[mythtv-users] gentoo install: mythtv and mythfrontend block each other

[Jason Calabrese]

correction:

+ I just unmerged mythtv (emerge -C mythtv) then re emerged it.
- I just unmerged mythfrontend (emerge -C mythfrontend) then re emerged it.

On Monday 26 January 2004 07:08 pm, Jason Calabrese wrote:
> I saw this yesterday, I think it might be a bug in the ebuild.
>
> I just unmerged mythfrontend (emerge -C mythfrontend) then re emerged it.
>
> On Monday 26 January 2004 06:31 pm, Omer Shenker wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm rebuilding my myth box from scratch with gentoo. I've got up to
> > having mysql and qt installed. I've even emerged mythdvd, mythgallery,
> > mythgame, mythmusic, mythnews, mythvideo, mythweather, and
> > mythtv-themes. But...
> >
> > helium portage # emerge -pv mythtv
> >
> > These are the packages that I would merge, in order:
> >
> > Calculating dependencies ...done!
> > [blocks B     ] media-tv/mythfrontend (from pkg media-tv/mythtv-0.13-r1)
> > [ebuild   R   ] media-tv/mythtv-0.13-r1  -alsa -lcd +lirc -nvidia
> >
> > helium portage # emerge -pv mythfrontend
> >
> > These are the packages that I would merge, in order:
> >
> > Calculating dependencies ...done!
> > [blocks B     ] media-tv/mythtv (from pkg media-tv/mythfrontend-0.13)
> > [ebuild   R   ] media-tv/mythfrontend-0.13  -alsa -lcd +lirc -nvidia
> >
> > So it seems to me that neither is installed yet they both are blocking
> > on the other. My understanding from the Gentoo Handbook is that 'X
> > blocks on Y' means unmerge Y before you can emerge X, but in this case Y
> > was never emerged.
> >
> > (Yes, I've done a recent emerge sync.) Any experienced gentoo users know
> > what's going on?