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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Updating old Gentoo on notebook
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2021 07:22:27
Message-Id: 20210914082207.6141d4a4@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Updating old Gentoo on notebook by Walter Dnes
1 On Mon, 13 Sep 2021 21:11:49 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote:
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3 > On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 10:21:27PM +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote
4 > > On Mon, 13 Sep 2021 15:59:52 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote:
5 > >
6 > > > I have a notebook that I haven't updated for a while. After
7 > > > emerge sync, it said to "emerge -1 portage". Trying to do so got
8 > > > me the following as listed in the gzipped attachment. I'd really
9 > > > rather not re-install. Is there a way to get out of this?
10 > >
11 > > You've been hit by the switch from Python 3.8 to 3.9 by the looks of
12 > > it. Try adding "sys-apps/portage python_targets_python3_8" to
13 > > package.use.
14 > >
15 > > You'll probably have to add a few more packages to this list to get
16 > > world updated.
17 >
18 > Thank you very much. Progress. I've managed to get portage-3.0.26-r6
19 > built. My package.use currently has...
20 >
21 > sys-apps/portage -rsync-verify python_targets_python3_8
22 > dev-python/setuptool python_targets_python3_8
23 > dev-python/setuptools python_targets_python3_8
24 > dev-python/certifi python_targets_python3_8
25 > dev-python/setuptools_scm python_targets_python3_8
26 > dev-python/toml python_targets_python3_8
27 >
28 > Can I remove the python flags now or should I do a world update first?
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30 Do a world update first, but you'll probably find you still need some of
31 them afterwards. I keep them in a separate file in package.use, so I can
32 move it and try a world update to see what is still needed.
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36 Neil Bothwick
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38 Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Updating old Gentoo on notebook Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>