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On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 08:55:35PM -0600, Joseph wrote |
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> During upgrade a got a message: |
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> !! The following installed packages are masked: |
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> - dev-lang/python-3.1.5-r1::gentoo (masked by: package.mask) |
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> /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask: |
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> # Micha?? Górny <mgorny@g.o> (07 Aug 2013) |
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> # These outdated versions of Python are no longer updated or maintained |
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> # properly. Python 2.5 started to become a blocker for Python 3.3. |
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> # Python 3.1 has proved to become unfriendly to writing portable code. |
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> # PyPy is still experimental and we're in process of bringing 2.1. |
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> # The remaining packages are backports of functions that targeted only |
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> # the very specific version. The masked packages will be removed |
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> # in 30 days. Afterwards, ebuild and eclass support for those |
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> # implementations will be removed. Bug #480070. |
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> |
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> My default is set to: python2.7 * |
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> Should I remove manually python-3.1.5-r1 |
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I suggest "emerge --sync" followed by a regular world update. My |
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current python versions are 2.7.5 and 3.2.5-r1. The update should |
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replace your 3.1.5-r1 with the current 3.2 version. |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |
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I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications |
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