sys-apps/kdb doesn't check for nls in USE. attached is a patch which correct this
Created attachment 416 [details, diff] kbd-1.06-1.06-r1.patch * checks for nls
wow, I did not even notice this one when I went through my crusade. Was the nls bloat in a non-standard place? Thanks for the fix!
lol.. no, from memory i think the bloat was in the usual place.