Current net-im/skype-4.0.0.7-r2 and net-misc/icaclient-12.0.0, both currently ~amd64 keyworded in portage, cannot be installed at the same time: $ emerge -auNDtv --with-bdeps=y --keep-going world These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order: Calculating dependencies... done! [nomerge ] net-misc/icaclient-12.0.0 USE="-nsplugin" LINGUAS="de -ja" [ebuild N ] app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-motif-20120127 USE="-development" 0 kB [ebuild N ] app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-gtklibs-20120127 USE="-development" 0 kB [ebuild UD ] app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-opengl-20120127 [20120520] USE="-development" 0 kB [ebuild UD ] app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-xlibs-20120127 [20120520] USE="opengl -development" 0 kB [ebuild U ~] dev-java/icedtea-7.2.2.1 [7.2.1] USE="X alsa cups jbootstrap nsplugin nss source webstart -cjk -debug -doc -examples -javascript -pax_kernel -pulseaudio -systemtap -test" 43,739 kB [nomerge ] app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-motif-20120127 USE="-development" [nomerge ] app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-xlibs-20120127 [20120520] USE="opengl -development" [ebuild UD~] app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-baselibs-20120127-r1 [20120520] USE="-development" 0 kB Total: 6 packages (1 upgrade, 3 downgrades, 2 new), Size of downloads: 43,739 kB !!! Multiple package instances within a single package slot have been pulled !!! into the dependency graph, resulting in a slot conflict: app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-xlibs:0 (app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-xlibs-20120127::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled in by ~app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-xlibs-20120127 required by (app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-gtklibs-20120127::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) (and 1 more with the same problem) (app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-xlibs-20120520::gentoo, installed) pulled in by >=app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-xlibs-20120520 required by (net-im/skype-4.0.0.7-r2::gentoo, installed) ~app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-xlibs-20120520 required by (app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-medialibs-20120520::gentoo, installed) app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-baselibs:0 (app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-baselibs-20120520::gentoo, installed) pulled in by ~app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-baselibs-20120520 required by (app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-soundlibs-20120520-r2::gentoo, installed) >=app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-baselibs-20120520 required by (net-im/skype-4.0.0.7-r2::gentoo, installed) (and 4 more with the same problems) (app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-baselibs-20120127-r1::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled in by ~app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-baselibs-20120127 required by (app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-gtklibs-20120127::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) (and 1 more with the same problem) app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-opengl:0 (app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-opengl-20120520::gentoo, installed) pulled in by ~app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-opengl-20120520 required by (app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-qtlibs-20120520::gentoo, installed) (app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-opengl-20120127::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled in by ~app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-opengl-20120127 required by (app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-gtklibs-20120127::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge)
No, they don't. $ sudo emerge -pv skype icaclient These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild N ] app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-gtklibs-20120520 USE="-development" 5,973 kB [ebuild N ] app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-motif-20120520 USE="-development" 1,653 kB [ebuild R ] net-im/skype-4.0.0.7-r2 USE="-pax_kernel -qt-static" 0 kB [ebuild N F ] net-misc/icaclient-12.0.0 USE="-nsplugin" LINGUAS="-de -ja" 3,580 kB If you are using stable system, then you need to ensure that all of the x11-libs/emul-linux-x86-* packages are in /etc/portage/package.keywords file, not just some of them In this particular case the dependency block in icaclient is likely culprit: || ( ( >=app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-xlibs-20110129 >=app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-motif-20110129 ) <app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-xlibs-20110129 ) || ( ) means it's "either-one-of" so propably emul-linux-x86-motif is missing from p.keywords file Anyway, no bug here, closing
Thanks.