This is a serious block, it doesn't allow to install Gentoo in a new machine. I am NOT mixing branches (always at stable). I tried masking bash with: echo ">=app-shells/bash-3.2_p33" >> /etc/portage/package.mask BUT portage seems to need it as a dependency!! Later tried the 2008_beta2 and it succeeded with that, (but didn't pass a later step). Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.untar 2007.0 stage3 & portage & chroot 2.emerge --sync 3.emerge -av portage Actual Results: These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild U ] sys-apps/sandbox-1.2.18.1-r2 [1.2.17] 232 kB [ebuild U ] dev-python/pycrypto-2.0.1-r6 [2.0.1-r5] USE="-bindist -gmp -test" 151 kB [ebuild U ] sys-apps/portage-2.1.4.4 [2.1.2.2] USE="-build -doc -epydoc (-selinux)" LINGUAS="-pl" 368 kB *** Portage will stop merging at this point and reload itself, then resume the merge. [ebuild U ] app-shells/bash-3.2_p33 [3.1_p17] USE="nls -afs -bashlogger -plugins% -vanilla" 2,564 kB [blocks B ] <sys-apps/portage-2.1.4_rc1 (is blocking app-shells/bash-3.2_p33) Total: 4 packages (4 upgrades, 1 block), Size of downloads: 3,313 kB !!! Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be installed !!! at the same time on the same system. Expected Results: Success!
I guess I solved it myself as follows: emerge -avO portage (=> it emerges sys-apps/portage-2.1.4.4 WITHOUT dependencies) emerge -av bash (if desired, or it'll be pulled later on when performing an update). Sorry for the inconveniences.
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*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 217479 ***
*** Bug 224177 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
