Re: blocking packages when emerge gnome-light

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blocking packages when emerge gnome-light
\ paul (5 May 2008)
. \ Tim (6 May 2008)
. . \ paul (10 May 2008)
. \ Ian Graeme Hilt (6 May 2008)

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Subject:	Re: blocking packages when emerge gnome-light
Group:	Gentoo-user
From:	Ian Graeme Hilt
Date:	6 May 2008

On Mon, May 05, 2008 at 10:08:49PM +0100, paul wrote:
[...]
> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#blocked
[...]

Did you even read this?

<quote>
It is also possible that two packages that are yet to be
installed are blocking each other. In this rare case, you should
find out why you need to install both. In most cases you can do
with one of the packages alone. If not, please file a bug on
Gentoo's bugtracking system.
</quote>

and since you are running unstable,

<quote>
~arch keyword means that the application is not tested
sufficiently to be put in the stable branch. Wait a few days or
weeks and try again.
</quote>

If you don't believe me, visit these links:
<http://packages.gentoo.org/package/gnome-base/control-center?full_cat>
<http://packages.gentoo.org/package/gnome-base/gnome-settings-daemon?full_cat >
<http://packages.gentoo.org/package/dev-util/gtk-doc?full_cat>

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