Since recently no builds can be done anymore because there is a build conflict: - part of the new kits that need to build require mplayer2 - part of the kits require mplayer mplayer & mplayer2 cannot be on the same system.... HOW to resolve... this is not a regular confict afaict. I have several systems some don't have mplayer2 installed like this one, but there updates fail too, even if not related to mplayer:-( [nomerge ] media-video/kmplayer-0.11.3d-r3:4 USE="cairo expat handbook (-aqua) -debug -npp" LINGUAS="en_GB nl -bg -bs -ca -ca@valencia -cs -da -de -el -eo -es -et -fr -ga -gl -hr -hu -it -ja -km -ku -lt -lv -mai -nb -nds -nn -pl -pt -pt_BR -ro -ru -sk -sr -sr@latin -sv -th -tr -ug -uk -zh_CN -zh_TW" [ebuild N ] media-video/mplayer-1.2_pre20130729 USE="3dnow 3dnowext X a52 aalib alsa bl cddb cdio cdparanoia cpudetection dga directfb dts dv dvb dvd dvdnav enca encode fbcon ftp ggi gif gsm iconv ipv6 joystick jpeg jpeg2k ladspa libass libcaca live lzo mad md5sum mmx mmxext mng mp3 nas network openal opengl osdmenu oss png pnm pulseaudio rar rtc samba sdl shm speex sse sse2 ssse3 theora truetype unicode v4l vorbis x264 xanim xinerama xscreensaver xv xvid xvmc (-altivec) (-aqua) -bidi -bindist -bluray -bs2b -debug -doc -faac -faad -jack -libmpeg2 -lirc -nut -pvr -radio -rtmp (-selinux) -tga -toolame -tremor -twolame -vdpau (-vidix) -zoran" VIDEO_CARDS="-mga -s3virge -tdfx" 0 kB [blocks B ] media-video/mplayer ("media-video/mplayer" is blocking media-video/mplayer2-2.0_p20130428-r1) Total: 1 package (1 new), Size of downloads: 0 kB Conflict: 1 block (1 unsatisfied) * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be * installed at the same time on the same system. (media-video/mplayer2-2.0_p20130428-r1::gentoo, installed) pulled in by media-video/mplayer2 required by (media-video/kplayer-0.7.2::gentoo, installed) media-video/mplayer2 required by (media-gfx/kphotoalbum-4.4::gentoo, installed) media-video/mplayer2 required by @selected (media-video/mplayer-1.2_pre20130729::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled in by media-video/mplayer required by (media-sound/dir2ogg-0.11.6::gentoo, installed) media-video/mplayer required by (app-misc/anki-2.0.24::gentoo, installed) media-video/mplayer required by (media-video/dvdrip-0.98.11-r2::gentoo, installed) media-video/mplayer required by (media-video/kmplayer-0.11.3d-r3::gentoo, installed) media-video/mplayer required by (media-video/lives-1.4.6::gentoo, installed) media-video/mplayer[encode] required by (media-video/2mandvd-1.8.4::gentoo, installed) media-video/mplayer required by (app-cdr/k9copy-2.3.8::gentoo, installed) media-video/mplayer required by (media-sound/mplay-0.80::gentoo, installed) 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 Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.emerge -1vauDN world 2. 3. Expected Results: working compile?
Isn't this at least worth a news item to explain how to handle this conflict?
Drop USE=symlink for media-video/mplayer2
If use symlink is enabled, then 'mplayer -> mplayer2' symlink is created in /usr/bin/ directory, of course media-video/mplayer2[symlink] blocks media-video/mplayer package, because it installs /usr/bin/mplayer. If you want to install both mplayer and mplayer2, then just disable USE symlink for mplayer2 package.
