This is the actual check in RDEPEND: X? ( >=dev-python/PyQt-3.14 ) In my hopinion that should be qt3? I had to update hplip with -X. I think this is pretty invasive. Reproducible: Always
The idea is that the X use flag activates the graphical interface of hplip. The fact that the X interface triggers a dependency on PyQt and thus Qt is unfortunate and I sincerely regret it. A qt3 USE flag wouldn't be any more valid than say a python USE flag in this case. The Qt and python dependencies are a consequence of the optional functionality, not the functionality itself. Denis.
*** Bug 215793 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***