These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order: Calculating dependencies ..... done! [ebuild R ] dev-util/subversion-1.6.2 USE="apache2 bash-completion dso* nls perl python sasl webdav-neon -berkdb -ctypes-python -debug -doc -emacs -extras -gnome-keyring -java -ruby -test -vim-syntax -webdav-serf" 5,343 kB Total: 1 package (1 reinstall), Size of downloads: 5,343 kB !!! Multiple package instances within a single package slot have been pulled !!! into the dependency graph, resulting in a slot conflict: dev-util/subversion:0 ('installed', '/', 'dev-util/subversion-1.6.2', 'nomerge') pulled in by dev-util/subversion[-dso] required by ('installed', '/', 'dev-util/git-1.6.3.3', 'nomerge') (and 2 more) ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-util/subversion-1.6.2', 'merge') pulled in by >=dev-util/subversion-1.5.4[webdav-neon] required by ('installed', '/', 'app-portage/layman-1.2.3', 'nomerge') dev-util/subversion required by world Explanation: New USE for 'dev-util/subversion:0' are incorrectly set. In order to solve this, adjust USE to satisfy 'dev-util/subversion[-dso]'.