idnkit is blocking bind [SOLVED]

[makenoob]

hi all,

i wanted to emerge -avuD world today and portage want to install idnkit (new!) but it's blocking the updated version of bind. does anyone know, wtf is going on? for what do i need idnkit? bind is serving idn-domains well enough without some strange thing, that will block it:

[madisonicus]

Try upgrading bind first. Bind prior to 9.3.4 is incompatible with idnkit. After you have the new bind, try to re-emerge idnkit.

Also, there is an idn global USE flag. You might see whether that's something you'd like to turn on.

HTH,
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[makenoob]

as you can see, i tried to upgrade bind and not "the world" . deleting and reinstalling is not an option. what about the "--nodeps"-flag of emerge? would this blow my box up, or does it "just work"?

[madisonicus]

Sorry, for some reason I got it in my head that you were trying out idnkit not doing an emerge world.

In this case the solution is simple. Follow the link in the error message. It says to unmerge the offending package. In your case, unmerge bind then re-emerge bind:

[makenoob]

deleting is not really an option, it's my primary nameserver for some domains. i am just wondering for what i do need the idnkit-thingie, because bind serves these domains well, and this was even before the useflag was introduced.

[madisonicus]

[makenoob]

yeah, i kicked the idn-useflag and it still serves my idn-domains... so wondering, for what the useflag is for.