On Mon, 13 Sep 2021 21:11:49 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: > On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 10:21:27PM +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote > > On Mon, 13 Sep 2021 15:59:52 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: > > > > > I have a notebook that I haven't updated for a while. After > > > emerge sync, it said to "emerge -1 portage". Trying to do so got > > > me the following as listed in the gzipped attachment. I'd really > > > rather not re-install. Is there a way to get out of this? > > > > You've been hit by the switch from Python 3.8 to 3.9 by the looks of > > it. Try adding "sys-apps/portage python_targets_python3_8" to > > package.use. > > > > You'll probably have to add a few more packages to this list to get > > world updated. > > Thank you very much. Progress. I've managed to get portage-3.0.26-r6 > built. My package.use currently has... > > sys-apps/portage -rsync-verify python_targets_python3_8 > dev-python/setuptool python_targets_python3_8 > dev-python/setuptools python_targets_python3_8 > dev-python/certifi python_targets_python3_8 > dev-python/setuptools_scm python_targets_python3_8 > dev-python/toml python_targets_python3_8 > > Can I remove the python flags now or should I do a world update first?
Do a world update first, but you'll probably find you still need some of them afterwards. I keep them in a separate file in package.use, so I can move it and try a world update to see what is still needed. -- Neil Bothwick Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.
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