...but there is just perl-core/Encode-2.730.0 in tree.
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Perl This means you need to uninstall perl-core/Encode to upgrade your perl. There doesn't have to be more versions, because virtuals delegate between perl-core/ and dev-lang/perl as needed. https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Perl#Some_knowledge Re-open if you're sure this is a bug, but otherwise asking for help in #gentoo or #gentoo-perl is advised.
(In reply to Kent Fredric (IRC: kent\n) from comment #1) > https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Perl > > This means you need to uninstall perl-core/Encode to upgrade your perl. but shouldn't virtual/perl-Encode "know" about this and marking perl-core/Encode automagically for removing?
(In reply to Thomas Beutin from comment #2) > (In reply to Kent Fredric (IRC: kent\n) from comment #1) > > https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Perl > > > > This means you need to uninstall perl-core/Encode to upgrade your perl. > > but shouldn't virtual/perl-Encode "know" about this and marking > perl-core/Encode automagically for removing? That's what this is *supposed* to do: RDEPEND=" || ( =dev-lang/perl-5.24.1* ~perl-core/${PN#perl-}-${PV} ) dev-lang/perl:= !<perl-core/${PN#perl-}-${PV} !>perl-core/${PN#perl-}-${PV}-r999 " However, the "actually remove it" part is portage's responsibility. And if you happen to have that in your world file, portage will stubbornly *refuse* to remove it, instead preferring to block. Usually with lots of --backtrack=1000 portage *may* be smart enough to remove it otherwise.
(In reply to Kent Fredric (IRC: kent\n) from comment #3) > (In reply to Thomas Beutin from comment #2) > > (In reply to Kent Fredric (IRC: kent\n) from comment #1) > > > https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Perl > > > > > > This means you need to uninstall perl-core/Encode to upgrade your perl. > > > > but shouldn't virtual/perl-Encode "know" about this and marking > > perl-core/Encode automagically for removing? > > That's what this is *supposed* to do: > > RDEPEND=" > || ( =dev-lang/perl-5.24.1* ~perl-core/${PN#perl-}-${PV} ) > dev-lang/perl:= > !<perl-core/${PN#perl-}-${PV} > !>perl-core/${PN#perl-}-${PV}-r999 > " > > However, the "actually remove it" part is portage's responsibility. On another machine it actually did it, but the first one had problems with also one more package. After removing those blockers manually everything installed fine. > And if you happen to have that in your world file, portage will stubbornly > *refuse* to remove it, instead preferring to block. This one i usually check before i report such a "bug" ;) > Usually with lots of --backtrack=1000 portage *may* be smart enough to > remove it otherwise. I also tried this, but no success. Maybe that happend because of some other issues on this system with linphone, grass, qgis, ... Anyway - now it works :) Tnx a lot!
