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

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[ebuild  NS    ] llvm-core/llvm-18.1.8-r6:18/18.1::gentoo [22.1.1:22/22.1::gentoo] USE="binutils-plugin libffi ncurses%* zstd -debug (-debuginfod) -doc -exegesis -libedit -test -verify-sig -xml -z3" LLVM_TARGETS="(AArch64) (AMDGPU) (ARM) (AVR) (BPF) (Hexagon) (Lanai) (LoongArch) (MSP430) (Mips) (NVPTX) (PowerPC) (RISCV) (Sparc) (SystemZ) (VE) (WebAssembly) (X86) (XCore) -ARC -CSKY -DirectX -M68k -SPIRV* -Xtensa" 129263 KiB
[ebuild  NS    ] llvm-core/llvm-toolchain-symlinks-18-r1:18::gentoo [22:22::gentoo] USE="-multilib-symlinks -native-symlinks" 0 KiB

Total: 2 packages (2 in new slots), Size of downloads: 129263 KiB