Walter Dnes wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 05:48:22AM +0200, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote
>
>  
>> emerge unmerge openmotif
>> emerge openmotif
>>  
>
>  Thanks; it worked. Actually, I unmerged openmotif, and then went
> right to the update of world. I misread the diagnostic message...
>
> "<=x11-libs/openmotif-2.3.0 (is blocking x11-libs/openmotif-2.3.0-r1)"
>
> ...as saying that some other program required a version of openmotif
> which was <= 2.3.0. I figure that an older version of program x should
> not be considered as a "block" to a newer version of program x. Isn't
> that the whole point of "--update"?
>
>  

I can see how that would be confusing. I have done that myself.
Generally though, whatever has the word block next to it, has to be
removed. Just make sure it is not something that portage needs. I have
never had to remove python or anything critical that I can recall but if
you are unsure, ask first by all means. Better safe than sorry.

Dale

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