In my case, my PORTAGE_BINHOST was giving my binpkg client 403's, but this might be a problem for other error cases as well. # emerge -vG dev-vcs/git app-containers/docker These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [binary N ] acct-group/docker-0-r1-1::gentoo 12 KiB [binary N ] app-containers/docker-proxy-0.8.0_p20220601-2::gentoo 1535 KiB [binary N ] app-containers/docker-cli-20.10.17-2::gentoo USE="-hardened (-selinux)" 12752 KiB [binary N ] sys-process/tini-0.19.0-r1-4::gentoo USE="args static" 366 KiB [binary N ] virtual/perl-Digest-MD5-2.580.0-r1-3::gentoo 9 KiB [binary N ] app-containers/runc-1.1.3-2::gentoo USE="kmem seccomp -apparmor -hardened (-selinux) -test" 6556 KiB [binary N ] dev-perl/TimeDate-2.330.0-r1-5::gentoo USE="-test" 41 KiB [binary N ] virtual/perl-IO-1.460.0-1::gentoo 9 KiB [binary N ] dev-perl/Mozilla-CA-20999999-r1-5::gentoo USE="-test" 18 KiB [binary N ] virtual/perl-MIME-Base64-3.160.0-r1-3::gentoo 9 KiB [binary N ] virtual/perl-Digest-SHA-6.20.0-r3-3::gentoo 9 KiB [binary N ] app-containers/containerd-1.6.8-2::gentoo USE="cri seccomp -apparmor -btrfs -device-mapper -hardened (-selinux) -test" 74351 KiB [binary N ] dev-perl/Error-0.170.290-5::gentoo USE="-test" 30 KiB [binary N ] dev-perl/Digest-HMAC-1.40.0-5::gentoo 17 KiB [binary N ] dev-perl/Net-SSLeay-1.900.0-1::gentoo USE="-examples -minimal -test" 266 KiB [binary N ] dev-perl/Authen-SASL-2.160.0-r2-5::gentoo USE="-kerberos -test" 36 KiB [binary N ] dev-perl/IO-Socket-SSL-2.72.0-1::gentoo USE="-examples -idn -test" 198 KiB [binary N ] virtual/perl-libnet-3.130.0-1::gentoo USE="ssl" 9 KiB [binary N ] dev-perl/MailTools-2.210.0-1::gentoo USE="-examples -test" 67 KiB [binary N ] dev-vcs/git-2.35.1-1::gentoo USE="blksha1 curl gpg iconv nls pcre perl threads webdav -cgi -cvs -doc -gnome-keyring -highlight -mediawiki -mediawiki-experimental -perforce (-ppcsha1) (-selinux) -subversion -test -tk -xinetd" PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET="python3_10 -python3_8 -python3_9" 12719 KiB [binary N ] app-containers/docker-20.10.17-2::gentoo USE="cli container-init seccomp -apparmor -aufs -btrfs -device-mapper -hardened -overlay (-selinux)" 23770 KiB Total: 21 packages (21 new, 21 binaries), Size of downloads: 132766 KiB >>> Running pre-merge checks for acct-group/docker-0-r1 >>> Failed to emerge acct-group/docker-0-r1 Task was destroyed but it is pending! task: <Task pending name='Task-12' coro=<PipeLogger._io_loop() running at /usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/portage/util/_async/PipeLogger.py:99> wait_for=<Future cancelled> cb=[PipeLogger._io_loop_done()]> Task was destroyed but it is pending! task: <Task pending name='Task-10' coro=<PipeLogger._io_loop() running at /usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/portage/util/_async/PipeLogger.py:99> wait_for=<Future cancelled> cb=[PipeLogger._io_loop_done()]> Task was destroyed but it is pending! task: <Task pending name='Task-11' coro=<BuildLogger._main() done, defined at /usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/portage/util/_async/BuildLogger.py:98> wait_for=<Future cancelled> cb=[BuildLogger._main_exit()]> Task was destroyed but it is pending! task: <Task pending name='Task-13' coro=<SpawnProcess._main() done, defined at /usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/_emerge/SpawnProcess.py:177> wait_for=<Future cancelled> cb=[SpawnProcess._main_exit()]> While trying to install just acct-group/docker is more friendly in giving me wget's error: # emerge -v1g acct-group/docker These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [binary N ] acct-group/docker-0-r1-1::gentoo 12 KiB Total: 1 package (1 new, 1 binary), Size of downloads: 12 KiB >>> Running pre-merge checks for acct-group/docker-0-r1 --2022-08-20 05:03:18-- http://raptor.wg.home.arpa/x86-64/acct-group/docker/docker-0-r1-4.xpak Resolving raptor.wg.home.arpa... 10.5.0.4 Connecting to raptor.wg.home.arpa|10.5.0.4|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 403 Forbidden 2022-08-20 05:03:18 ERROR 403: Forbidden. >>> Failed to emerge acct-group/docker-0-r1