These are the actions I will take, in order: u app-arch/lzo:2::arbor 2.04 to ::installed replacing 2.03 build_options: recommended_tests symbols=split jobs=6 -trace -preserve_work Reasons: sys-boot/grub u dev-libs/openssl:0::arbor 1.0.0d to ::installed replacing 1.0.0c build_options: recommended_tests symbols=split jobs=6 -trace -preserve_work Reasons: app-misc/ca-certificates, dev-lang/python, dev-scm/git, 8 more u dev-libs/pcre:0::arbor 8.12 to ::installed replacing 8.10-r1 build_options: recommended_tests symbols=split jobs=6 -trace -preserve_work Reasons: sys-apps/paludis, www-servers/apache n sys-apps/xinetd:0::arbor 2.3.14 to ::installed "xinetd is a super-server daemon and a safe replacement for inetd" -baselayout -perl tcpd build_options: recommended_tests symbols=split jobs=6 -trace -preserve_work Reasons: net-fs/samba u sys-libs/timezone-data:0::arbor 2011b to ::installed replacing 2010o-r1 build_options: recommended_tests symbols=split jobs=6 -trace -preserve_work Reasons: sys-libs/glibc u app-arch/xz:0::arbor 5.0.1 to ::installed replacing 5.0.0 -debug build_options: recommended_tests symbols=split jobs=6 -trace -preserve_work Reasons: app-arch/gzip, dev-libs/mpfr, dev-util/ccache, 9 more u app-admin/logrotate:0::arbor 3.7.9-r2 to ::installed replacing 3.7.9-r1 -cron+ systemd+ build_options: recommended_tests symbols=split jobs=6 -trace -preserve_work Reasons: sys-apps/rsyslog (sug) r sys-apps/pciutils-data:0::arbor scm to ::installed replacing scm build_options: recommended_tests symbols=split jobs=6 -trace -preserve_work Reasons: sys-apps/pciutils u sys-apps/rsyslog:4::arbor 5.6.3-r1 to ::installed replacing 5.6.3 -baselayout+ -debug -gnutls -kerberos -mysql -postgresql -relp systemd build_options: recommended_tests symbols=split jobs=6 -trace -preserve_work Reasons: sys-apps/systemd (sug), virtual/syslog u dev-libs/nspr:0::desktop 4.8.7 to ::installed replacing 4.8.6 -debug -ipv6 build_options: recommended_tests symbols=split jobs=6 -trace -preserve_work Reasons: dev-libs/nss u net-dialup/ppp:0::arbor 2.4.5-r2 to ::installed replacing 2.4.5-r1 -activefilter -atm -ipv6 pam -radius build_options: recommended_tests symbols=split jobs=6 -trace -preserve_work Reasons: net-apps/NetworkManager r app-editors/e4r:0::arbor scm to ::installed replacing scm build_options: recommended_tests symbols=split jobs=6 -trace -preserve_work Reasons: target (world::environment) u sys-apps/dbus:0::arbor 1.4.6 to ::installed replacing 1.4.1 -X -baselayout -debug -doc systemd build_options: recommended_tests symbols=split jobs=6 -trace -preserve_work Reasons: dev-libs/dbus-glib, net-apps/NetworkManager, net-wireless/wpa_supplicant, sys-apps/systemd r net-fs/samba:0::net 3.5.6-r1 to ::installed replacing 3.5.6-r1 acl -ads async automount -avahi -baselayout caps -cups -debug -doc -examples fam -gnutls -ipv6 -ldap pam quotas -readline swat* syslog systemd winbind build_options: (-recommended_tests) symbols=split jobs=6 -trace -preserve_work Reasons: target (world::environment) Total: 3 reinstalls, 10 upgrades, 1 new installs I did not take the following: (n) sys-auth/ConsoleKit:0::desktop 0.4.3-r1 to ::installed "A framework for defining and tracking users, login sessions, and seats" -doc systemd build_options: recommended_tests symbols=split jobs=6 -trace -preserve_work Reasons: sys-apps/dbus (rec) Take using: --take Build Options: jobs: How many jobs the package's build system should use, where supported preserve_work: Do not remove build directories, and do not modify the image when merging recommended_tests: Run tests considered by the package to be recommended symbols: How to handle debug symbols in installed files trace: Trace actions executed by the package (very noisy, for debugging broken builds only) OPTIONS: baselayout: Install baselayout-1 init files cron: Install launcher script to cron.daily path doc: Adds extra documentation (API, Javadoc, etc) perl: Adds support/bindings for the Perl language swat: Enables support for swat configuration gui systemd: Add support for the systemd init daemon (usually by installing units (configuration files)). tcpd: Adds support for TCP wrappers (allowing or denying specific TCP connections with file entries) I encountered the following errors: ! sys-apps/util-linux-ng Reasons: app-text/build-docbook-catalog, net-apps/NetworkManager, sys-fs/e2fsprogs, sys-fs/mdadm Unsuitable candidates: * sys-apps/util-linux-ng-2.19-rc1:0::installed Explaining requested decisions: For sys-apps/util-linux-ng:0::(install_to_slash): The following constraints were in action: * sys-apps/util-linux-ng, use existing if same, installing to / Because of sys-apps/util-linux-ng from net-apps/NetworkManager-0.8.2:0::installed, key 'Dependencies', labelled 'build, run' * sys-apps/util-linux-ng[>=2.16], use existing if same, installing to / Because of sys-apps/util-linux-ng[>=2.16] from sys-fs/mdadm-3.1.4:0::installed, key 'Dependencies', labelled 'run' * sys-apps/util-linux-ng[>=2.16.2], use existing if same, installing to / Because of sys-apps/util-linux-ng[>=2.16.2] from sys-fs/e2fsprogs-1.41.14:0::installed, key 'Dependencies', labelled 'build, run' * sys-apps/util-linux-ng, use existing if same, installing to / Because of sys-apps/util-linux-ng from app-text/build-docbook-catalog-1.5:0::installed, key 'Dependencies', labelled 'run' No decision could be made