winhost win # emerge -uDNavt world These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order: Calculating world dependencies... done! [blocks B ] =sys-devel/gcc-3.3* (is blocking app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-compat-1.0-r3) [nomerge ] media-gfx/inkscape-0.45 USE="gnome spell -bonobo -boost -debug -doc -inkjar -lcms -mmx -plugin" [nomerge ] gnome-base/gnome-vfs-2.16.3-r1 USE="hal ipv6 ssl -avahi -debug -doc -gnutls -samba" [ebuild U ] sys-apps/hal-0.5.7.1-r5 [0.5.7.1-r4] USE="crypt -acpi -debug -dmi -doc -pcmcia (-selinux)" 0 kB [ebuild NS ] sys-devel/gcc-3.3.6-r1 USE="fortran gtk nls (-altivec) -bootstrap -boundschecking -build -doc -gcj (-hardened) -ip28 -ip32r10k (-multilib) -multislot (-n32) (-n64) -nocxx -nopie -nossp -objc -test -vanilla" 0 kB Total: 2 packages (1 upgrade, 1 in new slot, 1 block), Size of downloads: 0 kB !!! Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be installed !!! at the same time on the same system. For more information about Blocked Packages, please refer to the following section of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook (architecture is irrelevant): http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#blocked