student <nospam@a.b.c.dINVALID> wrote:

> Hence my question: why does installing
>
> sys-apps/baselayout-1.11.10-r6

This is a testing version of baselayout. I don't use ~x86 packages
unless I have to so I'm guessing here.

> entail installing
>
> sys-apps/sysvinit-2.86
>
> Would sysvinit-2.86 supplant my existing bootup machinery
> and, if it would not, why does baselayout-1.11.10-r6 need it?

The current stable baselayout contains some sysvinit scripts. I can only
assume that the devs are going to separate these out hence the sysvinit
package.

--
Andy.