emerge -uDN wants to re-emerge LOTS of existing packages

[supermihi]

I updated portage today (~amd64), and now an

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emerge -uDN world -pv

shows up:

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

Calculating world dependencies... done!
[ebuild   R   ] sys-libs/gpm-1.20.1-r5  0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] perl-core/Test-Harness-2.62  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] perl-core/PodParser-1.34  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-lang/python-2.4.3-r1  USE="ncurses readline ssl -berkdb -bootstrap -build -doc -gdbm -ipv6 -nocxx -tk% -ucs2" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-lang/swig-1.3.29  USE="java perl python -doc -guile -lua -mono -ocaml -php -pike -ruby -tcl% -tk%" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.6.16  USE="-gcc64%" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/Locale-gettext-1.05  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-proto/xextproto-7.0.2  USE="-debug%" 66 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-proto/xf86bigfontproto-1.1.2  USE="-debug%" 36 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-proto/inputproto-1.3.2  USE="-debug%" 45 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-proto/bigreqsproto-1.0.2  USE="-debug%" 35 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-proto/xcmiscproto-1.1.2  USE="-debug%" 35 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-proto/renderproto-0.9.2  USE="-debug%" 39 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/Net-Daemon-0.39  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/PlRPC-0.2018  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/DBI-1.51  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/DBD-mysql-3.0004  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-proto/randrproto-1.1.2  USE="-debug%" 37 kB
[ebuild   R   ] sys-libs/timezone-data-2006g  0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-misc/makedepend-1.0.0  USE="-debug%" 100 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-proto/xf86vidmodeproto-2.2.2  USE="-debug%" 38 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-proto/xf86driproto-2.0.3  USE="-debug%" 41 kB
[ebuild   R   ] media-libs/mesa-6.5-r3  USE="nptl -debug -doc% -hardened% -motif" VIDEO_CARDS="-i810 -mach64 -mga -none -r128 -radeon -s3virge -savage -sis -tdfx -trident -via" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.17-r4  USE="-build -symlink" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.8762-r1  0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-proto/xf86miscproto-0.9.2  USE="-debug%" 37 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-proto/dmxproto-2.2.2  USE="-debug%" 38 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-proto/resourceproto-1.0.2  USE="-debug%" 35 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-proto/xf86dgaproto-2.0.2  USE="-debug%" 39 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-proto/videoproto-2.2.2  USE="-debug%" 41 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-proto/trapproto-3.4.3  USE="-debug%" 47 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-proto/recordproto-1.13.2  USE="-debug%" 38 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-libs/libXtst-1.0.1  USE="-debug%" 207 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-proto/xineramaproto-1.1.2  USE="-debug%" 37 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-apps/iceauth-1.0.1  USE="-debug%" 82 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-proto/fontsproto-2.0.2  USE="-debug%" 44 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-apps/mkfontscale-1.0.1  USE="-debug%" 85 kB
[ebuild   R   ] media-fonts/encodings-1.0.0  USE="-debug%" 587 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-proto/fontcacheproto-0.1.2  USE="-debug%" 37 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-apps/bdftopcf-1.0.0  USE="-debug%" 73 kB
[ebuild   R   ] media-fonts/font-alias-1.0.1  USE="-debug%" 41 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-proto/xf86rushproto-1.1.2  USE="-debug%" 36 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-proto/damageproto-1.0.3  USE="-debug%" 36 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-proto/evieext-1.0.2  USE="-debug%" 36 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-apps/xauth-1.0.1  USE="-debug% -ipv6" 93 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-misc/xbitmaps-1.0.1  USE="-debug%" 54 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-misc/xkbdata-1.0.1  USE="-debug%" 280 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-wm/twm-1.0.1  USE="-debug%" 218 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-apps/xinit-1.0.2-r6  USE="-debug -minimal%" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/XML-Parser-2.34  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] media-libs/libsamplerate-0.1.2  USE="-fftw% -sndfile" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] app-misc/lirc-0.8.0-r1  USE="X alsa usb -debug -doc -hardware-carrier -transmitter -udev%" LIRC_DEVICES="devinput -act200l -act220l -adaptec -all -alsa_usb -animax -atilibusb -atiusb -audio -audio_alsa -avermedia -avermedia98 -avermedia_vdomate -bestbuy -bestbuy2 -breakoutbox -bte -bw6130 -caraca -chronos -cmdir -com1 -com2 -com3 -com4 -cph06x -creative -creative_infracd -digimatrix -dsp -dvico -ea65 -exaudio -flyvideo -gvbctv5pci -hauppauge -hauppauge_dvb -hercules_smarttv_stereo -igorplugusb -imon -imon_pad -imon_pad2keys -imon_rsc -irdeo -irdeo_remote -irman -irreal -it87 -knc_one -kworld -leadtek_0007 -leadtek_0010 -leadtek_pvr2000 -livedrive_midi -livedrive_seq -logitech -lpt1 -lpt2 -mceusb -mceusb2 -mediafocusI -mouseremote -mouseremote_ps2 -mp3anywhere -nslu2 -packard_bell -parallel -pcmak -pcmak_usb -pctv -pixelview_bt878 -pixelview_pak -pixelview_pro -provideo -realmagic -remotemaster -sa1100 -sasem -serial -serial_igor_cesko -silitek -sir -slinke -streamzap -tekram -tekram_bt829 -tira -tvbox -udp -uirt2 -uirt2_raw -userspace -xboxusb" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] app-crypt/gnupg-1.4.4  USE="X bzip2 nls readline usb zlib -curl -ecc -idea -ldap -smartcard -static" LINGUAS="-ru%" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-proto/printproto-1.0.3  USE="-debug%" 42 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-libs/libXp-1.0.0  USE="-debug%" 238 kB
[ebuild     U ] sys-libs/db-4.3.29-r2 [4.3.29] USE="java -bootstrap -doc -nocxx -tcltk" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/Net-SSLeay-1.25  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] media-libs/libao-0.8.6-r2  USE="alsa -arts -esd -mmap -nas" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-libs/libXinerama-1.0.1  USE="-debug%" 201 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-apps/xdpyinfo-1.0.1  USE="-debug%" 85 kB
[ebuild   R   ] kde-base/kdm-3.5.3-r2  USE="kdeenablefinal kdehiddenvisibility pam -arts -debug -xinerama" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-libs/libXv-1.0.1  USE="-debug%" 219 kB
[ebuild     U ] media-libs/libdvb-0.5.5.1-r3 [0.5.5.1-r2] USE="-doc" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] media-libs/libtheora-1.0_alpha6  USE="encode -doc -examples%" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] media-video/mplayer-1.0_pre8-r1  USE="X aac alsa dga dts dvb dvd dvdread encode gif gtk jack jpeg libcaca lirc mad opengl png samba sdl theora truetype unicode v4l v4l2 vorbis xv xvid xvmc -aalib -amr -arts -bidi -bindist -bl -cdparanoia -cpudetection -custom-cflags -debug -directfb -doc -dv -enca% -esd -fbcon -ggi -iconv% -ipv6 -joystick -live -livecd -lzo -matrox -musepack -nas -openal -oss -rtc -speex -tga -x264 -xanim -xinerama -xmms" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/Crypt-SSLeay-0.51  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/HTML-Tagset-3.10  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/HTML-Parser-3.54  USE="perl% unicode -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/URI-1.35  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/HTML-Tree-3.19.01  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/Compress-Zlib-1.42  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/libwww-perl-5.805  USE="perl% ssl -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/XML-NamespaceSupport-1.09  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/XML-SAX-0.14-r1  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/XML-Simple-2.14  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild     U ] app-misc/mime-types-6 [5] 0 kB
[ebuild     U ] dev-libs/klibc-1.4.12 [1.4.11] USE="-debug" 0 kB
[ebuild     U ] media-sound/alsa-tools-1.0.12_rc1 [1.0.11] USE="-fltk -gtk" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] app-text/acroread-7.0.5-r2  USE="cups nls nsplugin -ldap" LINGUAS="de% -da% -es% -fi% -fr% -it% -ja% -ko% -nl% -no% -pt% -sv% -zh_CN% -zh_TW%" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] media-video/vcdimager-0.7.23  USE="-minimal -xml%" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-themes/xcursor-themes-1.0.1  USE="-debug%" 2,204 kB
[ebuild     U ] net-misc/dhcpcd-2.0.8-r2 [2.0.8-r1] USE="-build -debug -static" 0 kB
[ebuild     U ] kde-misc/krusader-1.70.1 [1.70.0-r1] USE="kde -arts -debug -javascript -xinerama" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] media-libs/libwmf-0.2.8.3-r1  USE="X jpeg -debug -doc -expat -gtk -xml%" 1,709 kB
[ebuild     U ] gnome-base/libglade-2.6.0 [2.5.1] USE="-debug -doc" 0 kB
[ebuild     U ] dev-java/junit-3.8.1-r3 [3.8.1-r2] USE="-doc -source" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] kde-base/kdemultimedia-kfile-plugins-3.5.3  USE="kdeenablefinal theora vorbis -arts -debug -xinerama" 0 kB
[ebuild     U ] dev-libs/nss-3.11.2 [3.11.1-r1] 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] kde-base/kmix-3.5.3  USE="alsa kdeenablefinal -arts -debug -xinerama" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] kde-base/libkcddb-3.5.2  USE="kdeenablefinal -arts -debug -xinerama" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] kde-base/kdemultimedia-kioslaves-3.5.3  USE="encode flac kdeenablefinal mp3 vorbis -arts -debug -xinerama" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] kde-base/kaudiocreator-3.5.3  USE="encode flac kdeenablefinal mp3 vorbis -arts -debug -xinerama" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] www-client/mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.4  USE="java -debug -gnome -ipv6 -mozdevelop -xinerama -xprint" LINGUAS="de% -ar% -ca% -cs% -da% -el% -en_GB% -es% -es_AR% -es_ES% -fi% -fr% -ga% -ga_IE% -he% -hu% -it% -ja% -ko% -mk% -nb% -nb_NO% -nl% -pl% -pt_BR% -ro% -ru% -sk% -sl% -sv% -sv_SE% -tr% -zh_CN% -zh_TW%" 35 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-lang/php-5.1.4-r4  USE="apache2 bzip2 cli crypt exif* mysql ncurses nls pcre readline reflection sasl session spell spl ssl threads tidy truetype unicode xpm zlib -apache -bcmath -berkdb -calendar -cdb -cgi -cjk -concurrentmodphp -ctype -curl -curlwrappers -db2 -dbase -debug -discard-path -doc -fastbuild -flatfile -force-cgi-redirect -ftp -gd -gd-external -gdbm -gmp -hardenedphp -hash -hyperwave-api -iconv -imap -inifile -interbase -iodbc -ipv6 -java-external -kerberos -ldap -libedit -mcve -memlimit -mhash -ming -msql -mssql -mysqli -oci8 -odbc -pcntl -pdo -pdo-external -pic -posix -postgres -qdbm -recode -sapdb -sharedext -sharedmem -simplexml -snmp -soap -sockets -sqlite -sysvipc -tokenizer -vm-goto -vm-switch -wddx -xml -xmlreader -xmlrpc -xmlwriter -xsl -yaz -zip" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] media-sound/amarok-1.4.1-r2  USE="aac ipod kde opengl visualization -arts -debug -ifp -mysql -njb -noamazon -postgres -xinerama -xmms" LINGUAS="de -az -bg -br -ca -cs -cy -da -el -en_GB -es -et -fi -fr -ga -gl -he -hi -hu -is -it -ja -ka -km -ko -lt -ms -nb -nl -nn -pa -pl -pt -pt_BR -ro -ru -rw -sl -sr -sr@Latn -sv -ta -tg -th -tr -uk -uz -zh_CN -zh_TW" 0 kB
[ebuild     U ] kde-base/kopete-3.5.3-r3 [3.5.3-r2] USE="kdeenablefinal kdehiddenvisibility ssl -arts -debug -sametime -xinerama -xmms" 0 kB
[ebuild     U ] dev-util/subversion-1.3.2-r3 [1.3.2-r1] USE="apache2 bash-completion java nls perl python zlib -berkdb -emacs -minimal -nowebdav -ruby" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/libintl-perl-1.16  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/Event-1.06  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/AnyEvent-1.02  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/Event-ExecFlow-0.62  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/extutils-depends-0.205  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/extutils-pkgconfig-1.07  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/glib-perl-1.120  USE="perl% -minimal -xml" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/Event-RPC-0.90  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/gtk2-perl-1.122  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/gtk2-ex-formfactory-0.65  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] media-video/dvdrip-0.97.10  USE="cdr mplayer ogg perl% xvid -gnome -minimal -rar -subtitles" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-util/mercurial-0.9  USE="bash-completion -doc%" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] media-sound/kid3-0.6  USE="flac vorbis -arts -debug -xinerama" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] perl-core/Scalar-List-Utils-1.18  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/XML-XPath-1.13  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/libxml-perl-0.08  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/XML-Handler-YAWriter-0.23-r1  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/Text-Iconv-1.4  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/XML-Filter-BufferText-1.01  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/XML-SAX-Writer-0.44-r1  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/Tie-IxHash-1.21-r1  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/XML-Twig-3.26  USE="nls perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/Exporter-Lite-0.01  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/Net-IP-1.25  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] perl-core/digest-base-1.15  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/Digest-SHA1-2.11  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/Digest-HMAC-1.01-r1  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/Net-DNS-0.58  USE="perl% -ipv6 -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/MailTools-1.74  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/Email-Valid-0.175  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/Email-Find-0.09  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/HTML-FromText-2.05  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/Log-TraceMessages-1.4  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/Lingua-Preferred-0.2.4  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/Lingua-EN-Numbers-Ordinate-1.02  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/yaml-0.62  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/IO-Zlib-1.04  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/IO-String-1.08  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/Archive-Tar-1.29  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/module-build-0.28.01  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/Class-MethodMaker-2.08  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/ExtUtils-CBuilder-0.18  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/extutils-parsexs-2.15  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/DateManip-5.44  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/TermReadKey-2.30  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/Term-ProgressBar-2.09  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/Unicode-String-2.09  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/XML-Writer-0.600  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] media-tv/xmltv-0.5.44  USE="de_tvtoday perl% -be -br -brnet -dk -ee -es -es_laguiatv -fi -fr -huro -il -is -it -jp -minimal -na_dd -na_icons -nl -nl_wolf -no -pt -re -se_swedb -tv_check -tv_pick_cgi -uk_bleb -uk_rt -za" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/XML-RegExp-0.03-r1  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/XML-DOM-1.44  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/Parse-Yapp-1.05-r1  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/XML-XQL-0.68  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin-1.5.0.4  LINGUAS="de% -ar% -ca% -cs% -da% -el% -en_GB% -es% -es_AR% -es_ES% -fi% -fr% -ga% -ga_IE% -he% -hu% -it% -ja% -ko% -mk% -nb% -nb_NO% -nl% -pl% -pt_BR% -ro% -ru% -sk% -sl% -sv% -sv_SE% -tr% -zh_CN% -zh_TW%" 0 kB
[ebuild     U ] dev-java/xerces-2.7.1-r1 [2.7.1] USE="-doc -examples -source" 0 kB
[ebuild     U ] dev-java/jdepend-2.9-r2 [2.9-r1] USE="-doc -source" 0 kB
[ebuild     U ] dev-util/eclipse-sdk-3.1.2-r3 [3.1.2-r2] USE="-atk -gnome -jikes -nodoc -nosrc" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/String-ShellQuote-1.03  USE="perl% -minimal" 0 kB

As you can see most of the packages are already there. Why does portage want to re-emerge them?

[drescherjm]

Have you changed your use flags?

[EDIT] This does not look like this is the case!

Can you post the output of

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emerge --info

[/EDIT]

[supermihi]

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# emerge --info
Portage 2.1.1_pre3-r5 (default-linux/amd64/2005.1, gcc-4.1.1/amd64-vanilla, glibc-2.4-r3, 2.6.17-gentoo x86_64)
=================================================================
System uname: 2.6.17-gentoo x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+
Gentoo Base System version 1.12.1
ccache version 2.4 [enabled]
app-admin/eselect-compiler: 2.0.0_rc2-r1
dev-lang/python:     2.4.3-r1
dev-python/pycrypto: 2.0.1-r5
dev-util/ccache:     2.4-r2
dev-util/confcache:  [Not Present]
sys-apps/sandbox:    1.2.18.1
sys-devel/autoconf:  2.13, 2.60
sys-devel/automake:  1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6-r2
sys-devel/binutils:  2.17
sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.3.13-r3
sys-devel/libtool:   1.5.22
virtual/os-headers:  2.6.16
ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64 ~amd64"
AUTOCLEAN="yes"
CBUILD="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu"
CFLAGS="-O2 -march=athlon64 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"
CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu"
CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/NX/etc /usr/NX/home /usr/kde/3.5/env /usr/kde/3.5/share/config /usr/kde/3.5/shutdown /usr/share/X11/xkb /usr/share/config"
CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/env.d /etc/env.d/java/ /etc/eselect/compiler /etc/gconf /etc/java-config/vms/ /etc/revdep-rebuild /etc/splash /etc/terminfo /etc/texmf/web2c"
CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=athlon64 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"
DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles"
FEATURES="autoconfig ccache distlocks metadata-transfer parallel-fetch sandbox sfperms strict"
GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://mirrors.sec.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de/gentoo/ http://gentoo.ITDNet.net/gentoo http://mirror.uni-c.dk/pub/gentoo/"
LANG="de_DE.utf8"
LC_ALL="de_DE.utf8"
LINGUAS="de"
MAKEOPTS="-j2"
PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages"
PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS="--recursive --links --safe-links --perms --times --compress --force --whole-file --delete --delete-after --stats --timeout=180 --exclude='/distfiles' --exclude='/local' --exclude='/packages'"
PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp"
PORTDIR="/usr/portage"
PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage"
SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage"
USE="amd64 X a52 aac alsa apache2 avi bash-completion bitmap-fonts bluetooth browserplugin bzip2 cairo caps cdda cdr cli crypt cups dbus dga divx4linux dlloader dri dts dvb dvd dvdr dvdread emboss encode exif fbsplash ffmpeg firefox flac foomaticdb fortran gif gpm hal imlib insecure-savers ipod isdnlog jack java jpeg kde kdeenablefinal kdehiddenvisibility kdepim libcaca linuxthreads-tls lirc lm_sensors logitech-mouse logrotate lzw lzw-tiff mad matroska mjpeg mozilla mozsvg mp3 mpeg mplayer musicbrainz ncurses nis nls nptl nptlonly nsplugin nvidia offensive ogg oggvorbis opengl pam pcre pdflib perl png ppds pppd python qt qt3 qt4 quicktime readline reflection samba sasl sdl session smime spell spl ssl stream svg tcpd tetex theora threads tidy tiff truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts unicode usb userlocales v4l v4l2 vcd visualization vlm vorbis wmf xcomposite xext xine xorg xpm xv xvid xvmc zlib elibc_glibc input_devices_keyboard input_devices_mouse kernel_linux linguas_de lirc_devices_devinput userland_GNU video_cards_nvidia video_cards_v4l video_cards_vga video_cards_nv"
Unset:  CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, INSTALL_MASK, LDFLAGS, PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS

[Sohail]

Hey, have you tried emerge without the N switch. All Rs are there because of the N switch.

[supermihi]

You're right ... but emerge shouldn't do that, since there's nothing new about the newsflags (except that '%' symbol, I don't really get what that means..)

[michel7]

The same issue here. Seems to be portage-2.1.1_pre3-r5 bug. Just mask it and merge portage-2.1.1_pre3-r4

[radfoj]

Its new feature since portage-2.1.1_pre3-r5, related especially with --newuse option ... if some USE flag is removed for package, portage will offer to reemerge that package. Same if some USE is added.
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=116955

Maybe this topic should be marked as sticky, cause many ~arch people will start wondering. I guess so. Also better explanation that mine is welcome.

EDITED: Sorry, for now bugzilla is down. As usual.

[supermihi]

Ah ok ... so if emerge -pv shows some flags as %xyz it means that these are new flags?

[michel7]

Its new feature since portage-2.1.1_pre3-r5, related especially with --newuse option :D ... if some USE flag is removed for package, portage will offer to reemerge that package. Same if some USE is added.

If some useflags are removed or added, but you never set these useflags active on your system. Why should portage offer to recompile these packages? It doesn't make sense ...

[radfoj]

Ah ok ... so if emerge -pv shows some flags as %xyz it means that these are new flags?

From man emerge:

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[ebuild U ] sys-devel/distcc-2.16 [2.13-r1] USE=ipv6* -gtk -qt%
..
The percent sign following qt indicates that the qt option has been added to the package since it was last installed. 

But this (% sign) was introduced in portage some time ago (since version 2.1). But it was shown only when you was upgrading or manually reemerging packages. So this change you realized some time after this USE change was done. Now you know it "immediately" and portage offers now such packages to reemerge.

[Sohail]

This feature is also present in the x86. The portage compares the IUSE os the ebuild to the IUSE of the installed package and if they differ then the portage tries to replace it but only when the N switch with the emerge is used.

[radfoj]

This feature is also present in the x86. The portage compares the IUSE os the ebuild to the IUSE of the installed package and if they differ then the portage tries to replace it but only when the N switch with the emerge is used.

But keep in mind, that before revison5, -avuDN never offers to reemerge packages with changed USE, which you dont have set anywhere (make.conf, package.use). I am syncing everyday and updating with command above, but never saw something like this - in terms of reemerging: (few lines from todays -avuDN)

[ebuild R ] sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.6.11-r2 USE="-gcc64%" 36,206 kB
[ebuild R ] sys-kernel/ck-sources-2.6.17_p1-r2 USE="symlink -build -ck-server" 0 kB [1]
[ebuild R ] media-libs/libtheora-1.0_alpha6 USE="encode -doc -examples%" 0 kB
[ebuild R ] kde-base/kmix-3.5.3 USE="alsa kdeenablefinal -arts -debug -xinerama" 0 kB

[masterdriverz]

The thing is, the IUSE has changed (it is a "newuse"), so when you want to update packages whose use variables have changed, Portage wants to update this.

[Sohail]

Hey sorry for the some what late reply, I was out for the lunch.

Sohail wrote:
This feature is also present in the x86. The portage compares the IUSE os the ebuild to the IUSE of the installed package and if they differ then the portage tries to replace it but only when the N switch with the emerge is used.

radfoj wrote
But keep in mind, that before revison5, -avuDN never offers to reemerge packages with changed USE, which you dont have set anywhere (make.conf, package.use). I am syncing everyday and updating with command above, but never saw something like this - in terms of reemerging: (few lines from todays -avuDN)

[ebuild R ] sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.6.11-r2 USE="-gcc64%" 36,206 kB
[ebuild R ] sys-kernel/ck-sources-2.6.17_p1-r2 USE="symlink -build -ck-server" 0 kB [1]
[ebuild R ] media-libs/libtheora-1.0_alpha6 USE="encode -doc -examples%" 0 kB
[ebuild R ] kde-base/kmix-3.5.3 USE="alsa kdeenablefinal -arts -debug -xinerama" 0 kB

I think you are right, at my system which runs a stable portage(2.1) tree the commands....

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$# ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~X86"  emerge -pvN system | grep sys-kernel  
[ebuild     U ] sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.6.11-r5 [2.6.11-r2] USE="-gcc64%" 21 kB    

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$# ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86" emerge pv system | grep sys-kernel
[ebuild     U ] sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.6.11-r5 [2.6.11-r2] USE="-gcc64%" 21 kB

produce/show the same output(since its an update). And all the other packages which need replacement(due to the N switch) donot show the new use flags, so either they donot have the new use flags(and they are there becuase my /etc/portage/packages.use file is empty and I have USE="-*" in my /etc/make.conf) or you are right.