i can reproduce this by installing 0.92-r1 and then upgrading grub ... ive also seen it with many other packages ... the issue i have is in the last like 15 lines ... root@rux0r grub # qpkg -I -v grub sys-apps/grub-0.92-r1 * root@rux0r grub # emerge grub -u Calculating dependencies ...done! >>> emerge (1 of 1) sys-apps/grub-0.93.20030118 to / >>> md5 ;-) grub-0.93.tar.gz >>> md5 ;-) grub-0.93.20030118-gentoo.diff.bz2 * Assuming you do not have a separate /boot partition. >>> Unpacking source... >>> Unpacking grub-0.93.tar.gz >>> Unpacking grub-0.93.20030118-gentoo.diff.bz2 patching information blah blah >>> Source unpacked. configure information blah blah compile information blah blah >>> Install grub-0.93.20030118 into /var/tmp/portage/grub-0.93.20030118/image/ category sys-apps install information blah blah >>> Completed installing into /var/tmp/portage/grub-0.93.20030118/image/ >>> Merging sys-apps/grub-0.93.20030118 to / --- /usr/ --- /usr/share/ --- /usr/share/grub/ --- /usr/share/grub/i386-pc/ >>> /usr/share/grub/i386-pc/stage2 >>> /usr/share/grub/i386-pc/e2fs_stage1_5 >>> /usr/share/grub/i386-pc/fat_stage1_5 >>> /usr/share/grub/i386-pc/ffs_stage1_5 >>> /usr/share/grub/i386-pc/jfs_stage1_5 >>> /usr/share/grub/i386-pc/minix_stage1_5 >>> /usr/share/grub/i386-pc/reiserfs_stage1_5 >>> /usr/share/grub/i386-pc/vstafs_stage1_5 >>> /usr/share/grub/i386-pc/xfs_stage1_5 >>> /usr/share/grub/i386-pc/stage1 --- /usr/share/info/ >>> /usr/share/info/grub.info-2.gz >>> /usr/share/info/grub.info-3.gz >>> /usr/share/info/multiboot.info.gz >>> /usr/share/info/grub.info.gz >>> /usr/share/info/grub.info-1.gz --- /usr/share/man/ --- /usr/share/man/man1/ >>> /usr/share/man/man1/mbchk.1.gz --- /usr/share/man/man8/ >>> /usr/share/man/man8/grub-md5-crypt.8.gz >>> /usr/share/man/man8/grub-terminfo.8.gz >>> /usr/share/man/man8/grub.8.gz >>> /usr/share/man/man8/grub-install.8.gz --- /usr/share/doc/ >>> /usr/share/doc/grub-0.93.20030118/ >>> /usr/share/doc/grub-0.93.20030118/AUTHORS.gz >>> /usr/share/doc/grub-0.93.20030118/BUGS.gz >>> /usr/share/doc/grub-0.93.20030118/COPYING.gz >>> /usr/share/doc/grub-0.93.20030118/NEWS.gz >>> /usr/share/doc/grub-0.93.20030118/ChangeLog.gz >>> /usr/share/doc/grub-0.93.20030118/README.gz >>> /usr/share/doc/grub-0.93.20030118/THANKS.gz >>> /usr/share/doc/grub-0.93.20030118/TODO.gz >>> /usr/share/doc/grub-0.93.20030118/grub.conf.sample.gz --- /sbin/ >>> /sbin/grub >>> /sbin/grub-install >>> /sbin/grub-md5-crypt >>> /sbin/grub-terminfo --- /bin/ >>> /bin/mbchk --- /boot/ --- /boot/grub/ >>> /boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz >>> /boot/grub/grub.conf.sample >>> Regenerating /etc/ld.so.cache... >>> sys-apps/grub-0.93.20030118 merged. >>> Recording sys-apps/grub in "world" favorites file... sys-apps/grub selected: 0.92-r1 protected: 0.93.20030118 omitted: none >>> Packages in red are slated for removal. >>> Packages in green will not be removed. >>> Waiting 5 seconds before starting... >>> (Control-C to abort)... >>> Unmerging in: 5 4 3 2 1 >>> Unmerging sys-apps/grub-0.92-r1... No package files given... Grabbing a set. --- !mtime obj /usr/share/man/man8/grub.8.gz --- !mtime obj /usr/share/man/man8/grub-md5-crypt.8.gz --- !mtime obj /usr/share/man/man8/grub-install.8.gz --- !mtime obj /usr/share/man/man1/mbchk.1.gz --- !mtime obj /usr/share/info/multiboot.info.gz --- !mtime obj /usr/share/info/grub.info.gz --- !mtime obj /usr/share/info/grub.info-3.gz --- !mtime obj /usr/share/info/grub.info-2.gz --- !mtime obj /usr/share/info/grub.info-1.gz --- !mtime obj /usr/share/grub/i386-pc/xfs_stage1_5 --- !mtime obj /usr/share/grub/i386-pc/vstafs_stage1_5 --- !mtime obj /usr/share/grub/i386-pc/stage2 --- !mtime obj /usr/share/grub/i386-pc/stage1 --- !mtime obj /usr/share/grub/i386-pc/reiserfs_stage1_5 --- !mtime obj /usr/share/grub/i386-pc/minix_stage1_5 --- !mtime obj /usr/share/grub/i386-pc/jfs_stage1_5 --- !mtime obj /usr/share/grub/i386-pc/ffs_stage1_5 --- !mtime obj /usr/share/grub/i386-pc/fat_stage1_5 --- !mtime obj /usr/share/grub/i386-pc/e2fs_stage1_5 <<< obj /usr/share/doc/grub-0.92-r1/TODO.gz <<< obj /usr/share/doc/grub-0.92-r1/THANKS.gz <<< obj /usr/share/doc/grub-0.92-r1/README.gz <<< obj /usr/share/doc/grub-0.92-r1/NEWS.gz <<< obj /usr/share/doc/grub-0.92-r1/ChangeLog.gz <<< obj /usr/share/doc/grub-0.92-r1/COPYING.gz <<< obj /usr/share/doc/grub-0.92-r1/BUGS.gz <<< obj /usr/share/doc/grub-0.92-r1/AUTHORS.gz <<< obj /usr/bin/mbchk --- !mtime obj /sbin/grub-md5-crypt --- !mtime obj /sbin/grub-install --- !mtime obj /sbin/grub --- !mtime obj /boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz <<< dir /usr/share/doc/grub-0.92-r1 --- !empty dir /usr/share/man/man8 --- !empty dir /usr/share/man/man1 --- !empty dir /usr/share/man --- !empty dir /usr/share/info --- !empty dir /usr/share/grub/i386-pc --- !empty dir /usr/share/grub --- !empty dir /usr/share/doc --- !empty dir /usr/share --- !empty dir /usr/bin --- !empty dir /usr --- !empty dir /sbin --- !empty dir /boot/grub --- !empty dir /boot >>> Regenerating /etc/ld.so.cache... >>> Regenerating /etc/ld.so.cache... >>> Auto-cleaning packages ... !!! Couldn't find match for sys-apps/grub >>> No outdated packages were found on your system. * Regenerating GNU info directory index... * Processed 69 info files. root@rux0r grub #
env-update is run twice in two different modes. Autoclean is run single-package then global packages.