'emerge -v --update --newuse --deep --with-bdeps=y --backtrack=30 @world' fails with: .... [ebuild U ] dev-python/libvirt-python-3.9.0::gentoo [3.8.0::gentoo] USE="examples {-test}" PYTHON_TARGETS="python2_7 python3_4 -python3_5" 181 KiB [blocks B ] <sys-libs/glibc-2.26 ("<sys-libs/glibc-2.26" is blocking net-libs/rpcsvc-proto-1.2-r1) Total: 103 packages (96 upgrades, 3 new, 3 in new slots, 1 reinstall, 1 uninstall), Size of downloads: 79,583 KiB Conflict: 2 blocks (1 unsatisfied) ... * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be * installed at the same time on the same system. (sys-libs/glibc-2.25-r9:2.2/2.2::gentoo, installed) pulled in by >=sys-libs/glibc-2.13-r4 required by (sci-mathematics/sage-8.0-r3:0/0::sage-on-gentoo, installed) >=sys-libs/glibc-2.23[multilib?] (>=sys-libs/glibc-2.23) required by (dev-java/icedtea-bin-3.6.0:8/8::gentoo, installed) >=sys-libs/glibc-2.9_p20081201 required by (dev-libs/libev-4.24:0/0::gentoo, installed) <sys-libs/glibc-2.26 required by (net-libs/libnsl-0:0/1::gentoo, installed) >=sys-libs/glibc-2.17 required by (dev-lang/ghc-8.0.2:0/8.0.2::gentoo, installed) >=sys-libs/glibc-2.6 required by (dev-lisp/sbcl-1.4.1:0/1.4.1::gentoo, installed) >=sys-libs/glibc-2.3.2-r1 required by (dev-util/oprofile-1.2.0-r1:0/0::gentoo, installed) sys-libs/glibc required by (app-misc/glcdprocdriver-0.0.6:0/0::gentoo, installed) >=sys-libs/glibc-2.12 required by (app-misc/tracker-1.12.3:0/100::gentoo, installed) sys-libs/glibc[rpc(-)] required by (net-fs/autofs-5.1.3:0/0::gentoo, installed) sys-libs/glibc required by (net-im/skypeforlinux-5.5.0.1:0/0::gentoo, installed) >=sys-libs/glibc-2.7 required by (sys-apps/iproute2-4.14.0:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) sys-libs/glibc:2.2 required by (virtual/libc-1:0/0::gentoo, installed) >=sys-libs/glibc-2.8 required by (sys-devel/gcc-5.4.0-r3:5.4.0/5.4.0::gentoo, installed) >=sys-libs/glibc-2.13 required by (sys-devel/gcc-6.4.0:6.4.0/6.4.0::gentoo, installed) >=sys-libs/glibc-2.4 required by (www-plugins/adobe-flash-27.0.0.183:22/22::gentoo, installed) >=sys-libs/glibc-2.8:2.2 required by (media-video/vlc-2.2.6-r2:0/5-8::gentoo, installed) sys-libs/glibc required by (sci-electronics/eagle-7.6.0:0/0::gentoo, installed) (net-libs/rpcsvc-proto-1.2-r1:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled in by net-libs/rpcsvc-proto required by (app-emulation/libvirt-3.9.0:0/3.9.0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge)
(In reply to Juergen Rose from comment #0) > 'emerge -v --update --newuse --deep --with-bdeps=y --backtrack=30 @world' > fails with: > .... > [ebuild U ] dev-python/libvirt-python-3.9.0::gentoo [3.8.0::gentoo] > USE="examples {-test}" PYTHON_TARGETS="python2_7 python3_4 -python3_5" 181 > KiB > [blocks B ] <sys-libs/glibc-2.26 ("<sys-libs/glibc-2.26" is blocking > net-libs/rpcsvc-proto-1.2-r1) > > sys-libs/glibc[rpc(-)] required by (net-fs/autofs-5.1.3:0/0::gentoo, > installed) ^ there's your problem; autofs needs either glibc with rpc (no go with 2.26) or libtirpc (useflag)
(In reply to Andreas K. Hüttel from comment #1) > (In reply to Juergen Rose from comment #0) > > 'emerge -v --update --newuse --deep --with-bdeps=y --backtrack=30 @world' > > fails with: > > .... > > [ebuild U ] dev-python/libvirt-python-3.9.0::gentoo [3.8.0::gentoo] > > USE="examples {-test}" PYTHON_TARGETS="python2_7 python3_4 -python3_5" 181 > > KiB > > [blocks B ] <sys-libs/glibc-2.26 ("<sys-libs/glibc-2.26" is blocking > > net-libs/rpcsvc-proto-1.2-r1) > > > > > sys-libs/glibc[rpc(-)] required by (net-fs/autofs-5.1.3:0/0::gentoo, > > installed) > > ^ there's your problem; autofs needs either glibc with rpc (no go with 2.26) > or libtirpc (useflag) Thanks Andreas, adding the libtirpc USE flag to autofs-5.1.3 seems to solve the issue for me.