On Wednesday 11 May 2011 22:28:22 you wrote:
> Having completed the upgrade I noticed that a few packages are being called
> up for removal:
> 
>  sys-apps/dmidecode
>     selected: 2.10
>    protected: none
>      omitted: none
> 
> I can't think of it being a dependency - did I emerge it and forgot about
> it?
> 
> 
> Anyway, this confused me more:
> 
>   kde-base/okteta
>     selected: 4.4.5
>    protected: none
>      omitted: none
> 
> okteta is not my world file.  So something brought it in.  It was not
> updated to v6, instead when I try to update it manually is asking for a
> second slot ... is this normal?
> =====================================================
> # emerge -uaDv okteta
> 
> These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
> 
> Calculating dependencies... done!
> [ebuild  NS   ] kde-base/okteta-4.6.2 [4.4.5] USE="handbook (-aqua) -debug
> (- kdeenablefinal) (-kdeprefix)" 5,933 kB
> [uninstall    ] kde-base/okteta-4.4.5  USE="handbook (-aqua) -debug (-
> kdeenablefinal) (-kdeprefix)"
> [blocks b     ] kde-base/okteta:4.6[-kdeprefix] ("kde-base/okteta:4.6[-
> kdeprefix]" is blocking kde-base/okteta-4.4.5)
> [blocks b     ] kde-base/okteta:4.4[-kdeprefix] ("kde-base/okteta:4.4[-
> kdeprefix]" is blocking kde-base/okteta-4.6.2)
> 
> Total: 1 package (1 in new slot, 1 uninstall), Size of downloads: 5,933 kB
> Conflict: 2 blocks
> =====================================================
> 
> Why is this happening?

Similarly:

kde-base/libksane-4.4.5 does not seem to have been updated to kde-
base/libksane-4.6.2 ... as part of update world.

Shouldn't it have been?


Finally,  

kde-base/knetworkconf
    selected: 4.4.5 
   protected: none 
     omitted: none

Is asking to be removed, but there isn't a 4.6 version.  Has it been replaced 
by something else?
-- 
Regards,
Mick