On 02/11/2013 12:53 PM, James Cloos wrote:
>>>>>> "AB" == Alexis Ballier <aball...@gentoo.org> writes:
> 
> AB> Well, if we have to advertise the usage of this option that basically
> AB> disables subslot rebuilds, it only means we are doing something
> AB> seriously wrong with subslots :=)
> 
> So far, I've found the sub slots to be more of a pain in the ass than
> helpful.
> 
> They get in the way of things like automated 'emerge --sync;emerge -upvDN',
> since portage craps out complaining about the subslots rather than showing
> the list of what need to be built.
> 
> Perhaps that is just an implementation detail to be worked out, but for now
> they haven't done anything helpful here.

It sounds like this bug:

  https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=456340

I hope to have it fixed soon (maybe today).
-- 
Thanks,
Zac

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