Bug 88040

Summary:	Error whilst emerging GNUCASH 1.8.11
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Mark Nevins <mark.nevins>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Mark Nevins 2005-04-05 08:08:46 UTC

bash-2.05b# emerge gnucash-1.8.11
Calculating dependencies

!!! Problem in null/gnucash-1.8.11 dependencies.
!!! "Specific key requires an operator (null/gnucash-1.8.11) (try adding an '=')" exceptions
bash-2.05b#

ge tthe same error for 1.8.10 and 1.8.9


Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.emerge gnucash-1.8.11
2.
3.

Actual Results:  
Calculating dependencies 
 
!!! Problem in null/gnucash-1.8.11 dependencies. 
!!! "Specific key requires an operator (null/gnucash-1.8.11) (try adding an 
'=')" exceptions 
bash-2.05b# 

Expected Results:  
gnucash 1.8.11 to emerge and be useable

Comment 1 Diego Elio Pettenò (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-04-05 08:26:56 UTC

As the error states, if you want to emerge a *precise* version of a package, you must prefix it with =.

So for example emerge =gnucash-1.8.11

If you just want to emerge the latest version, simply emerge gnucash.

Comment 2 Carsten Lohrke (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-04-05 12:38:58 UTC

^^