entootux ~ # time emerge -puDNv world These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating world dependencies \ !!! Multiple versions within a single package slot have been !!! pulled into the dependency graph: ('installed', '/', 'x11-libs/libXrender-0.9.2', 'nomerge') pulled in by ('installed', '/', 'x11-base/xorg-server-1.3.0.0-r2', 'nomerge') ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-libs/libXrender-0.9.4', 'merge') pulled in by ('installed', '/', 'www-client/mozilla-firefox-2.0.0.11', 'nomerge') ('installed', '/', 'x11-libs/libXft-2.1.12', 'nomerge') ('installed', '/', 'x11-libs/libXrandr-1.2.1', 'nomerge') ('installed', '/', 'x11-libs/pango-1.18.3', 'nomerge') ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-libs/libXcursor-1.1.9', 'merge') ('installed', '/', 'x11-libs/cairo-1.4.12', 'nomerge') ('installed', '/', 'x11-libs/gtk+-2.12.1-r2', 'nomerge') ('installed', '/', 'x11-apps/xdpyinfo-1.0.2', 'nomerge') It may be possible to solve this problem by using package.mask to prevent one of those packages from being selected. However, it is also possible that conflicting dependencies exist such that they are impossible to satisfy simultaneously. If such a conflict exists in the dependencies of two different packages, then those packages can not be installed simultaneously. For more information, see MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook. ... done! [ebuild U ] dev-libs/gmp-4.2.2 [4.2.1-r1] USE="-doc -nocxx" 0 kB [ebuild U ] sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.6.23-r2 [2.6.22-r2] 0 kB [ebuild U ] media-libs/libexif-0.6.16-r1 [0.6.16] USE="nls -doc" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/libICE-1.0.4 [1.0.3] USE="ipv6 -debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-proto/inputproto-1.4.2.1 [1.4.2] 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-proto/renderproto-0.9.3 [0.9.2] 0 kB [ebuild R ] x11-proto/xf86bigfontproto-1.1.2 USE="(-debug%)" 0 kB [ebuild R ] x11-proto/bigreqsproto-1.0.2 USE="(-debug%)" 0 kB [ebuild R ] x11-proto/xcmiscproto-1.1.2 USE="(-debug%)" 0 kB [ebuild R ] x11-proto/fontcacheproto-0.1.2 USE="(-debug%)" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-proto/xf86dgaproto-2.0.3 [2.0.2] USE="(-debug%)" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/libX11-1.1.3 [1.1.2-r1] USE="ipv6 -debug -xcb" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/libSM-1.0.3 [1.0.2] USE="ipv6 -debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/libXrender-0.9.4 [0.9.2] USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-apps/xmodmap-1.0.3 [1.0.2] USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/libXi-1.1.3 [1.1.2] USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/libXtst-1.0.3 [1.0.2] USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/libXcursor-1.1.9 [1.1.8] USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/libXpm-3.5.7 [3.5.6] USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/libXfont-1.3.1 [1.3.0] USE="ipv6 -debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/libXxf86dga-1.0.2 [1.0.1] USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/libXaw-1.0.4 [1.0.3] USE="-debug -xprint" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-apps/xprop-1.0.3 [1.0.2] USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-misc/xkeyboard-config-1.1 [0.9] 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-apps/xrdb-1.0.4 [1.0.3] USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-apps/xset-1.0.3 [1.0.2] USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-apps/xsetroot-1.0.2 [1.0.1] USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-apps/xmessage-1.0.2 [1.0.1] USE="-debug -xprint" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-apps/xclock-1.0.3 [1.0.2] USE="-debug -xprint" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-apps/mesa-progs-7.0.1 [6.5.2] 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-drivers/xf86-input-mouse-1.2.3 [1.2.2] USE="-debug" 0 kB Total: 31 packages (27 upgrades, 4 reinstalls), Size of downloads: 0 kB real 0m3.596s user 0m3.452s sys 0m0.136s gentootux ~ # Reproducible: Always Actual Results: entootux ~ # time emerge -puDNv world These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating world dependencies \ !!! Multiple versions within a single package slot have been !!! pulled into the dependency graph: ('installed', '/', 'x11-libs/libXrender-0.9.2', 'nomerge') pulled in by ('installed', '/', 'x11-base/xorg-server-1.3.0.0-r2', 'nomerge') ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-libs/libXrender-0.9.4', 'merge') pulled in by ('installed', '/', 'www-client/mozilla-firefox-2.0.0.11', 'nomerge') ('installed', '/', 'x11-libs/libXft-2.1.12', 'nomerge') ('installed', '/', 'x11-libs/libXrandr-1.2.1', 'nomerge') ('installed', '/', 'x11-libs/pango-1.18.3', 'nomerge') ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-libs/libXcursor-1.1.9', 'merge') ('installed', '/', 'x11-libs/cairo-1.4.12', 'nomerge') ('installed', '/', 'x11-libs/gtk+-2.12.1-r2', 'nomerge') ('installed', '/', 'x11-apps/xdpyinfo-1.0.2', 'nomerge') It may be possible to solve this problem by using package.mask to prevent one of those packages from being selected. However, it is also possible that conflicting dependencies exist such that they are impossible to satisfy simultaneously. If such a conflict exists in the dependencies of two different packages, then those packages can not be installed simultaneously. For more information, see MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook. ... done! [ebuild U ] dev-libs/gmp-4.2.2 [4.2.1-r1] USE="-doc -nocxx" 0 kB [ebuild U ] sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.6.23-r2 [2.6.22-r2] 0 kB [ebuild U ] media-libs/libexif-0.6.16-r1 [0.6.16] USE="nls -doc" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/libICE-1.0.4 [1.0.3] USE="ipv6 -debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-proto/inputproto-1.4.2.1 [1.4.2] 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-proto/renderproto-0.9.3 [0.9.2] 0 kB [ebuild R ] x11-proto/xf86bigfontproto-1.1.2 USE="(-debug%)" 0 kB [ebuild R ] x11-proto/bigreqsproto-1.0.2 USE="(-debug%)" 0 kB [ebuild R ] x11-proto/xcmiscproto-1.1.2 USE="(-debug%)" 0 kB [ebuild R ] x11-proto/fontcacheproto-0.1.2 USE="(-debug%)" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-proto/xf86dgaproto-2.0.3 [2.0.2] USE="(-debug%)" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/libX11-1.1.3 [1.1.2-r1] USE="ipv6 -debug -xcb" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/libSM-1.0.3 [1.0.2] USE="ipv6 -debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/libXrender-0.9.4 [0.9.2] USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-apps/xmodmap-1.0.3 [1.0.2] USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/libXi-1.1.3 [1.1.2] USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/libXtst-1.0.3 [1.0.2] USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/libXcursor-1.1.9 [1.1.8] USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/libXpm-3.5.7 [3.5.6] USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/libXfont-1.3.1 [1.3.0] USE="ipv6 -debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/libXxf86dga-1.0.2 [1.0.1] USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/libXaw-1.0.4 [1.0.3] USE="-debug -xprint" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-apps/xprop-1.0.3 [1.0.2] USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-misc/xkeyboard-config-1.1 [0.9] 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-apps/xrdb-1.0.4 [1.0.3] USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-apps/xset-1.0.3 [1.0.2] USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-apps/xsetroot-1.0.2 [1.0.1] USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-apps/xmessage-1.0.2 [1.0.1] USE="-debug -xprint" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-apps/xclock-1.0.3 [1.0.2] USE="-debug -xprint" 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-apps/mesa-progs-7.0.1 [6.5.2] 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-drivers/xf86-input-mouse-1.2.3 [1.2.2] USE="-debug" 0 kB Total: 31 packages (27 upgrades, 4 reinstalls), Size of downloads: 0 kB real 0m3.596s user 0m3.452s sys 0m0.136s gentootux ~ # gentootux ~ # emerge --info Portage 2.1.3.19 (default-linux/x86/2007.0/desktop, gcc-4.1.2, glibc-2.6.1-r0, 2.6.23-gentoo-r3 i686) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.23-gentoo-r3 i686 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T7200 @ 2.00GHz Timestamp of tree: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:30:01 +0000 ccache version 2.4 [enabled] app-shells/bash: 3.2_p17 dev-java/java-config: 1.3.7, 2.0.33-r1 dev-lang/python: 2.4.4-r6 dev-python/pycrypto: 2.0.1-r6 dev-util/ccache: 2.4-r7 sys-apps/baselayout: 1.12.9-r2 sys-apps/sandbox: 1.2.18.1-r2 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.61-r1 sys-devel/automake: 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6-r2, 1.10 sys-devel/binutils: 2.18-r1 sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.3.16 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.24 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.22-r2 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86" CBUILD="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-O2 -march=prescott -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/3.5/env /usr/kde/3.5/share/config /usr/kde/3.5/shutdown /usr/share/X11/xkb /usr/share/config" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/env.d /etc/env.d/java/ /etc/gconf /etc/php/apache2-php5/ext-active/ /etc/php/cgi-php5/ext-active/ /etc/php/cli-php5/ext-active/ /etc/revdep-rebuild /etc/terminfo /etc/texmf/web2c /etc/udev/rules.d" CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=prescott -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="ccache distlocks metadata-transfer sandbox sfperms strict unmerge-orphans userfetch" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://distfiles.gentoo.org" LANG="fr_CA.UTF-8" LC_ALL="fr_CA.UTF-8" LINGUAS="fr" MAKEOPTS="-j3" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS="--recursive --links --safe-links --perms --times --compress --force --whole-file --delete --delete-after --stats --timeout=180 --exclude=/distfiles --exclude=/local --exclude=/packages --filter=H_**/files/digest-*" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="X acl acpi alsa apache2 arts avi berkdb bitmap-fonts cairo cdr cli cracklib crypt cups dbus divx4linux dri dvd dvdr dvdread eds emboss encode esd evo fam firefox foomaticdb fortran gdbm gif gimpprint gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 hal iconv ipv6 isdnlog jpeg kde kdeenablefinal kerberos ldap mad midi mikmod mp3 mpeg msn mudflap mysql mysqli ncurses nls nptl nptlonly nsplugin ogg opengl openmp oss pam pcre pdf perl png ppds pppd python qt qt3 qt3support qt4 quicktime readline real reflection sdl session simplexml spell spl ssl svg tcpd tetex tiff truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts unicode usb userlocales vorbis win32codecs x86 xml xorg xv zlib" ALSA_CARDS="ali5451 als4000 atiixp atiixp-modem bt87x ca0106 cmipci emu10k1 emu10k1x ens1370 ens1371 es1938 es1968 fm801 hda-intel intel8x0 intel8x0m maestro3 trident usb-audio via82xx via82xx-modem ymfpci" ALSA_PCM_PLUGINS="adpcm alaw asym copy dmix dshare dsnoop empty extplug file hooks iec958 ioplug ladspa lfloat linear meter mulaw multi null plug rate route share shm softvol" APACHE2_MODULES="actions alias auth_basic auth_digest authn_anon authn_dbd authn_dbm authn_default authn_file authz_dbm authz_default authz_groupfile authz_host authz_owner authz_user autoindex cache dav dav_fs dav_lock dbd deflate dir disk_cache env expires ext_filter file_cache filter headers ident imagemap include info log_config logio mem_cache mime mime_magic negotiation proxy proxy_ajp proxy_balancer proxy_connect proxy_http rewrite setenvif so speling status unique_id userdir usertrack vhost_alias" ELIBC="glibc" INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse evdev synaptics" KERNEL="linux" LCD_DEVICES="bayrad cfontz cfontz633 glk hd44780 lb216 lcdm001 mtxorb ncurses text" LINGUAS="fr" USERLAND="GNU" VIDEO_CARDS="vesa fglrx" Unset: CPPFLAGS, CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, INSTALL_MASK, LDFLAGS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS_FLAGS, PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS, PORTDIR_OVERLAY gentootux ~ #
See also: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-591740-highlight-multiple+versions+single+slot.html Forum post marked "[SOLVED]", but the in-thread solution is masking libXrender-0.9.4. That's not really fixing the problem, just "masking" it. ;) Thanks. :)
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 198432 ***
