sigma ~ # emerge -av gvim These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies ... done! [ebuild U ] app-editors/gvim-7.1_beta001 [7.0.235] USE="cscope gtk nls perl python -acl (-aqua) -bash-completion -gnome* -gpm -motif -netbeans -nextaw -ruby" 0 kB [blocks B ] >=gnome-base/libgnomeui-2.18 (is blocking app-editors/gvim-7.0.235) Total: 1 package (1 upgrade, 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