Alexandre Rostovtsev <tetromino@gentoo.org> said:
> dev-python/pygobject:3 has been added to gx86 (package.masked for
> now). It provides only gobject-introspection based bindings ("from
> gi.repository import GLib"). Per upstream decision, pygobject:2,
> starting with 2.28.6-r50, will install only "classic" bindings
> ("import glib"), since its old gi module heavily collides with
> pygobject:3. To make the transition a bit easier for users who are
> doing their own python development, the introspection USE flag on
> pygobject-2.28.6-r50 pulls in pygobject-3 for the new gi module (in
> lieu of installing pygobject-2's internal gi).

I'd recommend you open a tracker bug for this porting effort.  No one is
going to be able to follow exactly what has been done via the mailing
list :)

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