Daniel da Veiga wrote:
Try "emerge -Dtpv world", it will give you a hierarquical tree that will show what package is seeking to downgrade xorg.
Thanks for the tip! Unfortunately, the spurious xorg-x11-6.9 package just shows at the top of the tree: # emerge -Dtp world These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order: Calculating world dependencies... done! [blocks B ] >=sys-apps/shadow-4.0.14-r2 (is blocking sys-apps/pam-login-4.0.14) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-i810-1.6.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-voodoo-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-s3-0.4.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-aiptek-1.0.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-glint-1.1.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-spaceorb-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-sis-0.9.1-r1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-vesa-1.2.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-tdfx-1.2.1-r1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-vmmouse-12.4.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-digitaledge-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-dmc-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-tga-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-imstt-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-elo2300-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-keyboard-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-calcomp-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-microtouch-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-via-0.2.1-r1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-libs/libXvMC-1.0.2) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-libs/libXv-1.0.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-v4l-0.1.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-tek4957-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-acecad-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-chips-1.1.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-citron-2.2.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-palmax-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-savage-2.1.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-sisusb-0.8.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-mga-1.4.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-fbdev-0.3.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-cirrus-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-rendition-4.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-trident-1.2.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-summa-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-penmount-1.2.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-ur98-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-apm-1.1.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-mouse-1.1.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-magellan-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-i128-1.2.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev-1.1.2-r1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-dynapro-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-nsc-2.8.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-jamstudio-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-dummy-0.2.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-siliconmotion-1.4.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-elographics-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-i740-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-mutouch-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-neomagic-1.1.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-nv-1.1.2) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-hyperpen-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-magictouch-1.0.0.5) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-fpit-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-s3virge-1.9.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-joystick-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-vga-4.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-tseng-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-input-void-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-vmware-10.13.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-cyrix-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-ark-0.6.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-proto/scrnsaverproto-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-proto/compositeproto-0.3.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-wm/twm-1.0.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-apps/xrdb-1.0.2) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-apps/xclock-1.0.2) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-libs/libXft-2.1.10) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-apps/xinit-1.0.2-r5) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-misc/xbitmaps-1.0.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-apps/xauth-1.0.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-libs/libdmx-1.0.2) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-proto/evieext-1.0.2) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-proto/damageproto-1.0.3) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-apps/xkbcomp-1.0.2) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking media-fonts/font-cursor-misc-1.0.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking media-fonts/font-misc-misc-1.0.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-base/xorg-server-1.1.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-proto/xf86rushproto-1.1.2) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking media-fonts/font-alias-1.0.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-proto/fontcacheproto-0.1.2) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-libs/libXfont-1.1.0-r1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-apps/bdftopcf-1.0.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking media-fonts/font-adobe-75dpi-1.0.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking media-fonts/font-util-1.0.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking media-fonts/encodings-1.0.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-apps/mkfontdir-1.0.2) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-libs/libfontenc-1.0.2) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-apps/mkfontscale-1.0.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-apps/iceauth-1.0.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-apps/rgb-1.0.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-proto/trapproto-3.4.3) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-libs/libXaw-1.0.2) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-libs/libXpm-3.5.5) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-proto/xf86dgaproto-2.0.2) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-libs/libXres-1.0.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-proto/resourceproto-1.0.2) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-libs/libxkbfile-1.0.3) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-libs/libxkbui-1.0.2) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-proto/dmxproto-2.2.2) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-libs/liblbxutil-1.0.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-proto/xf86miscproto-0.9.2) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-libs/libXxf86misc-1.0.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-proto/videoproto-2.2.2) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati-6.6.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-proto/fontsproto-2.0.2) [blocks B ] sys-apps/pam-login (is blocking sys-apps/shadow-4.0.15-r2) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-proto/recordproto-1.13.2) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-libs/libXtst-1.0.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-libs/libXxf86vm-1.0.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-libs/libXmu-1.0.2) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-proto/xf86driproto-2.0.3) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-proto/glproto-1.4.7) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-proto/xf86vidmodeproto-2.2.2) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-libs/libdrm-2.0.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking media-libs/mesa-6.5-r3) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-misc/makedepend-1.0.0) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-proto/randrproto-1.1.2) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-libs/libXrandr-1.1.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-libs/libXi-1.0.1) [blocks B ] <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking x11-libs/libXinerama-1.0.1) [ebuild U ] kde-base/kwalletmanager-3.5.3 [3.5.2] USE="-kdehiddenvisibility%" [ebuild U ] sys-fs/device-mapper-1.02.07 [1.02.02] [ebuild U ] kde-base/kdebase-meta-3.5.3 [3.5.2] [ebuild U ] kde-base/konsole-3.5.3-r1 [3.5.2-r1] USE="-kdehiddenvisibility%" ... snip ... 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