These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order: Calculating dependencies... done! [nomerge ] net-wireless/wpa_supplicant-0.6.9 USE="qt3 qt4 readline ssl -dbus -debug -eap-sim -gnutls -madwifi -ps3 -wps" [ebuild N ] x11-libs/qt-svg-4.5.2 USE="iconv -debug -pch" 113,297 kB [nomerge ] app-portage/layman-1.2.3 USE="git subversion -test" [nomerge ] dev-util/git-1.6.4.4 USE="bash-completion gtk iconv perl threads -cgi -curl -cvs -doc -emacs -mozsha1 (-ppcsha1) -subversion -tk -webdav -xinetd" [ebuild U ] dev-python/gtksourceview-python-2.26.0 [2.24.1] USE="-debug -doc -examples" 559 kB [nomerge ] net-im/pidgin-2.6.2 USE="gnutls gstreamer gtk idn ncurses nls perl sasl spell -bonjour -dbus -debug -doc -eds -gadu -groupwise -meanwhile -networkmanager -prediction -qq -silc -tcl -tk -zephyr" [nomerge ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-gconf-0.10.14 [ebuild U ] gnome-base/gconf-2.26.2-r1 [2.24.0] USE="-debug -doc -ldap -policykit%" 1,441 kB [nomerge ] net-p2p/deluge-1.1.9 USE="gtk -libnotify" [ebuild U ] gnome-base/librsvg-2.26.0 [2.22.3] USE="zlib -debug -doc" 0 kB [ebuild R ] media-libs/xine-lib-1.1.16.3-r1 USE="X a52 aac aalib alsa css%* dts gtk ipv6 libcaca mad modplug musepack nls opengl theora truetype v4l vorbis xcb xinerama xv (-altivec) -arts -directfb -dxr3 -esd -fbcon -flac -gnome -imagemagick -jack -mmap -mng -oss -pulseaudio (-real) -samba -sdl -speex -vcd (-vidix) (-vis) -wavpack (-win32codecs) -xvmc (-dvd%*)" 0 kB [ebuild U ] net-misc/wget-1.12 [1.11.4] USE="ipv6 nls ssl -debug -idn% -ntlm% -static" 1,572 kB [nomerge ] dev-python/gtksourceview-python-2.26.0 [2.24.1] USE="-debug -doc -examples" [ebuild U ] dev-python/libgnomeprint-python-2.26.0 [2.24.1] USE="-debug -doc -examples" 0 kB [ebuild U ] dev-python/libgnomecanvas-python-2.26.1 [2.22.3] USE="-debug -examples" 511 kB [ebuild U ] dev-python/gnome-python-base-2.26.1 [2.22.3] USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] gnome-base/libgnomeprintui-2.18.4 [2.18.3] USE="-doc (-debug%)" 706 kB [ebuild U ] gnome-base/libgnomeprint-2.18.6 [2.18.5] USE="cups -doc (-debug%)" 887 kB [nomerge ] media-gfx/gimp-2.6.4 USE="alsa doc exif hal jpeg mmx png python smp sse svg tiff wmf -aalib (-altivec) -curl -dbus -debug -gnome -lcms -mng -pdf -webkit" [nomerge ] gnome-base/librsvg-2.26.0 [2.22.3] USE="zlib -debug -doc" [ebuild U ] gnome-extra/libgsf-1.14.15 [1.14.11] USE="bzip2 python -debug -doc -gnome" 577 kB [nomerge ] dev-python/libgnomecanvas-python-2.26.1 [2.22.3] USE="-debug -examples" [ebuild U ] gnome-base/libgnomecanvas-2.26.0 [2.20.1.1] USE="X -debug -doc" 587 kB [nomerge ] dev-python/gtksourceview-python-2.26.0 [2.24.1] USE="-debug -doc -examples" [ebuild U ] dev-python/gnome-python-desktop-base-2.26.0 [2.24.1] USE="-debug" 0 kB [nomerge ] gnome-base/libgnomeprintui-2.18.4 [2.18.3] USE="-doc (-debug%)" [ebuild U ] x11-themes/gnome-icon-theme-2.26.0 [2.24.0] 3,376 kB [nomerge ] net-print/hplip-2.8.6b USE="cupsddk ppds qt3 qt4 scanner -dbus -doc -fax -minimal -parport -snmp" [nomerge ] dev-python/PyQt-3.18.1 USE="-debug -doc -examples" [nomerge ] x11-libs/qscintilla-2.4 USE="python qt4 -doc" [nomerge ] dev-python/qscintilla-python-2.4 USE="qt4 -debug" [nomerge ] dev-python/PyQt4-4.5.4-r4 USE="X dbus -assistant -debug -doc -examples -kde -opengl -phonon -sql -svg -webkit -xmlpatterns" [nomerge ] x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1 USE="accessibility cups dbus glib gtkstyle qt3support xinerama -debug -mng -nas -nis -pch -raster -tiff" [ebuild N ] x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1 USE="accessibility -debug -kde -pch -phonon" 0 kB [ebuild N ] x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1 USE="iconv qt3support sqlite -debug (-firebird) -mysql -odbc -pch -postgres" 0 kB [ebuild N ] x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1 USE="accessibility cups dbus glib gtkstyle qt3support xinerama -debug -mng -nas -nis -pch -raster -tiff" 0 kB [ebuild N ] x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.1 USE="iconv -debug -pch" 0 kB [ebuild N ] x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.1 USE="-debug -pch" 0 kB [ebuild N ] x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1 USE="glib iconv qt3support ssl -debug -doc -pch" 0 kB [nomerge ] net-im/psi-0.12.1 USE="crypt spell ssl -dbus -debug -doc -xscreensaver" LINGUAS="cs -de -eo -es_ES -fr -it -mk -pl -pt_BR -ru -uk -ur_PK -vi -zh -zh_TW" [nomerge ] x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.2-r2 USE="accessibility cups glib gtk qt3support xinerama -dbus -debug -mng -nas -nis -pch -raster -tiff" [ebuild N ] x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.2 USE="accessibility -debug -kde -pch -phonon" 0 kB [ebuild N ] x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.2 USE="iconv qt3support sqlite -debug (-firebird) -mysql -odbc -pch -postgres" 0 kB [nomerge ] dev-python/PyQt4-4.5.4-r4 USE="X dbus -assistant -debug -doc -examples -kde -opengl -phonon -sql -svg -webkit -xmlpatterns" [ebuild N ] x11-libs/qt-test-4.5.2 USE="iconv -debug -pch" 0 kB [ebuild N ] x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.2 USE="-debug -pch" 0 kB [nomerge ] x11-libs/qt-svg-4.5.2 USE="iconv -debug -pch" [ebuild N ] x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.2-r2 USE="accessibility cups glib gtk qt3support xinerama -dbus -debug -mng -nas -nis -pch -raster -tiff" 0 kB [ebuild N ] x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.2 USE="iconv -debug -pch" 0 kB [ebuild N ] x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.2 USE="glib iconv qt3support ssl -debug -doc -pch" 0 kB [blocks B ] >x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.1-r9999 (">x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.1-r9999" is blocking x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1) [blocks B ] >x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1-r9999 (">x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1-r9999" is blocking x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1) [blocks B ] >x11-libs/qt-svg-4.5.1-r9999 (">x11-libs/qt-svg-4.5.1-r9999" is blocking x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1) [blocks B ] >x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1-r9999 (">x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1-r9999" is blocking x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1) [blocks B ] >x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.1-r9999 (">x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.1-r9999" is blocking x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1) [blocks B ] x11-libs/qt-test-4.5.1-r9999 (">x11-libs/qt-test-4.5.1-r9999" is blocking x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.1, x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1) [blocks B ] =x11-libs/qt-script-4.5.1:4 required by ('installed', '/', 'dev-python/PyQt4-4.5.4-r4', 'nomerge') ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-libs/qt-test-4.5.2', 'merge') pulled in by >=x11-libs/qt-test-4.5.1:4 required by ('installed', '/', 'dev-python/PyQt4-4.5.4-r4', 'nomerge') ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1', 'merge') pulled in by ~x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.1[-debug] required by ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.1', 'merge') ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.2', 'merge') pulled in by >=x11-libs/qt-dbus-4.5.1:4 required by ('installed', '/', 'dev-python/PyQt4-4.5.4-r4', 'nomerge') ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-libs/qt-svg-4.5.2', 'merge') pulled in by x11-libs/qt-svg:4 required by ('installed', '/', 'net-wireless/wpa_supplicant-0.6.9', 'nomerge') ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.2', 'merge') pulled in by >=x11-libs/qt-core-4.5.1:4 required by ('installed', '/', 'dev-python/PyQt4-4.5.4-r4', 'nomerge') x11-libs/qt-core:4 required by ('installed', '/', 'app-crypt/qca-2.0.2-r2', 'nomerge') x11-libs/qt-core required by ('installed', '/', 'app-crypt/qca-gnupg-2.0.0_beta3', 'nomerge') (and 6 more) ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.2-r2', 'merge') pulled in by >=x11-libs/qt-gui-4.4:4[qt3support] required by ('installed', '/', 'net-im/psi-0.12.1', 'nomerge') ~x11-libs/qt-gui-4.5.2[qt3support,accessibility,-debug] required by ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-libs/qt-qt3support-4.5.2', 'merge') x11-libs/qt-gui:4 required by ('installed', '/', 'x11-libs/qscintilla-2.4', 'nomerge') (and 3 more) For more information about Blocked Packages, please refer to the following section of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook (architecture is irrelevant): http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#blocked