For example >>> app-editors/nano-1.3.11-r2 merged. app-editors/nano selected: 1.3.10-r1 <- no color protected: 1.3.11-r2 <- no color omitted: none >>>'Selected' packages are slated for removal. >>>'Protected' and 'omitted' packages will not be removed.
This is fixed in svn r3676 and released in 2.1.1_pre1-r5.