ppc. Another possibility is getting one of the 1.4.x JDKs approved as 'stable', PPC is seriously behind in this matter. Also note that it's possible to get around it by enabling ~ppc and installing ibm-jdk-1.4.1 (the only ~ppc 1.4.x JDK ebuild) prior to installing any ebuild that uses the php-sapi.eclass, or by removing java from USE flags, but this will make updating the system problematic (currently my situation).
ibm-jdk 1.4.1 is now stable on ppc
Closing bug.
