I have a user consuming most of my CPU time so that's part of the reason why it's slow...
My current misery factory is 439... I didn't even get it to update BASH until day 4... The thing seems to have a problem with the --deep flag these days, omitting deep seems to evade a number of the conflicts but that seems to be the ostrich approach... I'm trying my jackhammer script yet again, this time duplicating the lines for system and world but without --deep on the first round... Certainly there are groups of packages in the 439 that could be updated without triggering these conflicts but then doing that automatically wouldn't waste enough of the user's time... [ebuild U ] kde-apps/kde-meta-16.08.3:5::gentoo [16.08.1:5::gentoo] 0 KiB [blocks B ] <dev-qt/qtwebkit-4.10.4:4[gstreamer] ("<dev-qt/qtwebkit-4.10.4:4[gstreamer]" is blocking media-libs/phonon-gstreamer-4.9.0) Total: 439 packages (370 upgrades, 1 downgrade, 12 new, 3 in new slots, 53 reinstalls, 1 uninstall), Size of downloads: 2,634,054 KiB Conflict: 2 blocks (1 unsatisfied) !!! Multiple package instances within a single package slot have been pulled !!! into the dependency graph, resulting in a slot conflict: dev-libs/boost:0 (dev-libs/boost-1.62.0-r1:0/1.62.0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled in by (no parents that aren't satisfied by other packages in this slot) (dev-libs/boost-1.61.0-r1:0/1.61.0::gentoo, installed) pulled in by >=dev-libs/boost-1.40:0/1.61.0= required by (media-libs/qt-gstreamer-1.2.0-r2:0/0::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^^^ >=dev-libs/boost-1.51.0:0/1.61.0= required by (dev-libs/liborcus-0.11.2:0/0.11::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^^^ dev-libs/boost:0/1.61.0= required by (dev-libs/librevenge-0.0.4:0/0::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^^^ dev-libs/boost:0/1.61.0=[python,python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_4(-),python_targets_python3_5(-),-python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_4(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-)] required by (dev-python/pycuda-2016.1.2:0/0::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^^^ dev-libs/boost:0/1.61.0= required by (app-text/libebook-0.1.2-r1:0/0::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^^^ dev-libs/boost:0/1.61.0= required by (kde-apps/akonadi-1.13.1_pre20160203-r1:4/4::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^^^ >=dev-libs/boost-1.55:0/1.61.0= required by (app-office/libreoffice-5.2.3.3-r1:0/0::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^^^ dev-libs/boost:0/1.61.0= required by (dev-db/mysql-connector-c++-1.1.6:0/0::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^^^ dev-libs/boost:0/1.61.0= required by (dev-cpp/libcmis-0.5.2_pre20160820:0.5/0.5::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^^^ >=dev-libs/boost-1.35.0-r5:0/1.61.0= required by (kde-apps/kdepimlibs-4.14.11_pre20160211-r2:4/4.14::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^^^ dev-libs/boost:0/1.61.0= required by (dev-util/mdds-1.2.2:1/1.2::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^^^ dev-libs/xapian:0 (dev-libs/xapian-1.4.1:0/30::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled in by (no parents that aren't satisfied by other packages in this slot) (dev-libs/xapian-1.2.24:0/1.2.22::gentoo, installed) pulled in by =dev-libs/xapian-1.2*[chert] required by (kde-frameworks/baloo-4.14.3:4/4.14::gentoo, installed) ^ ^^^^ media-video/ffmpeg:0 (media-video/ffmpeg-2.8.9:0/54.56.56::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled in by >=media-video/ffmpeg-2.8.5:0/54.56.56=[abi_x86_32(-),abi_x86_64(-)] required by (media-plugins/gst-plugins-libav-1.8.3:1.0/1.0::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^^^^^ media-video/ffmpeg:0/54.56.56= required by (media-plugins/alsa-plugins-1.1.1:0/0::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^^^^^ media-video/ffmpeg:0/54.56.56= required by (app-cdr/k3b-2.0.3-r3:4/4::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^^^^^ media-video/ffmpeg:0/54.56.56= required by (kde-frameworks/kfilemetadata-5.28.0:5/5.28::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^^^^^ >=media-video/ffmpeg-2.8:0/54.56.56= required by (media-libs/gegl-0.3.10:0.3/0.3::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^^^^^ (media-video/ffmpeg-3.2.1:0/55.57.57::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled in by >=media-video/ffmpeg-3.0:0=[vdpau?] required by (media-video/mplayer-1.3.0:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) ^^ ^^^^^^ dev-libs/icu:0 (dev-libs/icu-58.1-r1:0/58.1::gentoo, installed) pulled in by dev-libs/icu:0/58.1= required by (dev-lang/R-3.3.1:0/0::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^ dev-libs/icu:0/58.1= required by (media-libs/libvisio-0.1.5:0/0::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^ dev-libs/icu:0/58.1=[abi_x86_32(-),abi_x86_64(-)] required by (dev-qt/qtcore-4.8.7-r2:4/4::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^ >=dev-libs/icu-3.6:0/58.1=[abi_x86_32(-),abi_x86_64(-)] required by (dev-libs/boost-1.61.0-r1:0/1.61.0::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^ dev-libs/icu:0/58.1= required by (app-text/libmspub-0.1.2:0/0::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^ dev-libs/icu:0/58.1=[abi_x86_32(-),abi_x86_64(-)] required by (dev-db/sqlite-3.15.2:3/3::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^ dev-libs/icu:0/58.1= required by (dev-libs/libical-2.0.0-r2:0/2::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^ dev-libs/icu:0/58.1=[abi_x86_32(-),abi_x86_64(-)] required by (dev-qt/qtwebkit-4.8.7:4/4::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^ dev-libs/icu:0/58.1= required by (dev-qt/qtwebkit-5.6.2:5/5.6::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^ >=dev-libs/icu-3.8.1-r1:0/58.1= required by (net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.4.11-r200:2/2::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^ dev-libs/icu:0/58.1= required by (app-text/libebook-0.1.2-r1:0/0::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^ dev-libs/icu:0/58.1= required by (dev-qt/qtcore-5.6.2-r1:5/5.6::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^ dev-libs/icu:0/58.1= required by (app-office/libreoffice-5.2.3.3-r1:0/0::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^ dev-libs/icu:0/58.1= required by (media-libs/raptor-2.0.14:2/2::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^ dev-libs/icu:0/58.1= required by (media-libs/libcdr-0.1.3:0/0::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^ >=dev-libs/icu-51.2-r1:0/58.1=[abi_x86_32(-),abi_x86_64(-)] required by (dev-libs/libxml2-2.9.4:2/2::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^ dev-libs/icu:0/58.1= required by (net-nds/openldap-2.4.44:0/0::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^ dev-libs/icu:0/58.1=[abi_x86_32(-),abi_x86_64(-)] required by (dev-libs/re2-0.2016.05.01:0/0.2016.05.01::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^ >=dev-libs/icu-3.8.1-r1:0/58.1= required by (net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.14.2:4/37::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^ >=dev-libs/icu-51.2-r1:0/58.1=[abi_x86_32(-),abi_x86_64(-)] required by (media-libs/harfbuzz-1.3.4:0/0.9.18::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^ >=dev-libs/icu-56.1:0/58.1= required by (www-client/seamonkey-2.46_pre6-r1:0/0::gentoo, installed) ^^^^^^^^ (dev-libs/icu-57.1:0/57::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled in by dev-libs/icu:0/57= required by (media-libs/libfreehand-0.1.1:0/0::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. For more information, see MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook. * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be * installed at the same time on the same system. (dev-qt/qtwebkit-4.8.7:4/4::gentoo, installed) pulled in by >=dev-qt/qtwebkit-4.8.5:4 required by (app-cdr/k3b-2.0.3-r3:4/4::gentoo, installed) ~dev-qt/qtwebkit-4.8.7[aqua=,debug=,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(-)?] (~dev-qt/qtwebkit-4.8.7[-aqua,-debug,abi_x86_32(-),abi_x86_64(-)]) required by (dev-qt/qtdeclarative-4.8.7:4/4::gentoo, installed) >=dev-qt/qtwebkit-4.8.5:4 required by (kde-apps/kdepim-common-libs-4.14.11_pre20160211:4/4.14::gentoo, installed) ~dev-qt/qtwebkit-4.8.7[aqua=,debug=,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(-)?] (~dev-qt/qtwebkit-4.8.7[-aqua,-debug,abi_x86_32(-),abi_x86_64(-)]) required by (dev-qt/designer-4.8.7:4/4::gentoo, installed) >=dev-qt/qtwebkit-4.8.5:4 required by (kde-base/kdelibs-4.14.26:4/4.14::gentoo, installed) >=dev-qt/qtwebkit-4.8.5:4 required by (kde-apps/plasma-runtime-16.04.3:4/16.04::gentoo, installed) >=dev-qt/qtwebkit-4.8.5:4 required by (kde-apps/kdebase-kioslaves-16.04.3-r1:4/16.04::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) dev-qt/qtwebkit:4[-exceptions,abi_x86_32(-)] required by (net-im/skype-4.3.0.37-r6:0/0::gentoo, installed) >=dev-qt/qtwebkit-4.8.5:4 required by (kde-base/pykde4-4.14.3-r1:4/4.14::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) >=dev-qt/qtwebkit-4.8.5:4 required by (dev-python/PyQt4-4.12_pre1606101416-r1:0/0::gentoo, installed) (media-libs/phonon-gstreamer-4.9.0:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled in by >=media-libs/phonon-gstreamer-4.9.0[qt4?,qt5?] (>=media-libs/phonon-gstreamer-4.9.0[qt4,qt5]) required by (media-libs/phonon-4.9.0:0/0::gentoo, installed) For more information about Blocked Packages, please refer to the following section of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook (architecture is irrelevant): https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:X86/Working/Portage#Blocked_packages !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "=dev-util/boost-build-1.62*" have been masked. !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request: - dev-util/boost-build-1.62.0-r1::gentoo (masked by: ) (dependency required by "dev-libs/boost-1.62.0-r1::gentoo" [ebuild]) (dependency required by "dev-db/mysql-workbench-6.3.4-r2::gentoo" [installed]) (dependency required by "@selected" [set]) (dependency required by "@world" [argument]) For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook. -- Strange Game. The only winning move is not to play. Powers are not rights.