This is something for the PHP herd, I think. While trying to install dev-php/PEAR-HTML_Table-1.6.1: * checking 33 files for package collisions existing file /usr/lib/php5/lib/php/pear/.filemap is not owned by this package existing file /usr/lib/php5/lib/php/pear/.lock is not owned by this package existing file /usr/lib/php5/lib/php/pear/.depdblock is not owned by this package existing file /usr/lib/php5/lib/php/pear/.depdb is not owned by this package existing file /usr/lib/php5/lib/php/pear/.channels/__uri.reg is not owned by this package existing file /usr/lib/php5/lib/php/pear/.channels/pear.php.net.reg is not owned by this package existing file /usr/lib/php5/lib/php/pear/.channels/pecl.php.net.reg is not owned by this package existing file /usr/lib/php5/lib/php/pear/.channels/.alias/pear.txt is not owned by this package existing file /usr/lib/php5/lib/php/pear/.channels/.alias/pecl.txt is not owned by this package * spent 0.00489616394043 seconds checking for file collisions * This package is blocked because it wants to overwrite * files belonging to other packages (see messages above). * If you have no clue what this is all about report it * as a bug for this package on http://bugs.gentoo.org package dev-php/PEAR-HTML_Table-1.6.1 NOT merged No package files given... Grabbing a set. [14:23:48 vz6tml@dewup-ww02:~/tmp] $ FEATURES=-csudo emerge -v PEAR-HTML_Table [14:23:59 vz6tml@dewup-ww02:~/tmp] $ ct [14:24:02 vz6tml@dewup-ww02:~/tmp] $ epm -qf /usr/lib/php5/lib/php/pear/.filemap /usr/lib/php5/lib/php/pear/.lock /usr/lib/php5/lib/php/pear/.depdblock /usr/lib/php5/lib/php/pear/.depdb /usr/lib/php5/lib/php/pear/.channels/__uri.reg /usr/lib/php5/lib/php/pear/.channels/pear.php.net.reg /usr/lib/php5/lib/php/pear/.channels/pecl.php.net.reg /usr/lib/php5/lib/php/pear/.channels/.alias/pear.txt /usr/lib/php5/lib/php/pear/.channels/.alias/pecl.txt PEAR-HTML_Common-1.2.2 PEAR-HTML_Common-1.2.2 PEAR-HTML_Common-1.2.2 PEAR-HTML_Common-1.2.2 PEAR-HTML_Common-1.2.2 PEAR-HTML_Common-1.2.2 PEAR-HTML_Common-1.2.2 PEAR-HTML_Common-1.2.2 PEAR-HTML_Common-1.2.2 PEAR-HTML_Common got installed as a dependency of PEAR-HTML_Table
We don't install such files at all, we also don't install them to such locations... You have some stale eclasses somewhere in overlay. Also, delete /etc/pear.conf and re-emerge PEAR-PEAR. ./>>> Install PEAR-HTML_Table-1.6.1 into /var/tmp/portage/PEAR-HTML_Table-1.6.1/image/ category dev-php >>> Completed installing PEAR-HTML_Table-1.6.1 into /var/tmp/portage/PEAR-HTML_Table-1.6.1/image/ man: ./usr/ ./usr/share/ ./usr/share/php/ ./usr/share/php/HTML/ ./usr/share/php/HTML/Table/ ./usr/share/php/HTML/Table/Storage.php ./usr/share/php/HTML/Table.php ./usr/share/php/docs/ ./usr/share/php/docs/HTML_Table/ ./usr/share/php/docs/HTML_Table/docs/ ./usr/share/php/docs/HTML_Table/docs/Table_example1.php ./usr/share/php/docs/HTML_Table/docs/Table_example2.php ./usr/share/php/tests/ ./usr/share/php/tests/HTML_Table/ ./usr/share/php/tests/HTML_Table/tests/ ./usr/share/php/tests/HTML_Table/tests/1.phpt ./usr/share/php/tests/HTML_Table/tests/2.phpt ./usr/share/php/tests/HTML_Table/tests/3.phpt ./usr/share/php/tests/HTML_Table/tests/4.phpt ./usr/share/php/tests/HTML_Table/tests/5.phpt ./usr/share/php/tests/HTML_Table/tests/6.phpt ./usr/share/php/tests/HTML_Table/tests/7.phpt ./usr/share/php/tests/HTML_Table/tests/8.phpt ./usr/share/php/tests/HTML_Table/tests/9.phpt ./usr/share/php/tests/HTML_Table/tests/10.phpt ./usr/share/php/tests/HTML_Table/tests/11.phpt ./usr/share/php/tests/HTML_Table/tests/12.phpt ./usr/share/php/tests/HTML_Table/tests/13.phpt ./usr/share/php/tests/HTML_Table/tests/14.phpt ./usr/share/php/tests/HTML_Table/tests/15.phpt ./usr/share/php/tests/HTML_Table/tests/16.phpt ./usr/share/php/tests/HTML_Table/tests/17.phpt ./usr/share/php/tests/HTML_Table/tests/18.phpt ./usr/share/php/tests/HTML_Table/tests/19.phpt >>> Done.