# equery d virtual/notification-daemon-0 * These packages depend on virtual/notification-daemon-0: x11-libs/libnotify-0.7.6-r1 (virtual/notification-daemon)
# equery d x11-libs/libnotify * These packages depend on x11-libs/libnotify: media-sound/ario-1.5.1 (libnotify ? x11-libs/libnotify) x11-misc/notification-daemon-3.14.1 (>=x11-libs/libnotify-0.7) # equery d x11-misc/notification-daemon * These packages depend on x11-misc/notification-daemon: virtual/notification-daemon-0 (gnome ? x11-misc/notification-daemon) (!gnome ? x11-misc/notification-daemon) So it seems virtual/notification-daemon-0 is pulled in by x11-misc/notification-daemon, which is pulled in by virtual/notification-daemon-0. Where is my misunderstanding? thanks, raffaele