[solved] multiple ruby packages blocking update, why?

[Odysseus]

I am completely flabbergasted at the moment. I've been trying to update my system since yesterday but I'm getting blocked by numerous ruby packages wanting to install and the corresponding 'USE' changes required to bring them in. I don't know where to begin filing bug reports as so many packages are being brought into the queue.

First off, prior to yesterday I never had ruby installed in my system, nor enabled it's "USE" in any package. If I run

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equery hasuse ruby
 * Searching for USE flag ruby ... 
[IP-] [  ] app-text/docbook-xsl-stylesheets-1.78.0:0
[IP-] [  ] dev-vcs/subversion-1.7.9:0
[I-O] [  ] media-libs/mlt-0.8.8:0

As you can see there is no ruby 'USE' selected on my system.

If I run

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equery depends ruby
 * These packages depend on ruby:
app-text/docbook-xsl-stylesheets-1.78.0 (ruby ? dev-lang/ruby)
dev-vcs/subversion-1.7.9 (ruby ? >=dev-lang/ruby-1.8.2:1.8)
media-libs/mlt-0.8.8 (ruby ? dev-lang/ruby)

As you can see ruby is only a dependency of the same 3 packages, but only if USE=ruby, which I don't have selected for anything, period!

Now when trying to update my system I run into the following issues:

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emerge -uavND --with-bdeps=y @system @world

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

Calculating dependencies      ... done!        
[ebuild  N     ] dev-libs/libyaml-0.1.4  USE="-doc -examples -static-libs {-test}" 461 kB
[ebuild  N     ] app-admin/eselect-ruby-20120106  2 kB
[ebuild     U  ] dev-lang/python-2.7.5-r1:2.7 [2.7.5:2.7] USE="gdbm ipv6 ncurses readline sqlite ssl threads (wide-unicode) xml -berkdb -build -doc -examples -hardened -tk -wininst" 0 kB
[ebuild     U  ] dev-libs/libxml2-2.9.1-r1:2 [2.9.1:2] USE="ipv6 lzma python readline -debug -examples -icu -static-libs {-test}" PYTHON_TARGETS="python2_7 python3_3 -python2_5 -python2_6 -python3_1 -python3_2" 0 kB
[ebuild     U  ] dev-libs/libnl-3.2.22-r1:3 [3.2.22:3] USE="-doc -python% -static-libs -utils" PYTHON_TARGETS="python2_7%* python3_3%* -python2_6% -python3_1% -python3_2%" 0 kB
[ebuild     U  ] x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev-2.8.1 [2.8.0] 361 kB
[ebuild  N     ] dev-lang/ruby-1.8.7_p374:1.8  USE="berkdb gdbm ipv6 ncurses readline ssl -debug -doc -examples -libedit -rubytests -socks5 -threads -tk -xemacs" 4,153 kB
[ebuild     U  ] dev-java/xom-1.2.10 [1.2.6-r1] USE="-doc -examples -source" 0 kB
[ebuild  N     ] dev-lang/ruby-2.0.0_p247:2.0  USE="berkdb gdbm ipv6 ncurses rdoc readline ssl yaml -debug -doc -examples -rubytests -socks5 -tk -xemacs" 10,554 kB
[ebuild     U  ] sys-block/thin-provisioning-tools-0.2.1 [0.1.5-r1] 134 kB
[ebuild  N     ] dev-lang/ruby-1.9.3_p448:1.9  USE="berkdb gdbm ipv6 ncurses rdoc readline ssl yaml -debug -doc -examples -rubytests -socks5 -tk -xemacs" 9,819 kB
[ebuild  N     ] dev-ruby/rubygems-2.0.3  USE="-server {-test}" RUBY_TARGETS="ruby18 ruby19 ruby20 -jruby" 327 kB
[ebuild  N     ] virtual/rubygems-6:ruby20  RUBY_TARGETS="(ruby20)" 0 kB
[ebuild  N     ] virtual/rubygems-4:ruby19  RUBY_TARGETS="(ruby19)" 0 kB
[ebuild  N     ] virtual/rubygems-1:ruby18  RUBY_TARGETS="(ruby18)" 0 kB
[ebuild  N     ] dev-ruby/rake-0.9.6  USE="-doc {-test}" RUBY_TARGETS="ruby18 ruby19 ruby20 -jruby" 121 kB
[ebuild  N     ] dev-ruby/json-1.8.0  USE="-doc {-test}" RUBY_TARGETS="ruby18 ruby19 ruby20 -jruby" 146 kB
[ebuild  N     ] dev-ruby/racc-1.4.9  USE="-doc {-test}" RUBY_TARGETS="ruby18 ruby19 ruby20 -jruby" 107 kB
[ebuild  N     ] dev-ruby/rdoc-4.0.1-r1  USE="-doc {-test}" RUBY_TARGETS="ruby18 ruby19 ruby20 -jruby" 457 kB
[ebuild     U  ] dev-libs/cyrus-sasl-2.1.26-r3:2 [2.1.26-r1:2] USE="berkdb gdbm java pam ssl -authdaemond -kerberos -ldapdb -mysql -openldap -postgres -sample -sqlite -srp -static-libs -urandom" 0 kB
[ebuild     U  ] sys-process/vixie-cron-4.1-r13 [4.1-r12] USE="pam -debug (-selinux)" 0 kB
[ebuild     U  ] dev-libs/soprano-2.9.3 [2.9.2] USE="dbus raptor redland virtuoso -debug -doc {-test}" 0 kB
[ebuild     U  ] app-office/akonadi-server-1.10.0-r1 [1.10.0] USE="mysql qt4 -postgres (-qt5) -sqlite {-test}" 0 kB
[ebuild     U  ] media-libs/mlt-0.9.0::gentoo [0.8.8::sabayon] USE="dv ffmpeg gtk kde kdenlive libsamplerate lua melt mmx qt4 quicktime sdl sse sse2 vorbis xml -compressed-lumas -debug -frei0r -jack -python -rtaudio -ruby -swfdec -vdpau -xine" 0 kB
[ebuild   R    ] dev-vcs/git-1.8.3.2  USE="blksha1 curl cvs gpg gtk iconv nls pcre perl python subversion threads webdav -cgi -doc -emacs -gnome-keyring -highlight (-ppcsha1) {-test} -tk -xinetd" PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET="python2_7 -python2_6 (-python2_5%)" PYTHON_TARGETS="python2_7 -python2_6 (-python2_5%)" 0 kB
[ebuild     U  ] net-print/cups-1.6.3-r1 [1.6.2-r5] USE="X acl dbus filters java pam ssl threads zeroconf -debug -gnutls -kerberos -lprng-compat -python (-selinux) -static-libs -usb -xinetd" LINGUAS="-ca -es -fr -ja -ru" 0 kB

The following USE changes are necessary to proceed:
 (see "package.use" in the portage(5) man page for more details)
# required by dev-lang/ruby-2.0.0_p247
# required by virtual/rubygems-6
# required by dev-ruby/rdoc-4.0.1-r1[ruby_targets_ruby20,-test]
# required by dev-lang/ruby-1.9.3_p448[rdoc]
# required by virtual/rubygems-4
# required by dev-ruby/json-1.8.0[ruby_targets_ruby19,-test]
>=dev-ruby/rubygems-2.0.3 ruby_targets_ruby20
# required by dev-lang/ruby-2.0.0_p247
# required by virtual/rubygems-6
# required by dev-ruby/rdoc-4.0.1-r1[ruby_targets_ruby20,-test]
# required by dev-lang/ruby-1.9.3_p448[rdoc]
# required by virtual/rubygems-4
# required by dev-ruby/json-1.8.0[ruby_targets_ruby19,-test]
>=dev-ruby/rake-0.9.6 ruby_targets_ruby20
# required by dev-ruby/rdoc-4.0.1-r1[ruby_targets_ruby20]
# required by dev-lang/ruby-2.0.0_p247[rdoc]
# required by virtual/rubygems-6
# required by dev-ruby/rake-0.9.6
# required by dev-ruby/racc-1.4.9[ruby_targets_ruby19,-test]
>=dev-ruby/json-1.8.0 ruby_targets_ruby20
# required by dev-ruby/rdoc-4.0.1-r1[ruby_targets_ruby20]
# required by dev-lang/ruby-2.0.0_p247[rdoc]
# required by virtual/rubygems-6
# required by dev-ruby/json-1.8.0[ruby_targets_ruby20,-test]
>=dev-ruby/racc-1.4.9 ruby_targets_ruby20
# required by dev-lang/ruby-2.0.0_p247[rdoc]
# required by virtual/rubygems-6
# required by dev-ruby/json-1.8.0[ruby_targets_ruby20,-test]
>=dev-ruby/rdoc-4.0.1-r1 ruby_targets_ruby20

Use --autounmask-write to write changes to config files (honoring
CONFIG_PROTECT). Carefully examine the list of proposed changes,
paying special attention to mask or keyword changes that may expose
experimental or unstable packages.

Why on Earth is this happening? What could be pulling in all of these packages especially when I've shown above that I don't need them? I mean come on not one , but multiple versions of Ruby along with eselect-ruby? Why?

Somebody please help or point me to the proper place to file this bug (I surely don't have to file an individual report for all of these packages)? TIA

Edit: Well I figured out the culprit is thin-provisioning-tools-0.2.1 by emerging one-at-a-time all of the updates in the queue. I've submitted a bug report and hope this can be resolved shortly.

[jburns]

Add the --tree option to the emerge command to see which package is pulling ruby in.

sys-block/thin-provisioning-tools-0.2.1 pulls ruby in without the ruby use flag

emerge --info will show what RUBY_TARGETS contains. You need to add ruby20 to it if you decide to use ruby.

[are]

sys-block/thin-provisioning-tools pulls a complete ruby just for testing purpose? [:evil:]
Who writes such ebuilds please? KISS anyone?

Mask =sys-block/thin-provisioning-tools-0.2.1 solves it.

[kunitoki]

i'm experiencing similar problems. something wants to pull in ruby for no reason.
i don't need ruby, don't want it so a proper fix to enable the use flag for ebuilds requiring it should be done.

[idoerg]

Seems like the following depend on Ruby-2.1 which, at the moment, cannot build (see bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=497130)
Because ruby is emerged in different slots, equery provides all ruby dependencies. But only sys-block/thin-provisioning-tools requires ALL Ruby versions, for some reason:

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# equery d =dev-lang/ruby-2.1.0
 * These packages depend on dev-lang/ruby-2.1.0:
app-editors/gvim-7.4.131 (ruby ? dev-lang/ruby:2.0)
                         (ruby ? dev-lang/ruby:1.9)
                         (ruby ? dev-lang/ruby:1.8)
app-editors/vim-7.4.131 (ruby ? dev-lang/ruby:2.0)
                        (ruby ? dev-lang/ruby:1.9)
                        (ruby ? dev-lang/ruby:1.8)
app-text/docbook-xsl-stylesheets-1.78.0-r1 (ruby ? dev-lang/ruby:1.9)
                                           (ruby ? dev-lang/ruby:2.0)
dev-vcs/subversion-1.8.5 (ruby ? >=dev-lang/ruby-1.9.3:1.9)
media-gfx/graphviz-2.34.0 (ruby ? dev-lang/ruby)
sys-block/thin-provisioning-tools-0.2.8 (dev-lang/ruby:2.9)
                                        (dev-lang/ruby:2.8)
                                        (dev-lang/ruby:2.7)
                                        (dev-lang/ruby:2.6)
                                        (dev-lang/ruby:2.5)
                                        (dev-lang/ruby:2.4)
                                        (dev-lang/ruby:2.3)
                                        (dev-lang/ruby:2.2)
                                        (dev-lang/ruby:2.1)
                                        (dev-lang/ruby:2.0)
                                        (dev-lang/ruby:1.9)
                                        (dev-lang/ruby:1.8)