When I do en emerge --pretend hal i see : [blocks B ] sys-kernel/linux-headers (from pkg sys-kernel/linux26-headers-2.6.8.1-r2) [ebuild N ] sys-apps/hotplug-base-20040401 [ebuild N ] sys-fs/udev-045 [ebuild N ] sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.4.21-r1 [ebuild N ] sys-libs/libcap-1.10-r4 [ebuild N ] app-crypt/hashalot-0.3 [ebuild U ] sys-apps/util-linux-2.12i-r1 [2.12-r4] [ebuild N ] dev-python/pyrex-0.9.2.1 [ebuild N ] sys-apps/dbus-0.22-r1 [ebuild N ] sys-kernel/linux26-headers-2.6.8.1-r2 [ebuild N ] sys-apps/usbutils-0.11-r3 [ebuild N ] sys-apps/hotplug-20040923 [ebuild N ] sys-apps/hal-0.4.2-r1 Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.emerge hal 2. 3. Actual Results: It doesn't merge Expected Results: Merge succeed ;) Portage 2.0.51-r15 (default-linux/x86/2004.3, gcc-3.3.5, glibc-2.3.4.20040808-r1, 2.6.10-gentoo-r6 i686) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.10-gentoo-r6 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz Gentoo Base System version 1.4.16 Python: dev-lang/python-2.3.4 [2.3.4 (#1, Oct 24 2004, 02:42:32)] dev-lang/python: 2.3.4 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.59-r6, 2.13 sys-devel/automake: 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.5, 1.4_p6, 1.6.3, 1.9.4 sys-devel/binutils: 2.15.92.0.2-r1 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.10-r4 virtual/os-headers: [Not Present] ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CFLAGS="-O3 -march=pentium4 -fomit-frame-pointer" CHOST="i386-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3.3/env /usr/kde/3.3/share/config /usr/kde/3.3/shutdown /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref /usr/share/config /var/qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-O3 -march=pentium4 -fomit-frame-pointer" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoaddcvs autoconfig ccache distlocks sandbox sfperms" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://mir.zyrianes.net/gentoo/" MAKEOPTS="-j3" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="x86 X acpi alsa apm arts avi berkdb bitmap-fonts cdr crypt cups dvd encode esd f77 fam flac font-server foomaticdb fortran gdbm gif gnome gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 hal imagemagick imlib ipv6 java jpeg junit kde ldap libg++ libwww mad mikmod mime motif mozilla mpeg ncurses nls oggvorbis opengl oss pam pdflib perl png python qt quicktime readline sdl spell ssl svga tcpd tiff truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts xml2 xmms xv zlib" Unset: ASFLAGS, CBUILD, CTARGET, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, PORTDIR_OVERLAY
You need linux26 headers in order to install hal, You have linux 2.4 headers(or linux-headers). You will need to unmerge linux-headers and emerge linux26-headers.
*** Bug 81620 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 82281 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***