realplayer requires kde-env, even though I have USE="-kde" and no kde applications on my system. I guess it is beause the realplayer ebuild now inherits the kde eclass, which mandates kde-env. palmer:/> emerge -pv media-video/realplayer These are the packages that I would merge, in order: Calculating dependencies ...done! [ebuild N ] kde-base/kde-env-3-r2 [ebuild R ] media-video/realplayer-8-r5 -kde +gnome Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. palmer:/> emerge info Portage 2.0.48-r5 (default-1.0, gcc-2.95.3, glibc-2.2.5-r8) ============================================================== === System uname: 2.4.21 i686 Transmeta(tm) Crusoe(tm) Processor TM5800 GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.oregonstate.edu http://distro.ibiblio. org/pub/Linux/distributions/gentoo" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /var/qmail/control /usr/share/config /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb /usr/share/texmf/tex/generic/config/ /usr/share/texmf/tex/platex/config/" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/env.d" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage" USE="x86 apm avi crypt cups encode libg++ mmx mpeg ncurses pdflib quicktime spell truetype xml2 xmms xv berkdb esd gdbm gif gnome-libs gpm gtk imlib java libwww motif oggvorbis pam python readline sdl snmp ssl svga tcpd -3dnow alsa apache2 -arts bonobo cdr curses dga dvd emacs ethereal evo fbcon gnome gtk2 gtkhtml guile jpeg -kde lcms -lirc -mikmod mysql nas -nls odbc -opengl oss pcmcia pda perl pic plotutils png pnp -qt -qtmt samba -slang smooth tcltk tetex tiff trusted usb vim-with-x xml X zlib" COMPILER="" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-mcpu=i686 -march=i686 -O3 -pipe" CXXFLAGS="-mcpu=i686 -march=i686 -O3 -pipe" ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86 ~x86" MAKEOPTS="-j2" AUTOCLEAN="yes" SYNC="rsync://rsync.namerica.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" FEATURES="ccache digest sandbox strict"
fixed :) (now uses /usr/share/applnk instead of ${KDEDIR}/share/applnk)
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