portage-ng --merge
>>> Emerging : portage://sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin-6.18.57:run?{[]}
These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
Calculating dependencies... done!
└─step 1─┤ useflag portage://sys-kernel/installkernel-70 (dracut)
└─step 2─┤ download portage://app-alternatives/cpio-0
│ download portage://app-arch/cpio-2.15
│ └─ file ─┤ 1.57 Mb cpio-2.15.tar.bz2
│ download portage://app-crypt/sbsigntools-0.9.5
│ └─ file ─┤ 110.88 Kb sbsigntool-0.8-ccan.tar.gz
│ │ 56.52 Kb sbsigntools-0.9.5.tar.gz
│ download portage://app-text/asciidoc-10.2.1
│ └─ file ─┤ 1.22 Mb asciidoc-10.2.1.tar.gz
│ download portage://dev-python/flit-core-4.1.0
│ └─ file ─┤ 53.40 Kb flit_core-4.1.0.tar.gz
│ download portage://dev-python/gpep517-23
│ └─ file ─┤ 30.63 Kb gpep517-23.gh.tar.gz
│ download portage://dev-python/installer-1.1.0
│ └─ file ─┤ 453.58 Kb installer-1.1.0-py3-none-any.whl
│ │ 469.98 Kb installer-1.1.0.tar.gz
│ download portage://dev-python/jaraco-context-6.1.2
│ └─ file ─┤ 16.41 Kb jaraco_context-6.1.2.tar.gz
│ download portage://dev-python/jaraco-functools-4.6.0
│ └─ file ─┤ 20.35 Kb jaraco_functools-4.6.0.tar.gz
│ download portage://dev-python/jaraco-text-4.3.0
│ └─ file ─┤ 20.19 Kb jaraco_text-4.3.0.tar.gz
│ download portage://dev-python/more-itertools-11.2.1
│ └─ file ─┤ 150.52 Kb more_itertools-11.2.1.tar.gz
│ download portage://dev-python/packaging-26.3
│ └─ file ─┤ 306.07 Kb packaging-26.3.tar.gz
│ download portage://dev-python/platformdirs-4.13.5
│ └─ file ─┤ 60.90 Kb platformdirs-4.13.5.tar.gz
│ download portage://dev-python/setuptools-84.0.0
│ └─ file ─┤ 1.11 Mb setuptools-84.0.0.tar.gz
│ download portage://dev-python/wheel-0.48.0
│ └─ file ─┤ 64.91 Kb wheel-0.48.0.tar.gz
│ download portage://dev-util/pahole-1.32
│ └─ file ─┤ 2.37 Mb dwarves-1.32.tar.xz
│ download portage://sys-boot/gnu-efi-4.0.4
│ └─ file ─┤ 239.76 Kb gnu-efi-4.0.4.tar.gz
│ download portage://sys-kernel/dracut-112
│ └─ file ─┤ 587.70 Kb dracut-112.tar.gz
│ download portage://sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin-6.18.57
│ └─ file ─┤ 452.92 Mb gentoo-kernel-6.18.57-1.amd64.gpkg.tar
│ │ 147.16 Mb linux-6.18.tar.xz
│ │ 10.60 Kb linux-gentoo-patches-6.18.42.tar.xz
│ │ 4.63 Mb patch-6.18.57.xz
│ download portage://sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin-7.2.11
│ └─ file ─┤ 354.68 Mb gentoo-kernel-7.2.11-1.amd64.gpkg.tar
│ │ 152.65 Mb linux-7.2.tar.xz
│ │ 10.38 Kb linux-gentoo-patches-7.1.9.tar.xz
│ │ 1.68 Mb patch-7.2.11.xz
│ download portage://sys-kernel/installkernel-70
│ └─ file ─┤ 32.76 Kb installkernel-70.tar.gz
└─step 3─┤ install portage://app-arch/cpio-2.15
│ └─ conf ─┤ USE = "nls"
│ install portage://dev-util/pahole-1.32
│ └─ conf ─┤ USE = "-debug -verify-sig"
│ │ PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET = "python3_14 -python3_12 -python3_13"
│ install portage://sys-boot/gnu-efi-4.0.4
│ └─ conf ─┤ USE = "(-custom-cflags)"
│ update portage://dev-python/installer-1.1.0 (replaces pkg://dev-python/installer-0.7.0)
│ └─ conf ─┤ USE = "-test -verify-provenance%"
│ │ PYTHON_TARGETS = "python3_14 -pypy3_12% -python3_12 -python3_13* -python3_14t"
└─step 4─┤ run portage://app-arch/cpio-2.15
└─step 5─┤ install portage://app-crypt/sbsigntools-0.9.5
│ update portage://dev-python/gpep517-23 (replaces pkg://dev-python/gpep517-19)
│ └─ conf ─┤ USE = "-test"
│ │ PYTHON_TARGETS = "python3_14 -python3_12 -python3_13*"
└─step 6─┤ install portage://app-alternatives/cpio-0
│ └─ conf ─┤ USE = "gnu -libarchive"
└─step 7─┤ run portage://app-alternatives/cpio-0
│ update portage://dev-python/flit-core-4.1.0 (replaces pkg://dev-python/flit-core-3.12.0)
│ └─ conf ─┤ USE = "-test -verify-provenance%"
│ │ PYTHON_TARGETS = "python3_14 -pypy3_12% -python3_12 -python3_13* -python3_14t"
└─step 8─┤ update portage://dev-python/packaging-26.3 (replaces pkg://dev-python/packaging-26.0)
│ └─ conf ─┤ USE = "-test -verify-provenance"
│ │ PYTHON_TARGETS = "python3_14 -python3_12 -python3_13*"
└─step 9─┤ update portage://dev-python/more-itertools-11.2.1 (replaces pkg://dev-python/more-itertools-10.8.0)
│ └─ conf ─┤ USE = "-doc"
│ │ PYTHON_TARGETS = "python3_14 -pypy3_12% -python3_12 -python3_13* -python3_14t"
│ update portage://dev-python/platformdirs-4.13.5 (replaces pkg://dev-python/platformdirs-4.9.4)
│ └─ conf ─┤ USE = "-test -verify-provenance"
│ │ PYTHON_TARGETS = "python3_14 -pypy3_12% -python3_12 -python3_13* -python3_14t"
│ update portage://dev-python/jaraco-context-6.1.2 (replaces pkg://dev-python/jaraco-context-6.1.1)
│ └─ conf ─┤ USE = "-test"
│ │ PYTHON_TARGETS = "python3_14 -python3_12 -python3_13*"
└─step 10─┤ update portage://dev-python/wheel-0.48.0 (replaces pkg://dev-python/wheel-0.46.3)
│ └─ conf ─┤ USE = "-test -verify-provenance"
│ │ PYTHON_TARGETS = "python3_14 -python3_12 -python3_13*"
└─step 11─┤ update portage://dev-python/jaraco-functools-4.6.0 (replaces pkg://dev-python/jaraco-functools-4.4.0)
│ └─ conf ─┤ USE = "-test"
│ │ PYTHON_TARGETS = "python3_14 -python3_12 -python3_13*"
└─step 12─┤ update portage://dev-python/jaraco-text-4.3.0 (replaces pkg://dev-python/jaraco-text-4.2.0)
│ └─ conf ─┤ USE = "-test"
│ │ PYTHON_TARGETS = "python3_14 -python3_12 -python3_13*"
└─step 13─┤ update portage://dev-python/setuptools-84.0.0 (replaces pkg://dev-python/setuptools-81.0.0)
│ └─ conf ─┤ USE = "-test"
│ │ PYTHON_TARGETS = "python3_14 -python3_12 -python3_13*"
└─step 14─┤ install portage://app-text/asciidoc-10.2.1
│ └─ conf ─┤ USE = "-test"
│ │ PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET = "python3_14 -python3_12 -python3_13"
└─step 15─┤ install portage://sys-kernel/dracut-112
│ └─ conf ─┤ USE = "-debug -dracut-cpio -test"
└─step 16─┤ run portage://sys-kernel/dracut-112
└─step 17─┤ install portage://sys-kernel/installkernel-70 (USE modified)
│ └─ conf ─┤ USE = "(-systemd) (-systemd-boot) dracut -efistub -grub -refind -ugrd -uki -ukify"
└─step 18─┤ install portage://sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin-7.2.11
│ └─ conf ─┤ USE = "initramfs -debug -modules-compress -test -verify-sig"
│ │ SLOT = "7.2.11"
│ install portage://sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin-6.18.57
│ └─ conf ─┤ USE = "initramfs -debug -modules-compress -test -verify-sig"
│ │ SLOT = "6.18.57"
└─step 19─┤ run portage://sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin-7.2.11
└─step 20─┤ install portage://virtual/dist-kernel-7.2.11
│ └─ conf ─┤ SLOT = "0/7.2.11"
└─step 21─┤ run portage://virtual/dist-kernel-7.2.11
└─step 22─┤ run portage://sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin-6.18.57
Total: 50 actions (1 useflag, 21 downloads, 11 installs, 11 updates, 6 runs), grouped into 22 steps.
1.10 Gb to be downloaded.
>>> Assumptions taken during proving & planning:
USE flag change (1 package):
Add to /etc/portage/package.use:
sys-kernel/installkernel dracut