These are the packages that I would merge, in order: Calculating dependencies  ...done! [ebuild N ] sys-devel/patch-2.5.9-r1 -build -debug -static 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-libs/ncurses-5.4.20050319 -bootstrap -build -debug -doc -gpm -minimal -nocxx +unicode 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-libs/com_err-1.37 -debug -nls 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-libs/ss-1.37 -debug -nls 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-apps/texinfo-4.8 -build -debug -nls -static 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-fs/e2fsprogs-1.37-r1 -debug -nls -static 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.6.11 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-apps/util-linux-2.12q -crypt -debug -nls -old-crypt -pam -perl (-selinux) -static 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-devel/gnuconfig-20050324 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-devel/m4-1.4.3 -nls 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-devel/bison-2.0 -debug -nls -static 0 kB [ebuild N ] app-shells/bash-3.0-r11 -build -debug -nls 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-devel/binutils-config-1.8-r2 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-devel/binutils-2.15.92.0.2-r8 -debug -multislot -multitarget -nls -test 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-apps/sed-4.1.4 -bootstrap -build -debug -nls -static 0 kB [ebuild N ] dev-python/python-fchksum-1.7.1 26 kB [ebuild N ] sys-apps/debianutils-2.13.1-r1 -build -debug -static 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-apps/sandbox-1.2.4 -debug 216 kB [ebuild N ] dev-libs/expat-1.95.8 -test 0 kB [ebuild N ] dev-lang/python-2.3.5 -X -berkdb -bootstrap -build -debug -doc -gdbm -ipv6 -ncurses -readline -ssl -tcltk -ucs2 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-apps/portage-2.0.51.21 -build (-selinux) 0 kB *** Please update portage to the above version before proceeding. Failure to do so may result in failed or improper merges. A simple 'emerge -u portage' is sufficient. [ebuild N ] sys-devel/gcc-config-1.3.10-r2 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-devel/gcc-3.4.3.20050110-r2 (-altivec) -bootstrap -boundschecking -build -debug -fortran -gcj -gtk -hardened -ip28 (-multilib) -multislot (-n32) (-n64) -nls -nocxx -objc -static (-uclibc) 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-libs/glibc-2.3.5 -build -debug -erandom -hardened (-multilib) -nls -nomalloccheck -nptl -nptlonly -pic +userlocales 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-libs/zlib-1.2.2 -build -debug 0 kB [ebuild N ] media-libs/libpng-1.2.8 -debug 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-libs/libstdc++-v3-3.3.4 -debug -nls 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-devel/flex-2.5.4a-r6 -build -debug -static 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-apps/groff-1.19.1-r2 -X -debug 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-process/cronbase-0.3.2 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-apps/man-1.5p -debug -nls 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-devel/libperl-5.8.6 -berkdb -debug -gdbm -ithreads -nocxx (-uclibc) 0 kB [ebuild N ] dev-lang/perl-5.8.6-r4 -berkdb -debug -doc -gdbm -ithreads -perlsuid (-uclibc) 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-devel/autoconf-2.13 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-devel/autoconf-wrapper-2-r1 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-devel/autoconf-2.59-r6 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-devel/automake-1.5 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-devel/automake-1.8.5-r3 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-devel/automake-1.6.3 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-devel/automake-1.7.9-r1 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-devel/automake-1.4_p6 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-devel/automake-wrapper-1-r1 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-devel/automake-1.9.5 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-devel/libtool-1.5.16 0 kB [ebuild N ] media-libs/freetype-2.1.9-r1 -bindist -debug -doc -zlib 0 kB [ebuild N ] x11-misc/ttmkfdir-3.0.9-r2 -debug 0 kB [ebuild N ] media-libs/fontconfig-2.2.3 0 kB [ebuild N ] x11-base/xorg-x11-6.8.2-r1 -3dfx -3dnow -bitmap-fonts -cjk -debug -dlloader -dmx -doc -font-server -hardened -insecure-drivers -ipv6 -minimal +mmx -nls -opengl -pam -sdk +sse -static +truetype-fonts -type1-fonts (-uclibc) -xprint -xv 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-apps/file-4.13 -build -debug -python 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-apps/which-2.16 0 kB [ebuild N ] app-arch/cpio-2.6-r3 -nls 0 kB [ebuild N ] app-arch/rpm2targz-9.0-r2 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-apps/utempter-0.5.5.6 -debug 20 kB [ebuild N ] x11-terms/xterm-200-r1 -Xaw3d -debug -toolbar -truetype -unicode 0 kB [ebuild N ] media-libs/glut-3.7.1 0 kB [ebuild N ] games-sports/foobillard-3.0a -sdl 0 kB Total size of downloads: 263 kB