On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:47:59 -0600, Dale wrote: > This is snippets since this is a long list. I can't believe system has > gotten this big. It's almost half the packages on my system. o_O > > [nomerge ] dev-perl/DBD-mysql-4.01.7 > [nomerge ] virtual/mysql-5.1 > [ebuild R ] dev-db/mysql-5.1.51 > [nomerge ] x11-libs/qt-webkit-4.7.1-r1 > [nomerge ] media-sound/phonon-4.4.4 > [nomerge ] media-sound/phonon-vlc-9999 > [nomerge ] media-video/vlc-1.1.7 > [nomerge ] kde-base/kdelibs-4.6.0-r1 > [nomerge ] app-crypt/gnupg-2.0.17 > [nomerge ] net-nds/openldap-2.4.24 > [nomerge ] dev-libs/cyrus-sasl-2.1.23-r1 > [nomerge ] virtual/jdk-1.6.0 > [ebuild R ] dev-java/icedtea6-bin-1.9.7 > > [ebuild R ] sys-devel/gcc-4.4.4-r2 > [ebuild R ] sys-libs/glibc-2.11.2-r3 > [nomerge ] kde-base/khelpcenter-4.6.0 > [nomerge ] kde-base/kdelibs-4.6.0-r1 > [ebuild R ~] kde-base/nepomuk-4.6.0 > [ebuild R ~] kde-misc/polkit-kde-kcmodules-0.98_pre20101127 > [ebuild R ~] kde-base/khelpcenter-4.6.0 > [ebuild R ~] sys-auth/polkit-kde-agent-0.99.0 > [ebuild R ~] kde-base/kdelibs-4.6.0-r1 > [ebuild R ] sys-fs/udisks-1.0.1-r1 > [ebuild R ] dev-libs/libatasmart-0.17 > [ebuild R ] sys-block/parted-2.3 > [ebuild R ~] sys-power/upower-0.9.8 This isn't much help, you need the parts where the KDE/QT packages are shown as ebuild, not nomerge. That will show you what is requiring them. emerge -ept | grep -B 4 kdelibs should find that for you, or emerge -ept | most (or your preferred pager) then search for kdelibs. -- Neil Bothwick "" " """ " "" " """ <-- random quotes