Unfortunately (see the end for the reason) I need to run skype. This seems to be a mess to build.
I already added it to package.accept_keywords added about 100 entries to package.use (for abi_x86_32) accepted the license Now I have a slot conflict. Below the abbreviated output is the full output. Help would be much appreciated. thanks, allan ================================================================ E7450-wired gottlieb # emerge --pretend skype These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild N ~] net-im/skype-4.3.0.37-r6 USE="pulseaudio -apulse -pax_kernel -plasma (-selinux)" [nomerge ] www-client/chromium-48.0.2564.109 [nomerge ] app-accessibility/speech-dispatcher-0.8.1 [nomerge ] app-accessibility/espeak-1.47.11-r1 [nomerge ] media-sound/sox-14.4.2 [nomerge ] media-sound/pulseaudio-7.1 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] media-plugins/alsa-plugins-1.0.29 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] media-sound/pulseaudio-7.1 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] net-im/skype-4.3.0.37-r6 USE="pulseaudio -apulse -pax_kernel -plasma (-selinux)" [ebuild N ] dev-qt/qtwebkit-4.8.6-r1 USE="gstreamer jit (-aqua) -debug -exceptions -icu -pch" ABI_X86="32 (64) (-x32)" [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-3.16.0 [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-extra-apps-3.16.0 [nomerge ] mail-client/evolution-3.16.5 [nomerge ] app-crypt/pinentry-0.9.5 [nomerge ] dev-qt/qtgui-4.8.6-r4 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] dev-qt/qt3support-4.8.6-r1 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] dev-qt/qtsql-4.8.6-r1 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] dev-db/sqlite-3.9.2 ABI_X86="32*" [many omitted] [ebuild R ] dev-libs/expat-2.1.0-r5 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] app-arch/bzip2-1.0.6-r6 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] app-text/texlive-2014 [nomerge ] sys-apps/texinfo-5.2 [ebuild R ] virtual/libintl-0-r2 ABI_X86="32*" !!! Multiple package instances within a single package slot have been pulled !!! into the dependency graph, resulting in a slot conflict: dev-libs/libxml2:2 (dev-libs/libxml2-2.9.2-r4:2/2::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled in by dev-libs/libxml2:2[!icu?,abi_x86_32(-)?,abi_x86_64(-)?,abi_x86_x32(-)?,abi_mips_n32(-)?,abi_mips_n64(-)?,abi_mips_o32(-)?,abi_ppc_32(-)?,abi_ppc_64(-)?,abi_s390_32(-)?,abi_s390_64(-)?] required by (dev-qt/qtwebkit-4.8.6-r1:4/4::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) ^^^^^ >=dev-libs/libxml2-2.9.1-r4:2[abi_x86_32(-)?,abi_x86_64(-)?,abi_x86_x32(-)?,abi_mips_n32(-)?,abi_mips_n64(-)?,abi_mips_o32(-)?,abi_ppc_32(-)?,abi_ppc_64(-)?,abi_s390_32(-)?,abi_s390_64(-)?] required by (media-libs/gst-plugins-base-0.10.36-r2:0.10/0.10::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) >=dev-libs/libxml2-2.9.1-r4[abi_x86_32(-)?,abi_x86_64(-)?,abi_x86_x32(-)?,abi_mips_n32(-)?,abi_mips_n64(-)?,abi_mips_o32(-)?,abi_ppc_32(-)?,abi_ppc_64(-)?,abi_s390_32(-)?,abi_s390_64(-)?] required by (media-libs/gstreamer-0.10.36-r2:0.10/0.10::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) (dev-libs/libxml2-2.9.2-r4:2/2::gentoo, installed) pulled in by dev-libs/libxml2:=[icu] required by (www-client/chromium-48.0.2564.109:0/0::gentoo, installed) ^^^ dev-libs/libxml2:2/2=[icu] required by (www-client/chromium-48.0.2564.109:0/0::gentoo, installed) ^^^ 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. You may want to try a larger value of the --backtrack option, such as --backtrack=30, in order to see if that will solve this conflict automatically. For more information, see MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook. ================================================================ E7450-wired gottlieb # emerge --pretend skype These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild N ~] net-im/skype-4.3.0.37-r6 USE="pulseaudio -apulse -pax_kernel -plasma (-selinux)" [nomerge ] www-client/chromium-48.0.2564.109 [nomerge ] app-accessibility/speech-dispatcher-0.8.1 [nomerge ] app-accessibility/espeak-1.47.11-r1 [nomerge ] media-sound/sox-14.4.2 [nomerge ] media-sound/pulseaudio-7.1 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] media-plugins/alsa-plugins-1.0.29 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] media-sound/pulseaudio-7.1 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] net-im/skype-4.3.0.37-r6 USE="pulseaudio -apulse -pax_kernel -plasma (-selinux)" [ebuild N ] dev-qt/qtwebkit-4.8.6-r1 USE="gstreamer jit (-aqua) -debug -exceptions -icu -pch" ABI_X86="32 (64) (-x32)" [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-3.16.0 [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-extra-apps-3.16.0 [nomerge ] mail-client/evolution-3.16.5 [nomerge ] app-crypt/pinentry-0.9.5 [nomerge ] dev-qt/qtgui-4.8.6-r4 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] dev-qt/qt3support-4.8.6-r1 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] dev-qt/qtsql-4.8.6-r1 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] dev-db/sqlite-3.9.2 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] dev-qt/qtgui-4.8.6-r4 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] x11-libs/libSM-1.2.2-r1 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] sys-boot/grub-2.02_beta2-r8 [nomerge ] sys-libs/ncurses-5.9-r5 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] sys-libs/gpm-1.20.7-r2 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-3.16.0 [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-core-apps-3.16.0 [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-control-center-3.16.3 [nomerge ] net-wireless/gnome-bluetooth-3.16.1 [nomerge ] net-wireless/bluez-5.37 [ebuild R ] sys-libs/readline-6.3_p8-r2 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] sys-libs/ncurses-5.9-r99 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] sys-libs/ncurses-5.9-r5 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] sys-apps/systemd-226-r2 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] sys-apps/util-linux-2.26.2 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] net-print/cups-2.0.3 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] net-im/skype-4.3.0.37-r6 USE="pulseaudio -apulse -pax_kernel -plasma (-selinux)" [ebuild R ] dev-qt/qtdbus-4.8.6-r1 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] sys-apps/dbus-1.8.16 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] dev-qt/qtwebkit-4.8.6-r1 USE="gstreamer jit (-aqua) -debug -exceptions -icu -pch" ABI_X86="32 (64) (-x32)" [ebuild NS ] media-libs/gst-plugins-base-0.10.36-r2 [1.4.5] USE="introspection nls orc" ABI_X86="32 (64) (-x32)" [ebuild NS ] media-libs/gstreamer-0.10.36-r2 [1.4.5] USE="introspection nls orc {-test}" ABI_X86="32 (64) (-x32)" [ebuild R ] dev-libs/libxml2-2.9.2-r4 USE="-icu*" ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] net-im/skype-4.3.0.37-r6 USE="pulseaudio -apulse -pax_kernel -plasma (-selinux)" [ebuild R ] x11-libs/libXScrnSaver-1.2.2-r1 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] x11-base/xorg-x11-7.4-r2 [nomerge ] x11-apps/xdpyinfo-1.3.2 [ebuild R ] x11-libs/libXtst-1.2.2 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] x11-base/xorg-x11-7.4-r2 [nomerge ] x11-apps/xsetroot-1.1.1 [ebuild R ] x11-libs/libXcursor-1.1.14 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-core-apps-3.16.0 [nomerge ] media-video/totem-3.16.4 [nomerge ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-meta-1.0-r2 [nomerge ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-mpeg2dec-1.4.5 [nomerge ] media-libs/libmpeg2-0.5.1-r2 [ebuild R ] x11-libs/libXv-1.0.10 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-extra-apps-3.16.0 [nomerge ] www-client/epiphany-3.16.3 [nomerge ] net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.8.5 [nomerge ] media-libs/libwebp-0.4.0 [nomerge ] media-libs/freeglut-3.0.0 [ebuild R ] x11-libs/libXrandr-1.5.0 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] x11-libs/libXi-1.7.5 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] x11-libs/libXfixes-5.0.1 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] x11-libs/libXrender-0.9.9 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-3.16.0 [nomerge ] gnome-extra/gnome-shell-extensions-3.16.2 [nomerge ] app-eselect/eselect-gnome-shell-extensions-20120911 [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-shell-3.16.4 [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-control-center-3.16.3 [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-session-3.16.0 [nomerge ] x11-apps/xdpyinfo-1.3.2 [ebuild R ] x11-libs/libXext-1.3.3 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] x11-libs/libX11-1.6.3 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] x11-libs/libxcb-1.11.1 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] x11-proto/xcb-proto-1.11 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] dev-qt/qtwebkit-4.8.6-r1 USE="gstreamer jit (-aqua) -debug -exceptions -icu -pch" ABI_X86="32 (64) (-x32)" [ebuild N ] dev-qt/qtxmlpatterns-4.8.6-r1 USE="(-aqua) -debug -pch" ABI_X86="32 (64) (-x32)" [nomerge ] dev-qt/qtwebkit-4.8.6-r1 USE="gstreamer jit (-aqua) -debug -exceptions -icu -pch" ABI_X86="32 (64) (-x32)" [nomerge ] dev-qt/qtgui-4.8.6-r4 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] dev-qt/qtscript-4.8.6-r2 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] dev-qt/qtcore-4.8.6-r2 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-extra-apps-3.16.0 [nomerge ] net-misc/vinagre-3.16.1 [nomerge ] net-libs/gtk-vnc-0.5.4 [nomerge ] media-sound/pulseaudio-7.1 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] media-libs/libsndfile-1.0.26 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] www-client/chromium-48.0.2564.109 [nomerge ] x11-libs/libXScrnSaver-1.2.2-r1 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] x11-proto/scrnsaverproto-1.2.2-r1 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] media-libs/flac-1.3.1-r1 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] media-sound/sox-14.4.2 [ebuild R ] media-libs/libvorbis-1.3.4 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] x11-apps/xdpyinfo-1.3.2 [nomerge ] x11-libs/libX11-1.6.3 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] x11-proto/xf86bigfontproto-1.2.0-r1 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-core-apps-3.16.0 [nomerge ] x11-terms/gnome-terminal-3.16.2-r2 [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-shell-3.16.4 [nomerge ] x11-libs/libXtst-1.2.2 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] x11-proto/recordproto-1.14.2-r1 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-extra-apps-3.16.0 [nomerge ] gnome-extra/gnome-tweak-tool-3.16.2 [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-shell-3.16.4 [nomerge ] x11-libs/libXfixes-5.0.1 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] x11-proto/fixesproto-5.0-r1 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] www-client/chromium-48.0.2564.109 [nomerge ] x11-libs/libXrandr-1.5.0 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] x11-proto/randrproto-1.5.0 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] media-video/totem-3.16.4 [nomerge ] media-plugins/grilo-plugins-0.2.14 [nomerge ] net-libs/gnome-online-accounts-3.16.4.1 [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-control-center-3.16.3 [nomerge ] gnome-extra/nm-applet-1.0.6 [nomerge ] virtual/notification-daemon-0 [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-shell-3.16.4 [nomerge ] x11-wm/mutter-3.16.4 [nomerge ] x11-libs/libdrm-2.4.65 [ebuild R ] dev-libs/libpthread-stubs-0.3-r1 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] www-client/firefox-38.6.1 [nomerge ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-libav-1.4.5-r2 [nomerge ] media-video/ffmpeg-2.8.5 [nomerge ] x11-libs/libXv-1.0.10 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] x11-proto/videoproto-2.3.2 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] x11-base/xorg-x11-7.4-r2 [nomerge ] x11-apps/xinput-1.6.2 [nomerge ] x11-libs/libXrandr-1.5.0 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] x11-proto/renderproto-0.11.1-r1 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] media-gfx/xfig-3.2.5c [nomerge ] x11-libs/libXt-1.1.5 [ebuild R ] x11-proto/kbproto-1.0.7 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.17 [nomerge ] x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev-2.9.2 [nomerge ] x11-base/xorg-server-1.17.4 [ebuild R ] x11-libs/libXdmcp-1.1.2 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-extra-apps-3.16.0 [nomerge ] gnome-extra/gnome-documents-3.16.4 [nomerge ] net-misc/gnome-online-miners-3.14.3-r1 [nomerge ] net-libs/libgfbgraph-0.2.3 [nomerge ] net-libs/libsoup-2.50.0 [nomerge ] net-libs/glib-networking-2.44.0 [ebuild R ] net-libs/gnutls-3.3.17.1 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-3.16.0 [nomerge ] gnome-base/gdm-3.16.4 [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-settings-daemon-3.16.3 [nomerge ] x11-libs/libXtst-1.2.2 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] x11-libs/libXi-1.7.5 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] x11-proto/inputproto-2.3.1 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] x11-libs/libXau-1.0.8 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-extra-apps-3.16.0 [nomerge ] gnome-extra/gnome-search-tool-3.6.0 [ebuild R ] x11-libs/libICE-1.0.9 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] dev-java/icedtea-7.2.5.5 [nomerge ] x11-libs/libXtst-1.2.2 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] x11-proto/xextproto-7.3.0 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] media-libs/fontconfig-2.11.1-r2 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] media-libs/freetype-2.5.5 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] x11-base/xorg-x11-7.4-r2 [nomerge ] x11-apps/luit-1.1.1 [nomerge ] x11-libs/libfontenc-1.1.3 [ebuild R ] x11-proto/xproto-7.0.28 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] virtual/pkgconfig-0-r1 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] dev-util/pkgconfig-0.28-r2 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] dev-libs/glib-2.44.1-r1 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] gnome-extra/gnome-shell-extensions-3.16.2 [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-shell-3.16.4 [nomerge ] app-crypt/gcr-3.16.0 [ebuild R ] dev-libs/libtasn1-4.5 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-extra-apps-3.16.0 [nomerge ] media-sound/sound-juicer-3.16.1 [nomerge ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-meta-1.0-r2 [nomerge ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-x264-1.4.5 [nomerge ] media-libs/gst-plugins-ugly-1.4.5 [ebuild R ] dev-lang/orc-0.4.24 USE="-pax_kernel%" ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] app-accessibility/espeak-1.47.11-r1 [nomerge ] media-sound/pulseaudio-7.1 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] sys-libs/libcap-2.24-r2 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] net-libs/gtk-vnc-0.5.4 [ebuild R ] dev-libs/libgcrypt-1.6.5 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] dev-libs/libgpg-error-1.19 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] dev-java/icedtea-7.2.5.5 [nomerge ] dev-util/systemtap-2.4-r1 [nomerge ] sys-libs/libcap-2.24-r2 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] sys-apps/attr-2.4.47-r2 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] media-gfx/gimp-2.8.14-r1 [ebuild R ] media-libs/libmng-2.0.2-r1 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] media-libs/lcms-2.6-r1 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] media-libs/tiff-4.0.3-r6 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] virtual/jpeg-0-r2 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] media-libs/libjpeg-turbo-1.4.2 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild N ] dev-lang/nasm-2.11.08 USE="-doc" [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-core-apps-3.16.0 [nomerge ] app-crypt/seahorse-3.16.0-r1 [nomerge ] net-misc/openssh-7.1_p2 [ebuild R ] dev-libs/openssl-1.0.2f ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-3.16.0 [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-shell-3.16.4 [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-settings-daemon-3.16.3 [nomerge ] media-sound/pulseaudio-7.1 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] dev-libs/json-c-0.11-r1 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] media-libs/alsa-lib-1.0.29 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] net-libs/gtk-vnc-0.5.4 [nomerge ] net-libs/gnutls-3.3.17.1 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] dev-libs/nettle-3.2 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] media-sound/sox-14.4.2 [ebuild R ] media-libs/libpng-1.6.19 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] sys-libs/zlib-1.2.8-r1 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] app-accessibility/speech-dispatcher-0.8.1 [nomerge ] media-sound/pulseaudio-7.1 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] net-libs/libasyncns-0.8-r3 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] sys-apps/tcp-wrappers-7.6.22-r1 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] media-sound/sox-14.4.2 [ebuild R ] media-libs/libogg-1.3.1 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-control-center-3.16.3 [nomerge ] x11-misc/colord-1.2.12 [nomerge ] virtual/udev-215 [nomerge ] sys-apps/systemd-226-r2 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] app-arch/lz4-0_p120 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] media-video/totem-3.16.4 [nomerge ] dev-python/pygobject-3.16.2 [ebuild R ] virtual/libffi-3.0.13-r1 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] dev-libs/libffi-3.0.13-r1 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] dev-libs/nettle-3.2 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] dev-libs/gmp-6.0.0a ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] sys-apps/grep-2.21-r1 [ebuild R ] virtual/libiconv-0-r2 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] mail-client/evolution-3.16.5 [nomerge ] x11-libs/libcryptui-3.12.2 [nomerge ] dev-libs/dbus-glib-0.102 [ebuild R ] dev-libs/expat-2.1.0-r5 ABI_X86="32*" [ebuild R ] app-arch/bzip2-1.0.6-r6 ABI_X86="32*" [nomerge ] app-text/texlive-2014 [nomerge ] sys-apps/texinfo-5.2 [ebuild R ] virtual/libintl-0-r2 ABI_X86="32*" !!! Multiple package instances within a single package slot have been pulled !!! into the dependency graph, resulting in a slot conflict: dev-libs/libxml2:2 (dev-libs/libxml2-2.9.2-r4:2/2::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled in by dev-libs/libxml2:2[!icu?,abi_x86_32(-)?,abi_x86_64(-)?,abi_x86_x32(-)?,abi_mips_n32(-)?,abi_mips_n64(-)?,abi_mips_o32(-)?,abi_ppc_32(-)?,abi_ppc_64(-)?,abi_s390_32(-)?,abi_s390_64(-)?] required by (dev-qt/qtwebkit-4.8.6-r1:4/4::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) ^^^^^ >=dev-libs/libxml2-2.9.1-r4:2[abi_x86_32(-)?,abi_x86_64(-)?,abi_x86_x32(-)?,abi_mips_n32(-)?,abi_mips_n64(-)?,abi_mips_o32(-)?,abi_ppc_32(-)?,abi_ppc_64(-)?,abi_s390_32(-)?,abi_s390_64(-)?] required by (media-libs/gst-plugins-base-0.10.36-r2:0.10/0.10::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) >=dev-libs/libxml2-2.9.1-r4[abi_x86_32(-)?,abi_x86_64(-)?,abi_x86_x32(-)?,abi_mips_n32(-)?,abi_mips_n64(-)?,abi_mips_o32(-)?,abi_ppc_32(-)?,abi_ppc_64(-)?,abi_s390_32(-)?,abi_s390_64(-)?] required by (media-libs/gstreamer-0.10.36-r2:0.10/0.10::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) (dev-libs/libxml2-2.9.2-r4:2/2::gentoo, installed) pulled in by dev-libs/libxml2:=[icu] required by (www-client/chromium-48.0.2564.109:0/0::gentoo, installed) ^^^ dev-libs/libxml2:2/2=[icu] required by (www-client/chromium-48.0.2564.109:0/0::gentoo, installed) ^^^ 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. You may want to try a larger value of the --backtrack option, such as --backtrack=30, in order to see if that will solve this conflict automatically. For more information, see MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook. ================================================================ PS I broke my leg and will have to give my NYU lectures via skype for a while. I have no control what programs are run at the nyu end; they use skype.