Re: [gentoo-user] Problem merging meson with setuptools. Requesting setuptools-45

[james]

On 2/13/20 5:04 AM, Gerion Entrup wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a strange emerge/update problem:
> ```
> # emerge -a1 "=meson-0.52.1::gentoo" "=setuptools-42.0.2::gentoo" -v
> These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
>
> Calculating dependencies... done!
>
> !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "dev-python/setuptools[python_targets_python3_6(-)?,python_targets_python3_7(-)?,python_targets_python3_8(-)?,-python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_8(-)]" have been masked.
> !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request:
> - dev-python/setuptools-45.2.0::gentoo (masked by: package.mask, ~amd64 keyword)
> /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask:
> # Micha?? G??rny <mgorny@g.o> (2020-01-16)
> # The new version loses Python 2 support but does not introduce any real
> # changes.  Let's mask it to reduce the noise, and hopefully try to get
> # python2_7 out of default PYTHON_TARGETS first.
>
> - dev-python/setuptools-45.1.0::gentoo (masked by: package.mask, ~amd64 keyword)
>
> (dependency required by "dev-util/meson-0.52.1::gentoo" [ebuild])
> (dependency required by "=meson-0.52.1::gentoo" [argument])
> For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge
> man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook.
> ```
>
> I guess, this is unwanted, especially since both packages are stable.
> I don't find anything in the meson ebuild that explain the dependency to
> setuptools 45. Did I misconfigured something?
>
> Best,
> Gerion
>

Strange.

I have

Installed versions:  0.52.1^t(05:58:03 PM 01/15/2020)(-test 
PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_6 -python3_7 -python3_8")
with python3_6 highlighted

and setuptools:

Installed versions:  44.0.0^t(06:17:31 PM 02/10/2020)

perhaps it's confusion concerning python versioning?

hth,
James