> > Calculating dependencies... done!
> > [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-2.26.3 USE="cdr cups dvdr
> > -accessibility -esd -ldap -mono"
> > [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-applets-2.26.3 USE="acpi apm gnome
> > gstreamer hal ipv6 -debug -doc -policykit"
> > [ebuild N ] sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5 USE="X nls" 0 kB
> > [nomerge ] games-emulation/dosbox-0.73 USE="alsa opengl -debug
> > -hardened"
> > [nomerge ] media-libs/sdl-sound-1.0.3 USE="flac mikmod mp3 mpeg
> > vorbis -physfs -speex"
> > [ebuild U ] media-libs/libmikmod-3.2.0_beta2-r1 [3.1.11-r5]
> > USE="oss (-alsa%*) (-esd%)" 744 kB
> > [nomerge ] kde-base/kde-meta-4.3.3 USE="nls -accessibility
> > (-kdeprefix)"
> > [nomerge ] kde-base/kdebase-meta-4.3.3 USE="semantic-desktop
> > (-kdeprefix) -policykit"
> > [nomerge ] kde-base/powerdevil-4.3.3 USE="pm-utils (-aqua)
> > -debug (-kdeenablefinal) (-kdeprefix)"
> > [ebuild N ] sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5 USE="alsa -debug
> > -networkmanager -ntp" VIDEO_CARDS="-intel -radeon" 0 kB
> > [nomerge ] sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5 USE="X nls"
> > [ebuild N ] sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22 0 kB
> > [blocks B ] sys-power/powermgmt-base ("sys-power/powermgmt-base" is
> > blocking sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5)
> >
> > Total: 4 packages (1 upgrade, 3 new), Size of downloads: 744 kB
> > Conflict: 1 block (1 unsatisfied)
> >
> > * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be
> > * installed at the same time on the same system.
> >
> > ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22', 'merge') pulled in by
> > >=sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22 required by ('ebuild', '/',
> > 'sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5', 'merge')
> >
> > ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5', 'merge') pulled in by
> > sys-power/pm-utils required by ('installed', '/',
> > 'kde-base/powerdevil-4.3.3', 'nomerge')
> >
> >
> > For more information about Blocked Packages, please refer to the
> > following
> > section of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook (architecture is irrelevant):
> >
> > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#blocked
> >
> >
> > * IMPORTANT: 3 news items need reading for repository 'gentoo'.
> > * Use eselect news to read news items.
> >
> > catherine ~ #
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> If the package pulling in powermgmt-base isn't necessary for anything you
> know of then add it to package.mask
>
I changed USE in /etc/make.conf to -apm and did an emerge -ND world and
the block is resolved. I think the apm flag got added to solve an X
problem years ago, but I guess we'll find out the next time the computer
is rebooted...
