Re: [gentoo-user] "masked by: EAPI 7" trying up update "portage" - how to proceed

[Neil Bothwick]

On Thu, 11 Jun 2020 08:47:50 +0200, n952162 wrote:

> I haven't clue what to do here.  Can somebody supply a good URL or
> explanation?
>
> The emerge(1) man page says:
>
>         EAPI   The EAPI variable in an ebuild(5) file is used to mask
> packages that are not
>                supported  by  the  current  version of portage. Packages
> masked by EAPI can
>                only be installed after portage has been upgraded.
>
> but it's precisely portage that I'm trying to update.
>
> The comand was:
>
>      sudo emerge -vauU portage 2>&1 | tee -a portage.200611
>
>
> 01~>cat /tmp/portage.200611
>
>   * IMPORTANT: 2 config files in '/etc/portage' need updating.

Which config files need updating and why haven't you updated them? It may
be relevant.

>
> These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
>
> Calculating dependencies
>   * IMPORTANT: 25 news items need reading for repository 'gentoo'.
>   * Use eselect news read to view new items.

Why haven't you read these? There were recent news items relating to
python changes, which may have a direct bearing on your situation.

>
>   * See the CONFIGURATION FILES and CONFIGURATION FILES UPDATE TOOLS
>   * sections of the emerge man page to learn how to update config files.
> .... done!
>
> Total: 0 packages, Size of downloads: 0 KiB
>
> !!! The following update has been skipped due to unsatisfied
> dependencies:
>
> sys-apps/portage:0
>
>    selected: (sys-apps/portage-2.3.13-r1:0/0::gentoo, installed)
>    skipped: (sys-apps/portage-2.3.99-r2:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled
> for merge) (see unsatisfied dependency below)
>
> !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy
> "dev-lang/python:3.7[bzip2(+),threads(+)]" have been masked.
> !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your
> request:
> - dev-lang/python-3.9.0_beta3::gentoo (masked by: EAPI 7)
> - dev-lang/python-3.9.0_beta2::gentoo (masked by: EAPI 7)
> - dev-lang/python-3.9.0_beta1::gentoo (masked by: EAPI 7)
> - dev-lang/python-3.9.0_alpha6::gentoo (masked by: EAPI 7)
> - dev-lang/python-3.8.3::gentoo (masked by: EAPI 7)
> - dev-lang/python-3.8.2-r2::gentoo (masked by: EAPI 7)
> - dev-lang/python-3.8.2-r1::gentoo (masked by: EAPI 7)
> - dev-lang/python-3.7.7-r2::gentoo (masked by: EAPI 7)
> - dev-lang/python-3.7.7-r1::gentoo (masked by: EAPI 7)
> - dev-lang/python-3.6.10-r2::gentoo (masked by: EAPI 7)
> - dev-lang/python-3.6.10-r1::gentoo (masked by: EAPI 7)
> - dev-lang/python-2.7.18::gentoo (masked by: EAPI 7)
> - dev-lang/python-2.7.17-r2::gentoo (masked by: EAPI 7)
>
> The current version of portage supports EAPI '6'. You must upgrade to a
> newer version of portage before EAPI masked packages can be installed.
> (dependency required by
> "sys-apps/portage-2.3.99-r2::gentoo[python_targets_python3_7]" [ebuild])
> For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge
> man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook.

This is the basic problem, you have a very old version of portage, how
long since this system was updated? Is this the same one you have been
asking questions about belated updates before? Did you try everything
suggested?

>   * sys-apps/portage
>
>
> Would you like to add these packages to your world favorites? [Yes/No]
>  >>> Recording sys-apps/portage in "world" favorites file...

You don't want basic system commands in your world file. This has been
explained to you before, and the need to use --oneshot when updating
individual packages. It is quite possible that world file pollution has
some bearing on your situation.

Deal with the outstanding issues of updates, news and the world file
before trying to proceed. Even if it doesn't fix every problem, it makes
the output much easier to parse when all that detail is gone.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.