localhost ~ # emerge -pv media-gfx/graphviz These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-mount-0.4-r5 USE="-debug" [nomerge ] gnome-base/libgnomeui-2.16.1 USE="doc jpeg -debug" [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-vfs-2.16.3-r1 USE="doc hal ipv6 samba ssl -avahi -debug -gnutls" [nomerge ] dev-libs/dbus-glib-0.73 USE="doc -debug (-selinux)" [nomerge ] app-doc/doxygen-1.4.7 USE="doc unicode -qt3 -tetex" [nomerge ] app-text/ghostscript-gpl-8.54 USE="cups gtk jpeg2k -X -cjk -djvu -emacs" [nomerge ] net-print/cups-1.2.10-r1 USE="dbus jpeg nls pam png samba ssl -X -ldap -php -ppds -slp -tiff" [ebuild N ] virtual/ghostscript-0 [ebuild N ] net-fs/samba-3.0.24-r3 USE="acl cups doc pam python readline -async -automount -caps -examples -fam -kerberos -ldap -oav -quotas (-selinux) -swat -syslog -winbind" LINGUAS="-ja -pl" [ebuild N ] app-text/ghostscript-gpl-8.54 USE="cups gtk jpeg2k -X -cjk -djvu -emacs" [ebuild N ] net-print/cups-1.2.10-r1 USE="dbus jpeg nls pam png samba ssl -X -ldap -php -ppds -slp -tiff" [ebuild N ] sys-apps/dbus-1.0.2-r2 USE="doc -X -debug (-selinux)" [ebuild N ] app-doc/doxygen-1.4.7 USE="doc unicode -qt3 -tetex" [ebuild N ] dev-libs/dbus-glib-0.73 USE="doc -debug (-selinux)" [ebuild N ] sys-apps/hal-0.5.9-r1 USE="acpi crypt doc -debug -dell -disk-partition -pcmcia (-selinux)" [ebuild N ] gnome-base/libbonoboui-2.16.0 USE="doc -X -debug" [ebuild N ] gnome-base/libgnome-2.16.0 USE="doc -debug -esd" [ebuild N ] gnome-base/gnome-vfs-2.16.3-r1 USE="doc hal ipv6 samba ssl -avahi -debug -gnutls" [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-mount-0.4-r5 USE="-debug" [nomerge ] gnome-base/libgnomeui-2.16.1 USE="doc jpeg -debug" [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-vfs-2.16.3-r1 USE="doc hal ipv6 samba ssl -avahi -debug -gnutls" [nomerge ] dev-libs/dbus-glib-0.73 USE="doc -debug (-selinux)" [nomerge ] app-doc/doxygen-1.4.7 USE="doc unicode -qt3 -tetex" [ebuild N ] media-gfx/graphviz-2.12 USE="doc gnome gtk nls perl python -X -examples -pango -ruby -tcl -tk" [ebuild N ] gnome-base/libgnomeui-2.16.1 USE="doc jpeg -debug" !!! Error: circular dependencies: ('ebuild', '/', 'gnome-base/libgnome-2.16.0', 'merge') depends on ('ebuild', '/', 'gnome-base/gnome-vfs-2.16.3-r1', 'merge') (hard) ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-apps/dbus-1.0.2-r2', 'merge') depends on ('ebuild', '/', 'app-doc/doxygen-1.4.7', 'merge') (hard) ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-apps/hal-0.5.9-r1', 'merge') depends on ('ebuild', '/', 'app-doc/doxygen-1.4.7', 'merge') (hard) ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-libs/dbus-glib-0.73', 'merge') (hard) ('ebuild', '/', 'app-text/ghostscript-gpl-8.54', 'merge') depends on ('ebuild', '/', 'net-print/cups-1.2.10-r1', 'merge') (hard) ('ebuild', '/', 'gnome-base/gnome-vfs-2.16.3-r1', 'merge') depends on ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-apps/hal-0.5.9-r1', 'merge') (hard) ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-libs/dbus-glib-0.73', 'merge') (hard) ('ebuild', '/', 'net-fs/samba-3.0.24-r3', 'merge') (hard) ('ebuild', '/', 'media-gfx/graphviz-2.12', 'merge') depends on ('ebuild', '/', 'gnome-base/libgnomeui-2.16.1', 'merge') (hard) ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-libs/dbus-glib-0.73', 'merge') depends on ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-apps/dbus-1.0.2-r2', 'merge') (hard) ('ebuild', '/', 'app-doc/doxygen-1.4.7', 'merge') (hard) ('ebuild', '/', 'app-doc/doxygen-1.4.7', 'merge') depends on ('ebuild', '/', 'app-text/ghostscript-gpl-8.54', 'merge') (hard) ('ebuild', '/', 'virtual/ghostscript-0', 'merge') (hard) ('ebuild', '/', 'media-gfx/graphviz-2.12', 'merge') (hard) ('ebuild', '/', 'gnome-base/libbonoboui-2.16.0', 'merge') depends on ('ebuild', '/', 'gnome-base/libgnome-2.16.0', 'merge') (hard) ('ebuild', '/', 'gnome-base/libgnomeui-2.16.1', 'merge') depends on ('ebuild', '/', 'gnome-base/libbonoboui-2.16.0', 'merge') (hard) ('ebuild', '/', 'gnome-base/libgnome-2.16.0', 'merge') (hard) ('ebuild', '/', 'gnome-base/gnome-vfs-2.16.3-r1', 'merge') (hard) ('ebuild', '/', 'net-fs/samba-3.0.24-r3', 'merge') depends on ('ebuild', '/', 'net-print/cups-1.2.10-r1', 'merge') (hard) ('ebuild', '/', 'virtual/ghostscript-0', 'merge') depends on ('ebuild', '/', 'app-text/ghostscript-gpl-8.54', 'merge') (medium) ('ebuild', '/', 'net-print/cups-1.2.10-r1', 'merge') (soft) ('ebuild', '/', 'net-print/cups-1.2.10-r1', 'merge') depends on ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-apps/dbus-1.0.2-r2', 'merge') (hard) !!! Note that circular dependencies can often be avoided by temporarily !!! disabling USE flags that trigger optional dependencies. made sync of portage system on 26/06/2007 on 13.00 Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: quite obvious fails all the time when try install gnome or graphiz(which is part of it) Actual Results: nothing, thats the problem. wasnt able to install software. Expected Results: expected to have gnome installed on my system install gnome on my pc(or at least graphiz).
You can disable USE="doc" to get pass these until it's fixed, IIRC.
*** Bug 183244 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 175808 ***