-apps/hal" is blocking sys-apps/pciutils-3.1.8[hal removed]

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padoor · Post by **padoor** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:11 am

localtux ramaswamy # emerge -DNuav world

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

Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild     U  ] sys-apps/pciutils-3.1.8 [3.1.7] USE="zlib -network-cron -static-libs%" 368 kB
[ebuild     U  ] dev-perl/Net-SSLeay-1.420.0 [1.410.0] 143 kB
[ebuild     U  ] app-text/ghostscript-gpl-9.04-r4 [9.04-r3] USE="X cups gtk -bindist -dbus -djvu -idn -jpeg2k -static-libs" LINGUAS="-ja -ko -zh_CN -zh_TW" 0 kB
[ebuild     U  ] net-libs/glib-networking-2.30.1-r1 [2.30.1] USE="gnome libproxy ssl" 0 kB
[ebuild     U  ] media-libs/x264-0.0.20111017 [0.0.20110825-r1] USE="interlaced threads -10bit -custom-cflags -debug -pic -static-libs" 514 kB
[blocks B      ] sys-apps/hal ("sys-apps/hal" is blocking sys-apps/pciutils-3.1.8)

Total: 5 packages (5 upgrades), Size of downloads: 1,024 kB
Conflict: 1 block (1 unsatisfied)

 * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be
 * installed at the same time on the same system.

  (sys-apps/pciutils-3.1.8::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled in by
    >=sys-apps/pciutils-2.1.9 required by (sys-apps/hotplug-20040923-r2::gentoo, installed)
    sys-apps/pciutils required by (media-sound/alsa-utils-1.0.24.2-r1::gentoo, installed)
    sys-apps/pciutils required by (sys-apps/vbetool-1.1::gentoo, installed)
    sys-apps/pciutils required by (sys-fs/udev-171-r2::gentoo, installed)
    >=sys-apps/pciutils-2.2.7-r1 required by (sys-apps/hal-0.5.14-r4::gentoo, installed)

  (sys-apps/hal-0.5.14-r4::gentoo, installed) pulled in by
    >=sys-apps/hal-0.5.10 required by (app-misc/hal-info-20091130::gentoo, installed)
    sys-apps/hal required by @selected


For more information about Blocked Packages, please refer to the following
section of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook (architecture is irrelevant):

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#blocked

localtux ramaswamy #

i need hal in my system for kde3
how can i overcome this block
mask pciutils-3.1.8 will help ?

bjlockie · Post by **bjlockie** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 3:44 am

Not sure.

revdep-rebuild first
unmerge hal first

If neither works, you can always mask pciutils-3.1.8.

mark_alec · Post by **mark_alec** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 4:35 am

You can mask pciutils-3.1.8 which will fix things in the short-term. Long-term, you will find that software will depend on tools that don't work with hal, or require programs that conflict with it.

If you desire to keep using deprecated software (hal, kde3), it might be easiest to never update?

padoor · Post by **padoor** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 6:06 am

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localtux ramaswamy # equery depends hal
 * These packages depend on hal:
app-misc/hal-info-20091130 (>=sys-apps/hal-0.5.10)
localtux ramaswamy #

does it mean hal is not used by any other packages?
can i remove it and other kde3,gnome-2.32,xfce4 will all work ok?

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localtux ramaswamy # eix --installed-with-use hal
No matches found.
localtux ramaswamy #

gringo · Post by **gringo** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:09 am

can i remove it and other kde3,gnome-2.32,xfce4 will all work ok?

im not sure but i think kde3 relied on hal, gnome-2.32 and latest xfce4 versions dont for sure.

Its easy to see what breaks in case you remove hal, you can backup the package ( with quickpkg), uninstall both hal & hal-info and see what breaks with revdep-rebuild:-)
In case the system is unusable afterwards you can just install the backup you made with emerge -K.
Having hal installed will be a problem in longterm so you will have to bite the bullet sooner or later.

cheers

padoor · Post by **padoor** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:13 am

i don't know the command for backup of the pckages hal and hal-info
instructions needed

also hal and hal-info are not there in portage any more. once i uninstall i don't think will be able to emerge it again

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localtux ramaswamy # quickpkg hal --include-config=y
 * Building package for sys-apps/hal-0.5.14-r4 ...                       [ ok ]

 * Packages now in '/usr/portage/packages':
 * sys-apps/hal-0.5.14-r4: 503K
localtux ramaswamy # quickpkg hal-info --include-config=y
 * Building package for app-misc/hal-info-20091130 ...                   [ ok ]

 * Packages now in '/usr/portage/packages':
 * app-misc/hal-info-20091130: 31.8K
localtux ramaswamy #

i read your post again and again and got the above.
how would i restore it in case necessary?

gringo · Post by **gringo** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:21 pm

i don't know the command for backup of the pckages hal and hal-info

you already did that, quickpkg will create a tarfile of the installed package in /usr/portage/packages.
Install it again with emerge -K.

how would i restore it in case necessary?

all deleted ebuilds from portage can be found here :

http://sources.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewv ... entoo-x86/

hal ebuild can be found here : http://sources.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewv ... ideattic=0

there are also a few overlays that still have some hal ebuilds, check here f.ex. http://gpo.zugaina.org/sys-apps/hal

cheers

padoor · Post by **padoor** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:26 am

before today's update i unmerged hal and hal-info removed mask of pciutils upgrade
update world went alright.
had to restart due to power outage.
restart was ok and thermal and cpu freq controls are all working ok.
seems hal was not used in mounting other partitions and sound card or other hardware.
kde3 did not complain any hal missing
revdep-rebuild says [ 100% ]

* Dynamic linking on your system is consistent... All done.
anyways i will keep the backup hal and hal-info for sometime, incase if i get complaints of hal missing or so

thanks gringo for all guidance

padoor · Post by **padoor** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:16 am

today i see that pciutils downgraded [which was getting along with hal]
anyways having removed hal i will leave it like that