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As python-2.7 was EOL'ed I find some packages are being retired and have/will |
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fall off the tree; e.g. app-office/taskcoach. I keep a version of taskcoach |
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running in a VM in the hope the devs/maintainer will come up with a version |
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updated to run on later python releases. Then I see this: |
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!!! The following installed packages are masked: |
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- app-emulation/virtualbox-bin-5.2.40.137108::gentoo (masked by: package.mask) |
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/usr/portage/profiles/package.mask: |
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# Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> (2020-08-22) |
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# These packages (or package versions) still require Python 2.7. |
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# They are either dead upstream, their Python 3 porting efforts are |
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# not progressing or their maintainers are simply unresponsive. |
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# Please do not remove any packages from this list unless you actually |
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# port it to Python 3. |
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# Removal in 30 days. Tracker bug #694800. |
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For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge |
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man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook. |
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I have a number of VBox VM systems, some with active software licenses running |
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on them and the VBox-bin is a low-maintenance and convenient way to run them. |
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I'd prefer to avoid emerging a non-bin VBox. Is there some way I could keep |
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older packages running in Gentoo, until more up to date versions appear again |
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in the tree (if ever)? |
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