[ Results for search key : baselayout ] [ Applications found : 1 ] * sys-apps/baselayout Latest version Available: 1.7.9-r1 Latest version Installed: 1.8.0 Homepage: http://www.gentoo.org Description: Base layout for Gentoo Linux filesystem (incl. initscripts and sysvinit) Surely one doesnt want to downgrade?? emerge -pu world also wants to bring in 1.7.9-r1 even after --clean rsync. It's been this way for past 2 days I believe.
this is a duplicate bug ... check out http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3903
the new one was accidentally unmasked, and then we remasked it when it was caught. this is no error, portage is doing what it is supposed to.