!!! Error: circular dependencies:

('ebuild', '/', 'sys-libs/gpm-1.20.1-r6', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-libs/ncurses-5.6-r2', 'merge') (hard)
('ebuild', '/', 'sys-apps/texinfo-4.11-r1', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/gettext-0.17', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-libs/ncurses-5.6-r2', 'merge') (hard)
('ebuild', '/', 'sys-apps/findutils-4.3.13', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/gettext-0.17', 'merge') (hard)
('ebuild', '/', 'sys-apps/acl-2.2.45', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/gettext-0.17', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/autoconf-2.61-r1', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-apps/attr-2.4.39', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/automake-1.10', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/libtool-1.5.26', 'merge') (hard)
('ebuild', '/', 'sys-libs/readline-5.2_p12-r1', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'app-shells/bash-3.2_p17-r1', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-libs/ncurses-5.6-r2', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-lang/python-2.4.4-r6', 'merge') (soft)
('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/libperl-5.8.8-r1', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-libs/gdbm-1.8.3-r3', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-libs/db-4.5.20_p2', 'merge') (hard)
('ebuild', '/', 'sys-apps/groff-1.19.2-r1', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/autoconf-2.61-r1', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-apps/texinfo-4.11-r1', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/automake-1.10', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/libtool-1.5.26', 'merge') (hard)
('ebuild', '/', 'sys-apps/diffutils-2.8.7-r2', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/gettext-0.17', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-apps/man-pages-2.78', 'merge') (hard)
('ebuild', '/', 'dev-libs/libxml2-2.6.30-r1', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-libs/readline-5.2_p12-r1', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-lang/python-2.4.4-r6', 'merge') (hard)
('ebuild', '/', 'dev-libs/openssl-0.9.8g', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-apps/diffutils-2.8.7-r2', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-lang/python-2.4.4-r6', 'merge') (soft)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-lang/perl-5.8.8-r4', 'merge') (hard)
('ebuild', '/', 'app-shells/bash-3.2_p17-r1', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-libs/ncurses-5.6-r2', 'merge') (hard)
('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/gettext-0.17', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/binutils-config-1.9-r4', 'merge') (hard)
('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/m4-1.4.10-r3', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/gettext-0.17', 'merge') (hard)
('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/libtool-1.5.26', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/autoconf-2.61-r1', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/automake-1.10', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-apps/help2man-1.36.4', 'merge') (hard)
('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/binutils-config-1.9-r4', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-apps/findutils-4.3.13', 'merge') (medium)
('ebuild', '/', 'sys-apps/man-pages-2.78', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-apps/man-1.6f', 'merge') (medium)
('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/gettext-0.17', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-libs/ncurses-5.6-r2', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-libs/libxml2-2.6.30-r1', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-apps/acl-2.2.45', 'merge') (hard)
('ebuild', '/', 'dev-lang/python-2.4.4-r6', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-libs/ncurses-5.6-r2', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/automake-1.10', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-libs/openssl-0.9.8g', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-libs/readline-5.2_p12-r1', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/autoconf-2.61-r1', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-libs/gdbm-1.8.3-r3', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-libs/db-4.5.20_p2', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/libtool-1.5.26', 'merge') (hard)
('ebuild', '/', 'dev-perl/Locale-gettext-1.05', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/gettext-0.17', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-lang/perl-5.8.8-r4', 'merge') (hard)
('ebuild', '/', 'sys-apps/help2man-1.36.4', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/gettext-0.17', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-perl/Locale-gettext-1.05', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-lang/perl-5.8.8-r4', 'merge') (hard)
('ebuild', '/', 'sys-libs/gdbm-1.8.3-r3', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-libs/db-4.5.20_p2', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-lang/python-2.4.4-r6', 'merge') (soft)
('ebuild', '/', 'sys-apps/attr-2.4.39', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/gettext-0.17', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/autoconf-2.61-r1', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/automake-1.10', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/libtool-1.5.26', 'merge') (hard)
('ebuild', '/', 'sys-libs/db-4.5.20_p2', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/binutils-2.18-r1', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-lang/python-2.4.4-r6', 'merge') (soft)
('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/automake-1.10', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-apps/texinfo-4.11-r1', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-lang/perl-5.8.8-r4', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-apps/help2man-1.36.4', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/autoconf-2.61-r1', 'merge') (hard)
('ebuild', '/', 'dev-lang/perl-5.8.8-r4', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-libs/gdbm-1.8.3-r3', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/libperl-5.8.8-r1', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-libs/db-4.5.20_p2', 'merge') (hard)
('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/autoconf-2.61-r1', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-apps/texinfo-4.11-r1', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/m4-1.4.10-r3', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-lang/perl-5.8.8-r4', 'merge') (hard)
('ebuild', '/', 'sys-libs/ncurses-5.6-r2', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-libs/gpm-1.20.1-r6', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-lang/python-2.4.4-r6', 'merge') (soft)
('ebuild', '/', 'sys-apps/man-1.6f', 'merge') depends on
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-devel/gettext-0.17', 'merge') (hard)
   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-apps/groff-1.19.2-r1', 'merge') (medium)

!!! Note that circular dependencies can often be avoided by temporarily
!!! disabling USE flags that trigger optional dependencies.