1. In dev-python/PyQt4 "assistant" USE flag enables installation of PyQt4.QtHelp module. In dev-python/pyside "help" USE flag enables installation of PySide.QtHelp module. Solution: Rename "assistant" USE flag of dev-python/PyQt4 to "help". 2. dev-python/PyQt4 unconditionally installs PyQt4.QtScript module. In dev-python/pyside "script" USE flag enables installation of PySide.QtScript module. Solution: Add "script" USE flag in dev-python/PyQt4 to control installation of PyQt4.QtScript module. 3. In dev-python/PyQt4 "X" USE flag enables installation of PyQt4.QtScriptTools module. In dev-python/pyside "scripttools" USE flag enables installation of PySide.QtScriptTools module. Solution: Add "scripttools" USE flag in dev-python/PyQt4 to control installation of PyQt4.QtScriptTools module. REQUIRED_USE="scripttools? ( X script )"
This obviously requires changing all reverse deps...
Fix: http://code.google.com/p/gentoo-progress/source/detail?r=2485 grep says that the following packages in gentoo-x86 depend on dev-python/PyQt4[assistant]: dev-util/eric net-analyzer/linkchecker
kde-base/pykde4 (at least version 4.9.0) should depend on dev-python/PyQt4[script].
(In reply to comment #3) > kde-base/pykde4 (at least version 4.9.0) All versions present in gentoo-x86.
Fixed in 4.9.6-r1