On Monday 12 May 2008, PaulNM wrote:
> The fetch restriction is realplayer, and expected. The three upgrades
> are a complete surprise. I can't figure out why they're there.
> [ebuild     U ]  dev-python/dnspython-1.6.0 [1.5.0] USE="-examples"
> 98 kB [ebuild     U ]  x11-apps/xcursorgen-1.0.2 [1.0.1] 88 kB
> [ebuild     U ]   dev-lang/yasm-0.6.2 [0.6.0] USE="-nls" 1,230 kB
>
> "emerge -pv --update --deep --newuse world" doesn't want to do
> anything. "emerge -p --depclean" doesn't want to remove anything.
>
> Adding "t" (emerge -pvet world) to the first command yields this
> (related) info:
>
> [nomerge      ] net-p2p/bittorrent-5.0.9-r1  USE="-gtk"
> [ebuild     U ]  dev-python/dnspython-1.6.0 [1.5.0] USE="-examples"
> 98 kB
>
> [nomerge      ] x11-themes/xcursor-themes-1.0.1
> [ebuild     U ]  x11-apps/xcursorgen-1.0.2 [1.0.1] 88 kB
> [ebuild   R   ]   x11-libs/libXcursor-1.1.9  USE="-debug" 230 kB
> [ebuild   R   ]    x11-libs/libXfixes-4.0.3  USE="-debug" 210 kB
> [ebuild   R   ]     x11-proto/fixesproto-4.0  38 kB
>
> [nomerge      ] media-video/mplayer-1.0_rc2_p25993  USE="X a52 aac
> alsa cdparanoia directfb dts dvd encode fbcon ftp ggi gif gtk iconv
> ipv6 jpeg lzo mmx mmxext mp3 opengl oss png pulseaudio quicktime rar
> real sdl sse svga truetype unicode v4l v4l2 vorbis win32codecs xanim
> xv xvid xvmc -3dnow -3dnowext -aalib (-altivec) -amrnb -amrwb -arts
> -bidi -bindist -bl -cddb -cdio -cpudetection -custom-cflags -debug
> -dga -doc -dv -dvb -enca -esd -jack -joystick -ladspa -libcaca -lirc
> -live -livecd -mad -md5sum -mp2 -musepack -nas -nemesi -openal -pnm
> -radio -rtc -samba -speex -srt -sse2 -ssse3 -teletext -tga -theora
> -tivo -vidix -x264 -xinerama -xscreensaver -zoran" VIDEO_CARDS="vesa
> -mga -s3virge -tdfx" [nomerge      ]  media-libs/xvid-1.1.3
>  USE="(-altivec) -examples" [ebuild     U ]   dev-lang/yasm-0.6.2
> [0.6.0] USE="-nls" 1,230 kB

This is expected behaviour.

The three packages you mention are not in world and thus don't form part
of the initial search. Even though you are using -uN, nothing in world
*requires* specifically those updated/latest versions, so they never
make it into the dependency tree as a suitable version is already
installed.

When you add -t though, you clear out the dependency tree, fooling
portage into thinking the packages are not installed. dnspython,
xcursorgen and yasm are needed and not installed so portage does the
normal thing of selecting the latest versions that match your rules
in /etc/portage

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Alan McKinnon
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