On Thu, 3 Jun 2021 10:48:25 +0200, Arve Barsnes wrote: > > I've got several packages complaining about "PYTHON_TARGETS" missing > > "python3_8": > > > > The following REQUIRED_USE flag constraints are unsatisfied: > > python_targets_python3_8 > > > > The above constraints are a subset of the following complete > > expression: any-of ( python_targets_python3_8 ) > > > > I saw the news-item, but it doesn't specify what to do with packages > > that only list 3.8 and occasionally 3.7. > > You can add 3.8 as a target on a specific package by specifying the > USE flag 'python_targets_python3_8' for it. > > If you decide to go that route, I recommend doing that only on a > specific package version. You will then be required to keep up with > the package if a new version is released that still does not have 3.9 > available, but you will automatically be rid of the 3.8 dependency on > that package whenever a version is released that can be upgraded to > 3.9.
I'd also put them in a separate file in /etc/portage/package.use, that way you can review and remove the changes easily. -- Neil Bothwick ASSISTANT MANAGER: Feminine form of the word manager (q.v.).
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