what is nomerge in the update status?

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padoor · Post by **padoor** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 2:18 am

localtux ramaswamy # emerge -DNuavt world

These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild     U  ] x11-libs/qt-webkit-4.8.1 [4.8.0] USE="exceptions gstreamer%* jit (-aqua) (-c++0x) -debug -pch (-qpa) (-dbus%) (-kde%)" 0 kB
[nomerge       ] app-text/calibre-0.8.45  USE="udisks" 
[nomerge       ]  dev-python/python-dateutil-2.1 [1.5, 2.0] USE="-examples" 
[blocks b      ]   <dev-python/python-dateutil-2.1 ("<dev-python/python-dateutil-2.1" is blocking dev-python/python-dateutil-2.1)
[uninstall     ]    dev-python/python-dateutil-1.5  USE="-examples" 
[uninstall     ]    dev-python/python-dateutil-2.0  USE="-examples" 
[ebuild  NS    ]  dev-python/python-dateutil-2.1 [1.5, 2.0] USE="-examples" 149 kB
[nomerge       ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-meta-0.10-r7  USE="a52 aac alsa dts dv dvb dvd ffmpeg flac lame mms mp3 mpeg musepack mythtv ogg oss pulseaudio taglib theora vorbis vpx wavpack -X -http -libvisual -v4l -vcd -xv" 
[nomerge       ]  media-plugins/gst-plugins-mythtv-0.10.22 
[nomerge       ]   media-libs/gmyth-0.7  USE="-debug" 
[nomerge       ]    virtual/mysql-5.1  USE="-embedded -minimal -static" 
[ebuild     U  ]     dev-db/mysql-5.1.62 [5.1.61] USE="berkdb community perl ssl -big-tables -cluster -debug -embedded -extraengine -latin1 -max-idx-128 -minimal -pbxt -profiling (-selinux) -static -test -xtradb" 25,722 kB
[nomerge       ] sys-fs/udisks-1.0.4-r2  USE="nls -debug -doc -remote-access" 
[ebuild     U  ]  sys-fs/lvm2-2.02.95-r1 [2.02.95] USE="lvm1 readline udev -clvm (-cman) (-selinux) -static -static-libs" 0 kB
[nomerge       ] dev-python/python-dateutil-2.1 [1.5, 2.0] USE="-examples" 
[ebuild  N     ]  dev-python/six-1.1.0  USE="-doc" 13 kB
[nomerge       ] kde-base/konsole-3.5.10::kde-sunset  USE="-debug -kdehiddenvisibility" 
[nomerge       ]  kde-base/kcontrol-3.5.10-r1::kde-sunset  USE="-arts -debug -ieee1394 -joystick -kdehiddenvisibility -logitech-mouse -opengl" 
[nomerge       ]   kde-base/khelpcenter-3.5.10::kde-sunset  USE="-debug -kdehiddenvisibility" 
[nomerge       ]    www-misc/htdig-3.2.0_beta6-r3  USE="ssl" 
[ebuild     U  ]     app-arch/unzip-6.0-r3 [6.0-r2] USE="bzip2 unicode -natspec" 0 kB

Total: 6 packages (4 upgrades, 1 new, 1 in new slot, 2 uninstalls), Size of downloads: 25,883 kB
Conflict: 1 block

!!! The following installed packages are masked:
- net-p2p/ktorrent-2.2.8-r2::kde-sunset (masked by: package.mask)
- net-libs/webkit-gtk-1.6.1-r300::gentoo (masked by: package.mask)
- app-editors/xemacs-21.5.31::gentoo (masked by: package.mask)
- net-libs/webkit-gtk-1.4.2-r200::gentoo (masked by: package.mask)
For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge
man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook.


Would you like to merge these packages? [Yes/No]

what does the above mean?
what 2 uninstall?

dol-sen · Post by **dol-sen** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 3:10 am

The

[nomerge ]

are shown to show the dependency tree. They are not to be merged at least at that time.

There is nothing to unmerge. Portage is able to do this one automatically.

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[blocks b      ]   <dev-python/python-dateutil-2.1 ("<dev-python/python-dateutil-2.1" is blocking dev-python/python-dateutil-2.1) 
[uninstall     ]    dev-python/python-dateutil-1.5  USE="-examples" 
[uninstall     ]    dev-python/python-dateutil-2.0  USE="-examples" 
[ebuild  NS    ]  dev-python/python-dateutil-2.1 [1.5, 2.0] USE="-examples" 149 kB