cosmos / # emerge -pv system
  
These are the packages that I would merge, in order:
    
Calculating system dependencies ...done!
[ebuild  N    ] x11-base/xfree-4.3.0-r3  -3dfx +sse +mmx -3dnow +xml2
+truetype +nls -cjk +doc -ipv6 -debug -static +pam -sdk -gatos
[ebuild  N    ] dev-lang/tcl-8.3.4
[ebuild  N    ] dev-lang/tk-8.3.4-r1
[ebuild  N    ] dev-lang/python-2.2.3-r5  +ncurses +gdbm +readline +tcltk
+berkdb -build +doc +ssl
[ebuild  N    ] dev-java/java-config-1.1.7
[ebuild  N    ] dev-java/blackdown-jdk-1.4.1  +doc
[ebuild     U ] sys-libs/db-4.0.14-r2 [1.85-r1] +tcltk +java +doc
[ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/miscfiles-1.3-r1
[ebuild  N    ] sys-libs/cracklib-2.7-r7
[ebuild  N    ] sys-libs/pwdb-0.61-r4  -selinux
[ebuild  N    ] sys-libs/pam-0.75-r11  +berkdb -selinux
[ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/shadow-4.0.3-r9  +pam -selinux
[ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/pam-login-3.11  +nls
[ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/util-linux-2.11z-r8  +crypt +nls -static +pam
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/baselayout-1.8.6.10-r1 [1.8.6.8-r1] -bootstrap
-build -static
[ebuild  N    ] app-arch/bzip2-1.0.2-r3  -build -static
[ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/coreutils-5.0-r5  +nls -build -static
[ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/debianutils-1.16.7-r4  -static -build
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/portage-2.0.49-r21 [2.0.49-r4] -build
*** Portage will stop merging at this point and reload itself,
recalculate dependencies, and complete the merge.
You may avoid the remerging of packages by updating portage on its
own.
   
[ebuild     U ] sys-devel/binutils-2.14.90.0.6-r6
[2.14.90.0.6-r2] +nls -bootstrap -build
[ebuild     U ] sys-libs/glibc-2.3.2-r3 [2.3.2-r1] +nls -pic
-build -nptl
[ebuild     U ] sys-devel/gcc-3.2.3-r3 [3.2.3-r1] -static +nls
-bootstrap +java -build
[ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/modutils-2.4.25
[ebuild  N    ] app-shells/sash-3.4-r5  +readline
[ebuild  N    ] sys-libs/slang-1.4.9  -cjk
[ebuild  N    ] app-editors/nano-1.2.2  +nls -build +spell
-justify -debug +slang
[ebuild  N    ] net-misc/dhcpcd-1.3.22_p4-r2  -build -static
[ebuild  N    ] net-misc/iputils-020927  -static
[ebuild  N    ] dev-libs/popt-1.7-r1  +nls
[ebuild  N    ] net-misc/rsync-2.6.0
[ebuild  N    ] net-misc/wget-1.9-r2  +ssl +nls -static -ipv6
-debug -socks5
[ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/kbd-1.06-r1  +nls
[ebuild  N    ] app-arch/cpio-2.5
[ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/help2man-1.29
[ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/diffutils-2.8.4-r4  +nls -build -static
[ebuild  N    ] sys-fs/e2fsprogs-1.34  +nls -static
[ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/fbset-2.1
[ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/file-4.02
[ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/findutils-4.1.7-r5  +nls -build -afs
[ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/slocate-2.7-r2
[ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/grep-2.5.1-r1  +nls -build
[ebuild  N    ] app-arch/gzip-1.3.3-r2  +nls -build
[ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/hdparm-5.4
[ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/less-381
[ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/man-pages-1.64
[ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/net-tools-1.60-r7  +nls -build -static
[ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/procps-3.1.12-r1  -selinux
[ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/psmisc-21.2-r3  +nls
[ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/setserial-2.17-r2
[ebuild  N    ] app-arch/sharutils-4.2.1-r6  +nls
[ebuild  N    ] app-arch/ncompress-4.2.4
[ebuild  N    ] app-arch/tar-1.13.25-r3  +nls -static -build
[ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/which-2.16
[ebuild  N    ] sys-devel/bc-1.06-r5  +readline
[ebuild  N    ] sys-devel/bin86-0.16.0
[ebuild  N    ] sys-devel/bison-1.35  +nls -static -build
[ebuild  N    ] sys-devel/make-3.80  +nls -static -build
[ebuild     U ] sys-libs/ncurses-5.3-r2 [5.3-r1] -debug
[ebuild     U ] sys-libs/zlib-1.1.4-r2 [1.1.4-r1]
[ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/tcp-wrappers-7.6-r6  -ipv6 -static
[ebuild  N    ] app-crypt/mit-krb5-1.2.7  -krb4
[ebuild  N    ] net-misc/openssh-3.7.1_p2-r1  -ipv6 -static +pam
+tcpd +kerberos -skey -selinux -X509
[ebuild  N    ] sys-fs/devfsd-1.3.25-r3
[ebuild  N    ] sys-devel/bc-1.06-r5  +readline
[ebuild  N    ] sys-devel/bin86-0.16.0
[ebuild  N    ] sys-devel/bison-1.35  +nls -static -build
[ebuild  N    ] sys-devel/make-3.80  +nls -static -build
[ebuild     U ] sys-libs/ncurses-5.3-r2 [5.3-r1] -debug
[ebuild     U ] sys-libs/zlib-1.1.4-r2 [1.1.4-r1]
[ebuild  N    ] sys-apps/tcp-wrappers-7.6-r6  -ipv6 -static
[ebuild  N    ] app-crypt/mit-krb5-1.2.7  -krb4
[ebuild  N    ] net-misc/openssh-3.7.1_p2-r1  -ipv6 -static +pam
+tcpd +kerberos -skey -selinux -X509
[ebuild  N    ] sys-fs/devfsd-1.3.25-r3