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

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[ebuild     UD] sys-apps/portage-2.1.1-r2 [2.1.2_rc2-r2] USE="-build -doc (-selinux) (-epydoc%)" LINGUAS="-pl" 296 kB 
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[ebuild     U ] sys-devel/gettext-0.15 [0.14.4] USE="nls -doc -emacs -nocxx%" 7,893 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-libs/com_err-1.39 [1.38] USE="nls" 3,609 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-libs/ss-1.39 [1.38] USE="nls" 0 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-devel/gnuconfig-20060702 [20060227] 39 kB 
[ebuild  N    ] dev-libs/libpcre-6.6  USE="-doc" 545 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/grep-2.5.1a-r1 [2.5.1a] USE="nls pcre%* -static (-build%)" 516 kB 
[ebuild     U ] app-arch/gzip-1.3.5-r10 [1.3.5-r8] USE="nls pic -build -static" 324 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/net-tools-1.60-r12 [1.60-r11] USE="nls -static" 297 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/kbd-1.12-r8 [1.12-r6] USE="nls" 868 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/sed-4.1.5 [4.1.4-r1] USE="nls -static (-bootstrap%) (-build%)" 781 kB 
[ebuild   R   ] sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.6.11-r5  USE="-gcc64%" 36,473 kB 
[ebuild   R   ] sys-apps/sysvinit-2.86-r5  USE="(-ibm) (-selinux) -static (-bootstrap%) (-build%)" 101 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-devel/m4-1.4.6 [1.4.4] USE="nls" 496 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-devel/autoconf-wrapper-3.2-r2 [3.2] 0 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-devel/automake-wrapper-2-r1 [1-r1] 0 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/busybox-1.2.2.1 [1.1.3] USE="-debug -make-symlinks -netboot -savedconfig -static (-floppyboot%)" 1,381 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/gawk-3.1.5-r2 [3.1.5-r1] USE="nls (-build%)" 2,257 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-libs/cracklib-2.8.9-r1 [2.8.9] USE="nls python" 563 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-devel/bison-2.2 [2.1] USE="nls -static" 1,053 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/debianutils-2.15-r1 [2.15] USE="-build -static" 182 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-devel/make-3.81 [3.80-r4] USE="nls -static (-build%)" 1,125 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/hdparm-6.6 [6.3] 45 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/findutils-4.3.0 [4.1.20-r2] USE="nls -build (-selinux) -static" 1,103 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-devel/binutils-config-1.9-r3 [1.8-r7] 0 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-libs/timezone-data-2006o [2006g] USE="nls%*" 337 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-libs/db-4.2.52_p4-r2 [4.2.52_p2-r1] USE="-bootstrap -doc (-java) -nocxx -tcl% -test% (-tcltk%)" 3,990 kB 
[ebuild     U ] perl-core/Test-Harness-2.62 [2.56] USE="(-minimal%)" 68 kB 
[ebuild   R   ] perl-core/PodParser-1.34  USE="(-minimal%)" 94 kB 
[ebuild   R   ] dev-perl/Locale-gettext-1.05  USE="(-minimal%)" 8 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/help2man-1.36.4 [1.33.1] USE="nls" 84 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-libs/zlib-1.2.3-r1 [1.2.3] USE="-build" 416 kB 
[ebuild     U ] dev-libs/openssl-0.9.8d [0.9.7j] USE="zlib -bindist -emacs (-sse2) -test" 3,238 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-devel/gcc-config-1.3.13-r4 [1.3.13-r3] 0 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/man-pages-2.39 [2.33] USE="nls" 1,765 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/baselayout-1.12.6 [1.12.1] USE="-bootstrap -build -static -unicode" 217 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/module-init-tools-3.2.2-r1 [3.2.1] USE="-no-old-linux%" 395 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/man-1.6d [1.6-r1] USE="nls" 264 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/groff-1.19.2-r1 [1.19.1-r2] USE="-X" 2,836 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/texinfo-4.8-r5 [4.8-r2] USE="nls -build -static" 1,487 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-fs/e2fsprogs-1.39 [1.38-r1] USE="nls -static" 0 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-devel/autoconf-2.60 [2.59-r7] USE="-emacs" 1,335 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/shadow-4.0.18.1 [4.0.15-r2] USE="cracklib%* nls pam -nousuid (-selinux) -skey" 1,481 kB 
[ebuild     U ] net-misc/openssh-4.4_p1-r6 [4.3_p2-r1] USE="pam tcpd -X% -X509 -chroot -hpn -kerberos -ldap -libedit (-selinux) -skey -smartcard -static (-ipv6%*) (-sftplogging%)" 1,020 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-libs/ncurses-5.5-r3 [5.5-r2] USE="gpm -bootstrap -build -debug -doc -minimal -nocxx -trace% -unicode" 2,260 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-libs/gpm-1.20.1-r5 [1.20.1-r4] USE="(-selinux) (-emacs%)" 560 kB 
[ebuild     U ] app-shells/bash-3.1_p17 [3.1_p16] USE="nls (-afs) -bashlogger -vanilla% (-build%)" 2,518 kB 
[ebuild     U ] app-admin/perl-cleaner-1.04.3 [1.04] 6 kB 
[ebuild     U ] dev-lang/python-2.4.3-r4 [2.4.3-r1] USE="berkdb gdbm ipv6 ncurses readline ssl -bootstrap -build -doc -nocxx -tk% -ucs2 (-X%) (-tcltk%)" 7,828 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/coreutils-6.4 [5.94-r1] USE="nls (-acl) (-selinux) -static (-build%)" 5,217 kB 
[ebuild   R   ] sys-apps/file-4.17-r1  USE="python (-build%)" 544 kB 
[ebuild     U ] app-editors/nano-1.3.12-r1 [1.3.11-r2] USE="ncurses nls spell -debug -justify -minimal -slang -unicode (-build%)" 1,222 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-devel/gcc-4.1.1-r1 [4.1.1] USE="fortran nls (-altivec) -bootstrap -build -doc -gcj -gtk (-hardened) -ip28 -ip32r10k -mudflap (-multilib) -multislot (-n32) (-n64) -nocxx -objc -objc++ -objc-gc -test% -vanilla" 38,321 kB 
[ebuild     U ] sys-libs/glibc-2.3.6-r5 [2.3.6-r4] USE="nls -build -erandom -glibc-compat20 -glibc-omitfp -hardened (-multilib) (-nptl) (-nptlonly) -profile (-selinux)" 15,524 kB 

Total: 54 packages (47 upgrades, 1 downgrade, 1 new, 5 reinstalls), Size of downloads: 152,959 kB