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From: Sam James <sam@g.o>
To: gentoo-commits@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-commits] data/gentoo-news:master commit in: 2021-10-18-libxcrypt-migration-stable/
Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 03:22:01
Message-Id: 1644290498.11dac3088fb3e629e0b899248e1228ad723e40f6.sam@gentoo
1 commit: 11dac3088fb3e629e0b899248e1228ad723e40f6
2 Author: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
3 AuthorDate: Tue Feb 8 03:21:38 2022 +0000
4 Commit: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
5 CommitDate: Tue Feb 8 03:21:38 2022 +0000
6 URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/data/gentoo-news.git/commit/?id=11dac308
7
8 2021-10-18-libxcrypt-migration-stable: mention circular dependencies
9
10 Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo.org>
11
12 .../2021-10-18-libxcrypt-migration-stable.en.txt | 8 +++++++-
13 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
14
15 diff --git a/2021-10-18-libxcrypt-migration-stable/2021-10-18-libxcrypt-migration-stable.en.txt b/2021-10-18-libxcrypt-migration-stable/2021-10-18-libxcrypt-migration-stable.en.txt
16 index d821eac..74e80d5 100644
17 --- a/2021-10-18-libxcrypt-migration-stable/2021-10-18-libxcrypt-migration-stable.en.txt
18 +++ b/2021-10-18-libxcrypt-migration-stable/2021-10-18-libxcrypt-migration-stable.en.txt
19 @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ aggressive in protecting even orphaned files. Instead,
20 use FEATURES="unmerge-orphans" which is almost identical
21 in behaviour.
22
23 -## Delaying the migration
24 +## Delaying the migration *or* circular dependencies
25
26 If for whatever reason you do *not* wish to switch now -
27 which is only delaying the inevitable - you
28 @@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ need to take the following steps:
29 * mask >=virtual/libcrypt-2
30 * unmask virtual/libcrypt:0/1
31
32 +If hitting circular dependencies involving Python 3.10,
33 +see the wiki for more details [3], but the same steps
34 +listed above must be taken (mask newer libcrypt temporarily,
35 +do a world upgrade, then unmask).
36 +
37 ## Migrating early
38
39 If you wish to manually migrate now, there are a series
40 @@ -102,3 +107,4 @@ For more information or troubleshooting tips, please see:
41 [0] https://bugs.gentoo.org/802267
42 [1] https://bugs.gentoo.org/802807
43 [2] https://bugs.gentoo.org/802210
44 +[3] https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/User:Sam/Portage_help/Circular_dependencies#Python_and_libcrypt