I built a binary package of x11-libs/pango-1.28.3-r1 on a host where libXrender.so.1 is present. Now libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 depends on it, even though USE=X was not set. This creates problems on another system where USE=X is also not set, but Xrender is not available. Reproducible: Always
Do you get the same with 1.28.4?
Have not tried yet, since I am on stable. Will try later.
test-pango-3 # tar -xjf /var/cache/portage/packages/x11-libs/pango-1.28.3-r1.tbz2.xrender-backup test-pango-3 # scanelf -n usr/lib/libpangocairo-1.0.so TYPE NEEDED FILE ET_DYN libcairo.so.2,libpixman-1.so.0,libpng14.so.14,libXrender.so.1,libxcb.so.1,libXau.so.6,libXdmcp.so.6,libX11.so.6,libpangoft2-1.0.so.0,libpango-1.0.so.0,libgobject-2.0.so.0,libgthread-2.0.so.0,libpthread.so.0,libgmodule-2.0.so.0,libdl.so.2,librt.so.1,libglib-2.0.so.0,libm.so.6.1,libfontconfig.so.1,libfreetype.so.6,libz.so.1,libexpat.so.1,libc.so.6.1 usr/lib/libpangocairo-1.0.so test-pango-4 # tar -xjf /var/cache/portage/packages/x11-libs/pango-1.28.4.tbz2 test-pango-4 # scanelf -n usr/lib/libpangocairo-1.0.so TYPE NEEDED FILE ET_DYN libpango-1.0.so.0,libgobject-2.0.so.0,libglib-2.0.so.0,libcairo.so.2,libm.so.6.1,libpangoft2-1.0.so.0,libfreetype.so.6,libfontconfig.so.1,libpthread.so.0,libc.so.6.1 usr/lib/libpangocairo-1.0.so -> seems fixed in 1.28.4 -> please stabilise it quickly :)
This is fixed then (per out policy we close bugs as fixed when fixed version is in the tree, even in "testing") Will stabilize it probably around May 4 or so (if we forget, please comment here to remember it to us ;))