Hello,

I removed via emerge --unmerge several packages that are of no need for me
(e.g. kernel-headers 2.4.21 and gaming kernel 2.4.22), since I am using
kernel 2.4.24 build from the 2.4.24 vanilla sources.

Why the heck does emerge want to reinstall these packages everytime I am
doing an emerge --update world? My system initially came with these
kernels, but meanwhile, I removed the kernels.

How can I prevent this? How do I tell portage not to reinstall these
packages?

Thank you a lot in advance!