It seems to me new portage-2.1.9.24 doesn't like quickpkg, it complains:
Installing (1 of 1) sys-apps/portage-2.1.9.24 * This package will overwrite one or more files that may belong to other * packages (see list below). You can use a command such as `portageq * owners / <filename>` to identify the installed package that owns a * file. If portageq reports that only one package owns a file then do * NOT file a bug report. A bug report is only useful if it identifies at * least two or more packages that are known to install the same file(s). * If a collision occurs and you can not explain where the file came from * then you should simply ignore the collision since there is not enough * information to determine if a real problem exists. Please do NOT file * a bug report at http://bugs.gentoo.org unless you report exactly which * two packages install the same file(s). Once again, please do NOT file * a bug report unless you have completely understood the above message. * * package sys-apps/portage-2.1.9.24 NOT merged * * Detected file collision(s): * * /usr/bin/quickpkg Should I remove the quickpkg to install new portage or comment-out "collision-protect" in make.conf? -- Joseph