On Thursday 01 May 2008, reader@(protected):

>  waiting for lock on
> /var/tmp/portage/sys-fs/.udev-120.portage_lockfile
>
> And has been there a good while.
>
> Looking at the bugs I see it mentioned but says it was fixed quite
> sometime ago.
>
> Any suggestions of how to get past this item and on with updating
> world?

Ctrl-C to kill the emerge and
rm /var/tmp/portage/sys-fs/.udev-120.portage_lockfile

then try again

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Alan McKinnon
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