"emerge -ptv sys-apps/qingy" said, [ebuild R ] sys-apps/qingy-0.9.1 USE="X crypto_openssl directfb gpm pam -crypto_libgcrypt -emacs -static" 0 kB "equery files =sys-apps/qingy-0.9.1" said, /etc /etc/pam.d /etc/pam.d/qingy /etc/qingy /etc/qingy/post_GUI.sh /etc/qingy/pre_GUI.sh /etc/qingy/sessions /etc/qingy/sessions/emacs <--- STUBBORN /etc/qingy/settings /etc/qingy/welcomes [SNIP] So, official Qingy ebuilds install /etc/qingy/sessions/emacs stub, even if USE="-emacs". I guess it needs to do "use emacs || rm ${D}/etc/qingy/sessions/emacs" in src_install().
Just added qingy 0.9.2 ebuild which fixed the issue upstream. I won't fix 0.7.4 ebuild, as it is a minor issue and I want to remove version 0.7.4 from Portage as soon as possible.