xproto-7.0.6 (is blocking...) but i dont ...[solved]

hmmgamer55 · n00b Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 57

im trying to update cairo and for some reason it says that xproto-7.0.6 is blocking x11-libs/libX11-1.0.1-r1 but the funny thing is i dont have xproto-7.0.6 installed

i do however have xproto-7.0.5...i have tried unmerging this but i still get the same error can somebody please help explain or possibly give a soulution
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harve · n00b Joined: 20 Feb 2007 Posts: 8

The same problem:
I try to update and recive error:
>=x11-proto/xproto-7.0.6 (is blocking x11-libs/libX11-1.0.1-r1)

i did uninstalled xproto but my computer had xproto-7.0.5 not xproto-7.0.6

# emerge --search xproto
* x11-proto/xproto
Latest version available: 7.0.7
Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
Size of files: 130 kB
Homepage: http://xorg.freedesktop.org/
Description: X.Org xproto protocol headers
License: xproto

could any one help us?

hmmgamer55 · n00b Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 57

hey replying to you i found a way around this (dont know if its the exact way to do it BUT...)

i unmerged xproto then unmerged libX11 then re-emerged them

do this as root

mark_alec · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:33 pm Post subject:

Moved from Portage & Programming to Duplicate Threads.

See https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-539297-highlight-xproto+libx11.html
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