checking 122 files for package collisions existing file /usr/lib/portage/bin/pemerge.py is not owned by this package * spent 0.292417049408 seconds checking for file collisions * This package is blocked because it wants to overwrite * files belonging to other packages (see messages above). * If you have no clue what this is all about report it * as a bug for this package on http://bugs.gentoo.org package sys-apps/portage-2.0.51.19 NOT merged No package files given... Grabbing a set. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. emerge portage 2. 3. Actual Results: went through the process, but quit. Expected Results: Overwrite old portage files. Performing Global Updates: /usr/portage/profiles/updates/1Q-2005 (Could take a couple of minutes if you have a lot of binary packages.) .='update pass' *='binary update' @='/var/db move' s='/var/db SLOT move' S='binary SLOT move' p='update /etc/portage/package.*' ................................................................................................................................................................................................ * IMPORTANT: 3 config files in /etc need updating. * Type emerge --help config to learn how to update config files. * An update to portage is available. It is _highly_ recommended * that you update portage now, before any other packages are updated. * Please do so and then update ALL of your configuration files. [J-Michael-Menkes-Computer:/Users/mmenke] root# emerge portage Calculating dependencies ...done! >>> emerge (1 of 1) sys-apps/portage-2.0.51.19 to / chflags: invalid flag: nosunlnk >>> Downloading http://zarquon.twobit.net/gentoo/portage/portage-2.0.51.19.tar.bz2 ######################################################################## 100.0% >>> md5 src_uri ;-) portage-2.0.51.19.tar.bz2 >>> Unpacking source... >>> Unpacking portage-2.0.51.19.tar.bz2 to /var/tmp/portage/portage-2.0.51.19/work >>> Source unpacked. * NOT BUILDING SANDBOX ON ppc >>> Test phase [not enabled]: sys-apps/portage-2.0.51.19 >>> Install portage-2.0.51.19 into /var/tmp/portage/portage-2.0.51.19/image/ category sys-apps * Not installing sandbox on ppc man: prepallstrip: strip: strip --strip-unneeded strip: strip --strip-unneeded * file /var/tmp/portage/portage-2.0.51.19/image// was installed with group portage! * file /var/tmp/portage/portage-2.0.51.19/image///etc was installed with group portage! * file /var/tmp/portage/portage-2.0.51.19/image///etc/dispatch-conf.conf was installed with group portage! 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* file /var/tmp/portage/portage-2.0.51.19/image///usr/share/man/man5/make.conf.5.gz was installed with group portage! * file /var/tmp/portage/portage-2.0.51.19/image///usr/share/man/man5/portage.5.gz was installed with group portage! * file /var/tmp/portage/portage-2.0.51.19/image///var was installed with group portage! * file /var/tmp/portage/portage-2.0.51.19/image///var/tmp was installed with group portage! * file /var/tmp/portage/portage-2.0.51.19/image///var/tmp/.keep was installed with group portage! >>> Completed installing portage-2.0.51.19 into /var/tmp/portage/portage-2.0.51.19/image/ * checking 122 files for package collisions existing file /usr/lib/portage/bin/pemerge.py is not owned by this package * spent 0.292417049408 seconds checking for file collisions * This package is blocked because it wants to overwrite * files belonging to other packages (see messages above). * If you have no clue what this is all about report it * as a bug for this package on http://bugs.gentoo.org package sys-apps/portage-2.0.51.19 NOT merged No package files given... Grabbing a set.
That's probably a remnant of a failed merge somewhere along the line. Just do FEATURES="-collision-protect" emerge portage. That will allow it to overwrite old files.