those programs are compiled against the old lib and now, I don't know why, they request this non-existing version. examples: octave, mount(util-linux) you may want to check out this http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=98360&highlight=glibc+2+3+3 Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.emerge glibc version 2.3.2-r1 2.notice the weirdness of your system 3.
Created attachment 20852 [details] emerge info
is this a possible glibc downgrade issue?
no answer for half a year.