Bug 182887

Summary:	'emerge nxserver-freenx' yields a block on nxclient package which isn't installed yet
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Arturo Araya <ccellist>
Component:	[OLD] Server	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED NEEDINFO
Severity:	major
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Arturo Araya 2007-06-22 12:23:39 UTC

# emerge --newuse -va nxserver-freenx

with 'nxclient' use flag enabled fails with following message:

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild  N    ] sys-libs/lib-compat-1.4.1  USE="-sdl" 3,094 kB
[ebuild   R   ] net-misc/nxserver-freenx-0.6.0  USE="arts cups nxclient* -esd" 0 kB
[ebuild  N    ] net-misc/nxclient-2.1.0-r1  3,433 kB
[blocks B     ] net-misc/nxclient (is blocking net-misc/nxserver-freenx-0.6.0)

Total: 3 packages (2 new, 1 reinstall, 1 block), Size of downloads: 6,527 kB!!! Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be installed
!!!        at the same time on the same system.

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

Trying to unmerge nxclient yields:

# emerge --unmerge net-misc/nxclient
shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: No such file or directory

--- Couldn't find 'net-misc/nxclient' to unmerge.

>>> No packages selected for removal by unmerge




Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
with nxserver-freenx installed:

1. # ufed - add 'nxclient' use flag
2. # emerge --newuse -va nxserver-freenx
3. # emerge --unmerge nxclient

Actual Results:  

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild  N    ] sys-libs/lib-compat-1.4.1  USE="-sdl" 3,094 kB
[ebuild   R   ] net-misc/nxserver-freenx-0.6.0  USE="arts cups nxclient* -esd" 0 kB
[ebuild  N    ] net-misc/nxclient-2.1.0-r1  3,433 kB
[blocks B     ] net-misc/nxclient (is blocking net-misc/nxserver-freenx-0.6.0)

Total: 3 packages (2 new, 1 reinstall, 1 block), Size of downloads: 6,527 kB!!! Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be installed
!!!        at the same time on the same system.

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

Trying to unmerge nxclient yields:

# emerge --unmerge net-misc/nxclient
shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: No such file or directory

--- Couldn't find 'net-misc/nxclient' to unmerge.

>>> No packages selected for removal by unmerge

Expected Results:  
Installed successfully.

Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-06-22 14:32:46 UTC

emerge --info please.