Bug 866065

Summary:	app-arch/xz-utils-5.2.6 \|\| dependency elt-patches trapped in circular loop
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Ciaran <turbopascalwiz>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED NEEDINFO
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Ciaran 2022-08-22 18:30:31 UTC

I got rid of all the use-flags on xz-utils and I was unable to figure out how to emerge xz-utils because it kept tripping the circular dependency error. It would appear that this dependency issue cannot be resolved without modifying one or the other packages as there are no use-flags which can be turned off to allow xz-utils to install. Also elt-patches has no use flags, and requires xz-utils. 

Reproducible: Always

Actual Results:  
* Error: circular dependencies:

(app-portage/elt-patches-20211104:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) depends on
 (app-arch/xz-utils-5.2.6:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) (buildtime)
  (app-portage/elt-patches-20211104:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) (buildtime)

Comment 1 Sam James archtester

2022-08-22 18:35:21 UTC

Such circular dependencies often happen when installing a new system. But it's very odd you have neither xz-utils nor elt-patches installed.

Did you lose /var/db/pkg or something?