[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Blocked pakages.

[Don McMorris]

Seems to me that this would all depend on the packages. For example, a 
different version of Syslog shouldn't cause a problem, whereas a 
conflict with a perl module would.  What packages are being blocked?

--Don

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Noel Goodman wrote:
> Hey all,
> I'm presently following the installing preq. on gentoo for evergreen 
> guide.
> I've encountered blocked packages. when emerging some of the software.
>
> Gentoo documentation suggests how to handle blocked packeages, such as 
> uninstalling one of the packages. I don't want to uninstall anything 
> as yet because I don't know what effect some of those packages have on 
> the entire system function.
>
> How severe would the effect be if I left the conflict with the two 
> packages involved and continued my installation?
> Do I need to  carry out the installations step by step as given or can 
> I randomly install components in the event I have a problem with one 
> programme? I don't want to be stalled waiting to fix one installation 
> when I can be installing other programmes.
>
> Any insights would be appreciated.
> Thanks
>
> Noel Goodman-University of Guyana
>
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