LXDE not starting - menu-cache

[audiodef]

This is a tip for people on LXDE. If you've run updates recently and suddenly LXDE won't start, you can try masking lxde-base/menu-cache-0.4.1, which "solved" the problem for me.
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A cloud is evaporated water in the sky, thanks.

[jdewberr-24876]

does this mean adding

lxde-base/menu-cache

to /etc/portage/package.mask ?

[audiodef]

Aha, I'd forgotten about this. I remember this now.

To answer your question, yes, but not quite. You want to put =lxde-base/menu-cache-0.4.1 in package.mask. It was that specific version that needed to go to make way for something else (not at the computer I had the issue with, so I don't recall too much other than having the issue and what solved it).
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A cloud is evaporated water in the sky, thanks.

[jdewberr-24876]

could you put up the text of

eix -c lxde-base/

so I can see what you've got installed?

[audiodef]

Did you install LXDE by emerging lxde-meta?
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[jdewberr-24876]

Yes,

That was my method of install.

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[BillWho]

Just some additional info:

If you revdep-rebuild immediately after the LXDE upgrade, that should prevent the problem. What I found is:

[audiodef]

[jdewberr-24876]

OUTSTANDING! Worked like a champ and I'm able to tinker with LXDE.