I think I've got it. It seems jack-aware ebuilds need "jack" in the USE flags and I was mistaken that I had added that to my /etc/make.conf file. Now to rebuild all my sound apps... -- May the LORD God bless you exceedingly abundantly! Dave Craig - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "'So the universe is not quite as you thought it was. You'd better rearrange your beliefs, then. Because you certainly can't rearrange the universe.'" --from _Nightfall_ by Asimov/Silverberg