I update roughly twice a week.  On one machine (full output below) I was
told that libinput and evdev are blocking xorg-drivers

[blocks B      ]  <x11-drivers/xf86-input-libinput-0.20.0 
("<x11-drivers/xf86-input-libinput-0.20.0" is blocking 
x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.19)
[blocks B      ]  <x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev-2.10.4 
("<x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev-2.10.4" is blocking x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.19)

However the merge does propose to update xorg-drivers
[ebuild     U  ] x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.19 [1.18-r1] VIDEO_CARDS="-ark% -i915% 
-i965% (-newport) -sis%" 

It also proposes to update libinput and evdev
[ebuild     U  ]   x11-drivers/xf86-input-libinput-0.24.0 [0.19.0]
[ebuild     U  ]  x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev-2.10.5 [2.10.3]

I do see that the versions of libinput and evdev to be used are higher
than the versions that would block xorg-drivers.  I am wondering why in
this case emerge is telling me about the block (in red with a capital B)
and more importantly would appreciate confirmation that I should let the
emerge proceed.

thanks in advance,
allan

[nomerge       ] x11-base/xorg-x11-7.4-r2 
[nomerge       ]  media-fonts/font-daewoo-misc-1.0.3 
[nomerge       ]   x11-apps/bdftopcf-1.0.5 
[ebuild     U  ]    x11-libs/libXfont-1.5.2 [1.5.1]
[nomerge       ] x11-apps/xdm-1.1.11-r3 
[ebuild     U  ]  x11-apps/xconsole-1.0.7 [1.0.6]
[nomerge       ] app-office/libreoffice-5.2.3.3-r1 
[nomerge       ]  sci-mathematics/lpsolve-5.5.2.0 
[nomerge       ]   sci-libs/colamd-2.8.0 
[ebuild     U  ]    sci-libs/suitesparseconfig-4.2.1-r1 [4.2.1] ABI_X86="(64%*) 
-32% (-x32)" 
[nomerge       ] gnome-base/gnome-3.20.0 
[nomerge       ]  gnome-base/gnome-extra-apps-3.20.0 
[nomerge       ]   gnome-extra/gnome-characters-3.20.1 
[ebuild     U  ]    dev-libs/libunistring-0.9.7 [0.9.5] ABI_X86="(64%*) -32% 
(-x32)" 
[nomerge       ] media-video/gnome-mplayer-1.0.9 
[nomerge       ]  x11-themes/gnome-icon-theme-symbolic-3.12.0 
[nomerge       ]   x11-misc/icon-naming-utils-0.8.90 
[nomerge       ]    dev-perl/XML-Simple-2.200.0-r1 
[ebuild     U  ]     dev-perl/XML-LibXML-2.12.800-r1 [2.12.100] USE="-examples% 
-minimal%" 
[ebuild     U  ] www-client/firefox-45.8.0 [45.7.0]
[ebuild     U  ] www-client/chromium-57.0.2987.98 [56.0.2924.76-r1] 
USE="system-libvpx%* -component-build% -gconf%" 
[nomerge       ] gnome-base/gnome-3.20.0 
[nomerge       ]  gnome-base/gnome-core-apps-3.20.0 
[nomerge       ]   gnome-base/gnome-control-center-3.20.2-r1 
[nomerge       ]    x11-drivers/xf86-input-libinput-0.24.0 [0.19.0]
[nomerge       ]     x11-base/xorg-server-1.19.2 [1.18.4] USE="-debug%" 
[nomerge       ]      x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.19 [1.18-r1] VIDEO_CARDS="-ark% 
-i915% -i965% (-newport) -sis%" 
[ebuild     U  ]       x11-drivers/xf86-input-synaptics-1.9.0 [1.8.3]
[ebuild     U  ]       x11-drivers/xf86-video-intel-2.99.917_p20170216 
[2.99.917_p20160621-r1] USE="-tools%" 
[ebuild     U  ] net-misc/wget-1.19.1-r1 [1.18]
[ebuild     U  ] x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.19 [1.18-r1] VIDEO_CARDS="-ark% -i915% 
-i965% (-newport) -sis%" 
[ebuild     U  ]  x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev-2.10.5 [2.10.3]
[nomerge       ] x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.19 [1.18-r1] VIDEO_CARDS="-ark% -i915% 
-i965% (-newport) -sis%" 
[ebuild     U  ]   x11-drivers/xf86-input-libinput-0.24.0 [0.19.0]
[ebuild     U  ]    x11-base/xorg-server-1.19.2 [1.18.4] USE="-debug%" 
[ebuild     U  ]     x11-apps/xauth-1.0.10 [1.0.9-r2] USE="{-test}" 
[ebuild     U  ]    dev-libs/libinput-1.6.2 [1.4.2]
[nomerge       ] net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.14.5 
[ebuild     U  ]  x11-libs/cairo-1.14.8 [1.14.6]
[nomerge       ] x11-base/xorg-x11-7.4-r2 
[ebuild     U  ]  x11-apps/sessreg-1.1.1 [1.1.0]
[nomerge       ] x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.19 [1.18-r1] VIDEO_CARDS="-ark% -i915% 
-i965% (-newport) -sis%" 
[nomerge       ]   x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev-2.10.5 [2.10.3]
[nomerge       ]    x11-base/xorg-server-1.19.2 [1.18.4] USE="-debug%" 
[ebuild  N     ]     x11-libs/libXfont2-2.0.1  USE="bzip2 ipv6 truetype -doc 
-static-libs" 
[ebuild     U  ]    dev-libs/libevdev-1.5.6 [1.5.2]
[nomerge       ] gnome-base/gnome-3.20.0 
[nomerge       ]  gnome-base/gdm-3.20.1 
[nomerge       ]   x11-base/xorg-server-1.19.2 [1.18.4] USE="-debug%" 
[ebuild     U  ]    media-libs/libepoxy-1.4.1 [1.3.1] USE="X%*" 
[ebuild     U  ]     media-libs/mesa-13.0.5 [12.0.1] USE="nettle%* -gcrypt% 
(-libressl) -openssl% -vulkan%" 
[ebuild     U  ]      x11-proto/presentproto-1.1 [1.0]
[ebuild     U  ]    x11-misc/xkeyboard-config-2.20 [2.17]
[ebuild     U  ]   x11-libs/libXi-1.7.9 [1.7.8]
[ebuild     U  ]    x11-libs/libX11-1.6.5 [1.6.4]
[ebuild     U  ]     x11-libs/libxcb-1.12-r2 [1.12]
[nomerge       ] gnome-base/gnome-extra-apps-3.20.0 
[nomerge       ]  games-puzzle/lightsoff-3.20.0 
[nomerge       ]   media-libs/clutter-gtk-1.8.0 
[nomerge       ]    media-libs/cogl-1.22.2 
[ebuild     U  ]     x11-libs/libdrm-2.4.75 [2.4.70] VIDEO_CARDS="(-vivante)" 
[nomerge       ] x11-base/xorg-x11-7.4-r2 
[nomerge       ]  x11-apps/iceauth-1.0.7 
[ebuild     U  ]   x11-libs/libICE-1.0.9-r1 [1.0.9]
[nomerge       ] net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.14.5 
[ebuild     U  ]  media-libs/freetype-2.7.1-r2 [2.6.3-r1] 
USE="cleartype_hinting%*" 
[nomerge       ] net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.14.5 
[nomerge       ]  x11-libs/libXrender-0.9.10 
[ebuild     U  ]   x11-proto/xproto-7.0.31 [7.0.29]
[nomerge       ] games-puzzle/lightsoff-3.20.0 
[nomerge       ]  media-libs/clutter-1.26.0 
[nomerge       ]   x11-libs/cairo-1.14.8 [1.14.6]
[ebuild     U  ]    sys-libs/binutils-libs-2.27 [2.25.1-r2]
[ebuild  NS    ] sys-devel/binutils-2.26.1 [2.25.1-r1] USE="cxx nls 
-multitarget -static-libs {-test} -vanilla" 
[nomerge       ] net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.14.5 
[nomerge       ]  x11-libs/libnotify-0.7.6-r3 
[nomerge       ]   virtual/notification-daemon-0 
[nomerge       ]    gnome-base/gnome-shell-3.20.4 
[nomerge       ]     gnome-base/gnome-control-center-3.20.2-r1 
[nomerge       ]      net-misc/networkmanager-1.4.4-r1 
[nomerge       ]       net-wireless/wpa_supplicant-2.6 
[nomerge       ]        net-wireless/crda-3.18-r1 
[ebuild     U  ]         net-wireless/wireless-regdb-20170307 [20160610]
[nomerge       ] sys-devel/binutils-2.26.1 [2.25.1-r1] USE="cxx nls 
-multitarget -static-libs {-test} -vanilla" 
[ebuild     U  ]  sys-devel/binutils-config-5-r3 [5-r2]
[blocks B      ]  <x11-drivers/xf86-input-libinput-0.20.0 
("<x11-drivers/xf86-input-libinput-0.20.0" is blocking 
x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.19)
[blocks B      ]  <x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev-2.10.4 
("<x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev-2.10.4" is blocking x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.19)

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