Bug 61159

Summary:	Attempt to emerge PHP 5.0.1 fails due to blocking from non-existent version
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Mervin <garmoan>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	PHP Bugs <php-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	2004.0
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
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Description Mervin 2004-08-21 08:42:35 UTC

When i try to emerge php, i get this:
Calculating dependencies ...done!

!!! Error: the <=dev-php/php-4.99.99 package conflicts with another package.
!!!        both can't be installed on the same system together.
!!!        Please use 'emerge --pretend' to determine blockers.

now, not only do i have php 4.3.6 emerged, but php-4.99.99 was never on my system... 

this is emerge -p php btw
Calculating dependencies ...done!
[blocks B     ] <=dev-php/php-4.99.99 (from pkg dev-php/php-5.0.1)
[ebuild     U ] dev-php/php-5.0.1 [4.3.6-r1]

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. emerge php

Actual Results:  
root@LSystem-Gentoo edb # emerge php 
Calculating dependencies ...done! 
 
!!! Error: the <=dev-php/php-4.99.99 package conflicts with another package. 
!!!        both can't be installed on the same system together. 
!!!        Please use 'emerge --pretend' to determine blockers. 
 
root@LSystem-Gentoo edb # 

Expected Results:

Comment 1 Robin Johnson archtester

2004-08-21 17:43:13 UTC

you misunderstand.
the block is:
'<=dev-php/php-4.99.99'
note the less-than-or-equal at the front.
EVERY PHP4 version blocks PHP5.