This is really cosmetic. Don't bother with it if there are more important things to do. I recently got this: !!! One or more updates have been skipped due to a dependency conflict: dev-python/PyQt4:0 ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-python/PyQt4-4.7', 'merge') conflicts with >=dev-python/PyQt4-4.5[dbus,sql,svg,webkit,X] required by ('installed', '/', 'kde-base/pykde4-4.3.5-r1', 'nomerge') Which was a bit confusing because of course PyQt4-4.7 satisfies >=PyQt4-4.5. Neither from that message, nor from the package list could I tell that PyQt4 would have been merged without the webkit useflag, which was the actual reason for the update being skipped. So I guess it would improve usability if there was some hint in the message, maybe like printing the pending update with its updated useflags, so instead of: ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-python/PyQt4-4.7', 'merge') conflicts with print: ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-python/PyQt4-4.7[dbus,sql,svg,-webkit,X]', 'merge') conflicts with ... Thanks for your time. Reproducible: Always
Now imagine something like this: WARNING: One or more updates/rebuilds have been skipped due to a dependency conflict: dev-libs/libpeas:0 (dev-libs/libpeas-1.22.0:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) conflicts with >=dev-libs/libpeas-1.2.0[gtk,python_targets_python3_5(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),python_targets_python3_7(-),-python_single_target_jython2_ 7(-),-python_single_target_pypy(-),-python_single_target_pypy3(-),-python_single_target_python2_7(-),python_single_target_python3_7(+)] required by (media-gfx/entangle-2.0-4:0/0::gentoo, installed) dev-libs/libpeas[gtk,python,python_targets_python3_5(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),python_targets_python3_7(-),-python_single_target_jython2_7 (-),-python_single_target_pypy(-),-python_single_target_pypy3(-),-python_single_target_python2_7(-),python_single_target_python3_7(+)] required by (net-news/liferea-1.12.7-1:0/0::gentoo, installed) The message is entirely useless without making it clear *which* flags are actually required.
The bug has been referenced in the following commit(s): https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/portage.git/commit/?id=463b2d36f3d95760e48543f1f30410aa76267538 commit 463b2d36f3d95760e48543f1f30410aa76267538 Author: Zac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org> AuthorDate: 2019-12-15 05:30:13 +0000 Commit: Zac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2019-12-15 06:27:26 +0000 emerge: Show package USE in conflict messages Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/310009 Signed-off-by: Zac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org> lib/_emerge/depgraph.py | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++----- lib/_emerge/resolver/slot_collision.py | 17 +++++++++++++---- 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
The bug has been referenced in the following commit(s): https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=9557f104aa85b65c7d394c52c5c8d8727a111651 commit 9557f104aa85b65c7d394c52c5c8d8727a111651 Author: Zac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org> AuthorDate: 2019-12-15 22:53:50 +0000 Commit: Zac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2019-12-15 22:56:34 +0000 sys-apps/portage: Bump to version 2.3.82 #310009 emerge: Show package USE in conflict messages #680456 display relevant FEATURES when unshare fails #693454 emerge-webrsync: support gentoo-YYYYMMDD snapshots #702146 emerge: drop FEATURES=distcc-pump support #702970 emerge-webrsync: enable xz snapshots for tarsync Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/701268 Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/310009 Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/680456 Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/693454 Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/702146 Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/702970 Package-Manager: Portage-2.3.82, Repoman-2.3.20 Signed-off-by: Zac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org> sys-apps/portage/Manifest | 1 + sys-apps/portage/portage-2.3.82.ebuild | 272 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 273 insertions(+)