[ebuild U ~] dev-libs/nspr-4.8.7 [4.8.6] USE="-debug" 1,215 kB [0] [ebuild U ] media-libs/libpng-1.4.5 [1.4.3] USE="apng%* -static-libs%" 533 kB [0=>1] [binary N ] dev-util/pkgconfig-0.25-r2 USE="-hardened" [0] [ebuild U ~] dev-libs/nss-3.12.9 [3.12.8] USE="-utils" 5,845 kB [0] [binary NS ] sys-devel/autoconf-2.13 [2.65-r1] [0] [binary N ] dev-lang/yasm-1.1.0 USE="-nls -python" [0] [ebuild U ~] x11-libs/cairo-1.10.2-r1 [1.8.10] USE="X opengl qt4%* svg xcb (-aqua) -debug -directfb -doc (-drm) -gallium% (-openvg) -static-libs% (-cleartype%) (-glitz%) (-lcdfilter%)" 23,007 kB [0] [ebuild U #] net-libs/xulrunner-2.0_beta12_pre-r1 [1.9.2.13] USE="alsa custom-optimization dbus ipc libnotify startup-notification webm%* -debug -gnome -system-sqlite -wifi (-java%*)" 63,101 kB [0=>1] [ebuild U #] www-client/firefox-4.0_beta12_pre-r1 [3.6.13] USE="alsa custom-optimization dbus ipc libnotify startup-notification webm%* -bindist -gnome -system-sqlite -wifi (-java%*)" LINGUAS="(-af%) (-ar%) (-as%) (-be%) (-bg%) (-bn%) (-bn_BD%) (-bn_IN%) (-ca%) (-cs%) (-cy%) (-da%) (-de%) (-el%) (-en%) (-en_GB%) (-en_US%) (-eo%) (-es%) (-es_AR%) (-es_CL%) (-es_ES%) (-es_MX%) (-et%) (-eu%) (-fa%) (-fi%) (-fr%) (-fy%) (-fy_NL%) (-ga%) (-ga_IE%) (-gl%) (-gu%) (-gu_IN%) (-he%) (-hi%) (-hi_IN%) (-hr%) (-hu%) (-id%) (-is%) (-it%) (-ja%) (-ka%) (-kk%) (-kn%) (-ko%) (-ku%) (-lt%) (-lv%) (-mk%) (-ml%) (-mr%) (-nb%) (-nb_NO%) (-nl%) (-nn%) (-nn_NO%) (-oc%) (-or%) (-pa%) (-pa_IN%) (-pl%) (-pt%) (-pt_BR%) (-pt_PT%) (-rm%) (-ro%) (-ru%) (-si%) (-sk%) (-sl%) (-sq%) (-sr%) (-sv%) (-sv_SE%) (-ta%) (-ta_LK%) (-te%) (-th%) (-tr%) (-uk%) (-vi%) (-zh_CN%) (-zh_TW%)" 5 kB [0=>1] Total: 9 packages (6 upgrades, 2 new, 1 in new slot, 3 binaries), Size of downloads: 93,704 kB Portage tree and overlays: [0] /usr/portage [1] /var/lib/layman/mozilla The following keyword changes are necessary to proceed: #required by app-office/openoffice-3.2.1-r1[nsplugin], required by @selected, required by @world (argument) =dev-libs/nss-3.12.9 ~amd64 #required by dev-cpp/cairomm-1.8.2, required by dev-cpp/pangomm-2.26.2, required by dev-cpp/gtkmm-2.20.3, required by gnome-extra/gsmartcontrol-0.8.5, required by @selected, required by @world (argument) =x11-libs/cairo-1.10.2-r1 ~amd64 #required by dev-java/icedtea6-bin-1.9.1[nsplugin], required by virtual/jdk-1.6.0[-amd64-linux,-x86-linux], required by dev-java/lucene-2.3.2, required by app-office/openoffice-3.2.1-r1[java], required by @selected, required by @world (argument) =dev-libs/nspr-4.8.7 ~amd64 It's required by everything other than firefox... Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce:
I guess you think it's "weird" since it didn't show the parents that you expected to see. The display code (get_dep_chain) only shows one of the parents, chosen somewhat randomly, so it's currently not possible to predict which parents will be chosen for display. Anyway, I'm fairly sure that the output is valid, even if unexpected.
I guess what you really want is for get_dep_chain to prefer parents that are displayed in the merge list.
This is fixed in git: http://git.overlays.gentoo.org/gitweb/?p=proj/portage.git;a=commit;h=b4f98ec5a1eb2e010a455b19db5bef8d61def241
Yes. Thanks.
This is fixed in 2.1.9.40 and 2.2.0_alpha24.
