portage-ng --merge
>>> Emerging : portage://sys-libs/binutils-libs-2.36.1-r2:run?{[]}
These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
Calculating dependencies... done!
└─step 1─┤ unmask portage://sys-libs/binutils-libs-2.36.1-r2
└─step 2─┤ download portage://sys-libs/binutils-libs-2.36.1-r2
│ └─ file ─┤ 43.35 Kb binutils-2.36.1-patches-5.tar.xz
│ │ 21.72 Mb binutils-2.36.1.tar.xz
│ download portage://x11-libs/cairo-1.18.4-r1
│ └─ file ─┤ 40.91 Mb cairo-1.18.4.tar.bz2
└─step 3─┤ downgrade portage://sys-libs/binutils-libs-2.36.1-r2 (unmasked)
│ └─ conf ─┤ USE = "cet nls -64-bit-bfd -multitarget -static-libs"
│ │ SLOT = "0/2.36.1"
└─step 4─┤ run portage://sys-libs/binutils-libs-2.36.1-r2
│ update portage://x11-libs/cairo-1.18.4-r1 (replaces pkg://x11-libs/cairo-1.18.4-r1) (abi-rebuild: sys-libs/binutils-libs)
│ └─ conf ─┤ USE = "X* glib (-debug) -gtk-doc -lzo -test"
Total: 6 actions (1 unmask, 2 downloads, 1 update, 1 downgrade, 1 run), grouped into 4 steps.
62.67 Mb to be downloaded.
>>> Assumptions taken during proving & planning:
Package unmask (1 package):
Add to /etc/portage/package.unmask:
=sys-libs/binutils-libs-2.36.1-r2