These are the packages that I would merge, in order:

Calculating world dependencies ...done!
[ebuild     U ] sys-devel/binutils-config-1.8-r6 [1.8-r4] 0 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-devel/gnuconfig-20051113 [20050324] 37 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-devel/gcc-config-1.3.12-r4 [1.3.11-r4] 0 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-devel/m4-1.4.3 [1.4.2-r1] +nls 298 kB 
[ebuild  NS   ] sys-devel/gcc-3.4.4-r1  (-altivec) -bootstrap -boundschecking -build +fortran -gcj +gtk -hardened -ip28 -mudflap (-multilib) -multislot (-n32) (-n64) +nls -nocxx -nopie -nossp -objc -objc-gc -vanilla 27,037 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/man-1.6-r1 [1.6] +nls 228 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/man-pages-2.14 [2.02] +nls 1,673 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/grep-2.5.1-r8 [2.5.1-r7] -build +nls -pcre -static 667 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-devel/flex-2.5.4a-r6 [2.5.4a-r5] -build -static 385 kB 
[ebuild     U ] dev-libs/openssl-0.9.7e-r2 [0.9.7e-r1] -bindist -emacs -test +zlib 5,105 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/sandbox-1.2.12 [1.2.11] 217 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/debianutils-2.14.1-r1 [2.13.1-r1] -build -static 123 kB 
[ebuild  N    ] dev-python/python-docs-2.4.2  2,293 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-libs/gdbm-1.8.3-r2 [1.8.3-r1] +berkdb 223 kB 
[ebuild  NS   ] dev-lang/python-2.4.2  +X +berkdb -bootstrap -build +doc +gdbm +ipv6 +ncurses -nocxx +readline +ssl +tcltk -ucs2 7,669 kB 
[ebuild  N F  ] dev-java/java-sdk-docs-1.4.2  33,591 kB 
[ebuild  N    ] dev-java/blackdown-jdk-1.4.2.02  -browserplugin +doc -mozilla -nsplugin 33,556 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-libs/db-4.2.52_p2-r1 [4.2.52_p2] -bootstrap +doc* +java* -nocxx +tcltk* 3,980 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-devel/automake-1.9.6-r1 [1.9.5] 747 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-libs/pam-0.78-r3 [0.78-r2] +berkdb -nis -pam_chroot -pam_console -pam_timestamp -pwdb (-selinux) 6,345 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/shadow-4.0.7-r4 [4.0.7-r3] +nls -nousuid +pam (-selinux) -skey 995 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-libs/com_err-1.38 [1.37] +nls 3,536 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-libs/ss-1.38 [1.37] +nls 0 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-fs/e2fsprogs-1.38 [1.37-r1] +nls -static 0 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/util-linux-2.12r-r1 [2.12i-r1] +crypt +nls -old-crypt +pam +perl (-selinux) -static 2,109 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-devel/libtool-1.5.20 [1.5.18-r1] 2,723 kB 
[ebuild     U ] app-arch/bzip2-1.0.3-r5 [1.0.3-r4] -build -static 653 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/file-4.13 [4.12] -build +python 410 kB 
[ebuild     U ] app-arch/cpio-2.6-r5 [2.6-r4] +nls 437 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-devel/make-3.80-r2 [3.80-r1] -build -hardened +nls -static 899 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-fs/udev-070-r1 [058] (-selinux) -static 429 kB 
[ebuild  NS   ] app-text/docbook-xml-dtd-4.2-r1  76 kB 
[ebuild  N    ] app-text/xmlto-0.0.18  89 kB 
[ebuild  NS   ] app-text/docbook-sgml-dtd-4.1-r3  55 kB 
[ebuild  NS   ] app-text/docbook-sgml-dtd-4.0-r3  54 kB 
[ebuild  N    ] dev-perl/SGMLSpm-1.03-r5  91 kB 
[ebuild  NS   ] app-text/docbook-sgml-dtd-3.1-r3  54 kB 
[ebuild  N    ] app-text/docbook-xml-simple-dtd-4.1.2.4-r2  34 kB 
[ebuild  N    ] app-text/docbook-xml-simple-dtd-1.0-r1  30 kB 
[ebuild     U ] www-client/links-2.1_pre19 [2.1_pre18] -X -directfb +fbcon +gpm +javascript +jpeg -livecd +png +ssl -svga +tiff* +unicode 3,754 kB 
[ebuild  N    ] app-text/docbook-sgml-utils-0.6.14  -tetex 122 kB 
[ebuild     U ] net-misc/wget-1.10.2 [1.9.1-r5] -build -debug +ipv6 +nls -socks5 +ssl -static 1,189 kB 
[ebuild     U ] net-misc/openssh-4.2_p1 [3.9_p1-r2] -X509 -chroot -hpn +ipv6 -kerberos -ldap -libedit +pam (-selinux) -sftplogging -skey -smartcard -static +tcpd 892 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/gawk-3.1.4-r4 [3.1.3-r2] -build +nls -xml 2,207 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/less-385_p4-r2 [382-r2] +unicode* 482 kB 
[ebuild     U ] net-misc/rsync-2.6.0-r6 [2.6.0-r5] -acl -build -livecd -static 458 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-process/psmisc-21.6 [21.5] +nls (-selinux) 217 kB 

Total size of downloads: 146,189 kB
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