On Monday 19 October 2009, you wrote:
> 2009/10/19 Remy Blank <remy.blank@pobox.com>:
> > Mick wrote:
> >> I've added -mysql in /etc/portage/package.use for x11-libs/qt-sql but
> >> it makes no difference.
> >
> > You should add -mysql for the package app-office/akonadi-server instead.
>
> This looks more promising, thanks.  Still pam seems to be getting
> confused 

I hope it is not bad form answering my own post ... I've now uninstalled 
anything with net-wireless/bluez* in it, but I am still getting this:
==============================================
# emerge -upDv world

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies... done!

!!! Multiple package instances within a single package slot have been pulled
!!! into the dependency graph, resulting in a slot conflict:

sys-auth/pambase:0

  ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-auth/pambase-20090620.1-r1', 'merge') pulled in by
    sys-auth/pambase required by world
    sys-auth/pambase[consolekit] required by 
('ebuild', '/', 'net-wireless/bluez-4.39-r2', 'merge')

  ('installed', '/', 'sys-auth/pambase-20090620.1-r1', 'nomerge') pulled in by
    sys-auth/pambase required by world
    >=sys-auth/pambase-20081028 required by 
('installed', '/', 'net-misc/openssh-5.2_p1-r3', 'nomerge')
    >=sys-auth/pambase-20080219.1 required by 
('installed', '/', 'sys-apps/shadow-4.1.2.2', 'nomerge')
    (and 1 more)


It may be possible to solve this problem by using package.mask to
prevent one of those packages from being selected. However, it is also
possible that conflicting dependencies exist such that they are
impossible to satisfy simultaneously. If such a conflict exists in the
dependencies of two different packages, then those packages can not be
installed simultaneously.

For more information, see MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page
or refer to the Gentoo Handbook.


emerge: there are no ebuilds built with USE flags to 
satisfy ">=dev-python/PyQt4-4.5[dbus,sql,svg,webkit,X]".
!!! One of the following packages is required to complete your request:
- dev-python/PyQt4-4.5.4-r4 (Change USE: +sql +webkit)
(dependency required by "kde-base/pykde4-4.3.1" [ebuild])
(dependency required by "kde-base/plasma-workspace-4.3.1" [ebuild])
(dependency required by "kde-base/kdebase-meta-4.3.1" [ebuild])
(dependency required by "world" [argument])
==============================================

This all started this morning after an eix-sync crashed on me because the 
laptop run out of battery.  I removed /usr/portage/metadata/timestamp.chk and 
resync'ed after that - so I don't believe that this is what caused this mess.

I have also remerged portage and eix.  What else is there to try to fix this 
problem?
-- 
Regards,
Mick