Hi, another problem which did exist before the bug in eix...
After emerge --color=n --verbose --update --deep world I get a list of new/updatable package. And I got blocking packages as well. I (think to) know, what "blocked" means, but this: [blocks B ] kde-base/kdebase-kioslaves:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r3) [blocks B ] kde-base/libkonq:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r3) [blocks B ] kde-base/khelpcenter:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r3) [blocks B ] kde-base/kcminit:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r3) [blocks B ] kde-base/kcontrol:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r3) [blocks B ] kde-base/kdesktop:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r3) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kdebase-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/khotkeys-3.5.9, kde-base/kdesktop-3.5.9-r1, kde-base/libkonq-3.5.9, kde-base/khelpcenter-3.5.9, kde-base/kdeprint-3.5.9, kde-base/kdialog-3.5.9-r1, kde-base/kdebase-data-3.5.9, kde-base/kicker-3.5.9, kde-base/kdepasswd-3.5.9, kde-base/kcontrol-3.5.9, kde-base/kdebase-kioslaves-3.5.9, kde-base/kdesu-3.5.9, kde-base/kfind-3.5.9, kde-base/kcheckpass-3.5.9, kde-base/kdm-3.5.9, kde-base/konqueror-3.5.9, kde-base/kcminit-3.5.9) [blocks B ] kde-base/kdm:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r3) [blocks B ] kde-base/kdeprint:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r3) [blocks B ] kde-base/kdebase-data:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r3) [blocks B ] kde-base/kdesu:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r3) [blocks B ] kde-base/kdialog:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r3) [blocks B ] kde-base/kcheckpass:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r3) [blocks B ] kde-base/konqueror:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r3) [blocks B ] kde-base/kdepasswd:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r3) [blocks B ] kde-base/kicker:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r3) [blocks B ] kde-base/khotkeys:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r3) [blocks B ] <app-crypt/qca-1.0-r3 (is blocking app-crypt/qca-2.0.0-r2) [blocks B ] kde-base/kfind:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r3) is resistant against all attempts to solve the problem. As last resort I removed kde and installed it again...which the same result. Something screwed up on my system...but I dont know what. Is there any way to fix this ? Thank you very much in advance for any help! Keep gentooing! mcc -- Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows.