x11-libs/openmotif-2.1.30-r5 has an hardcoded dependecy on Xfree. I've installed Xorg and it complains about a conflict... emerge -p openmotif ~ These are the packages that I would merge, in order: Calculating dependencies ...done! [blocks B ] x11-base/xorg-x11 (from pkg x11-base/xfree-4.3.0-r5) [ebuild N ] x11-base/xfree-4.3.0-r5 [ebuild N ] x11-libs/openmotif-2.1.30-r5 Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. emerge xorg-x11 2. emerge openmotif 3.
Straight from the 2.1.30-r5 ebuild: DEPEND="virtual/glibc virtual/x11" Is it possible that you're running emerge -p as a user and don't have read permission for the virtuals file? It works perfectly here.
good catch ! running it from root works fine.