emerge -p xmms These are the packages that I would merge, in order. Calculating dependencies ...done! [ebuild U ] gnome-base/gconf-1.0.8-r3 [ebuild U ] gnome-base/gnome-vfs-1.0.5-r2 [ebuild U ] gnome-base/control-center-1.4.0.5-r1 [ebuild U ] gnome-base/gnome-panel-1.4.1 [ebuild N ] media-sound/xmms-1.2.7-r14 * gnome-base/gconf Latest version available: 1.2.1 Latest version installed: 1.2.1 Homepage: http://www.gnome.org/ Description: Gnome Configuration System and Daemon * gnome-base/gnome-vfs Latest version available: 2.0.4-r2 Latest version installed: 2.0.4-r2 Homepage: http://www.gnome.org/ Description: Gnome Virtual Filesystem * gnome-base/control-center Latest version available: 2.0.1.1 Latest version installed: 2.0.1.1 Homepage: http://www.gnome.org/ Description: the gnome2 Desktop configuration tool * gnome-base/gnome-panel Latest version available: 2.0.9 Latest version installed: 2.0.9 Homepage: http://www.gnome.org/ Description: The Panel for Gnome2
xmms2 will have bindings and whatnot for gtk2/gnome2. xmms only has these for gnome1/gtk1 that is why. I would, if I were you, emerge xmms with USE="-gnome" personally....
this configuration is working on an older machine now i wanted to do the same on a new installed, and i got it. when i do it, on the old machine, i get: gentoo usr # emerge -pu xmms These are the packages that I would merge, in order. Calculating dependencies ...done! [ebuild U ] media-sound/xmms-1.2.7-r14 and when is xmms2 available for emerge ?