Apparently, though unproven, at 14:30 on Wednesday 17 November 2010, cov...@ccs.covici.com did opine thusly:
> I currently am using unstable gentoo and have 2.2.0_alpha1. Now if I > obey instructions, portage will be downgraded to 2.1.9.24. I really > prefer the 2.2 series unless something has gone very wrong, why is this > happening and how can I prevent this? > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions. The answer you seek is all in $PORTDIR/profiles/Changelog -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com