I've java-1.4 and java-1.5 on my system, but I need only java-1.5 browser-plugin so... make.conf -> USE="nsplugin" package.use -> =dev-java/sun-jdk-1.4* -nsplugin dev-java/sun-jdk-1.4.2.12-r1 was previously emerged with global USE so with nsplugin useflag enabled # emerge -uDvaN world reports nothing to do... but # emerge -vp =dev-java/sun-jdk-1.4* [ebuild Rf ] dev-java/sun-jdk-1.4.2.12-r1 USE="X alsa -doc -examples -jce -nsplugin*" 0 kB The same atom used on another system works as expected.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 4698 ***