> > mips stage builds are currently broken since needed dependencies lack the 
> > mips keyword.
> >
[...]
> > 
> Can you share what exactly is missing?  This is a longterm project of mine, 
> but ever since the mail archives went out I can no longer see failed stage 
> builds to check.
> 

Sure, no problem:

Updating seed stage...
emerge --quiet --jobs 10 --load-average 64.0 --buildpkg=n -uDN @world

Performing Global Updates
(Could take a couple of minutes if you have a lot of binary packages.)
p


!!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "<dev-python/urllib3-3[python_targets_pypy3(-)?,python_targets_python3_10(-)?,python_targets_python3_11(-)?,python_targets_python3_12(-)?,python_targets_python3_13(-)?]" have been masked.
!!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request:
- dev-python/urllib3-2.2.2::gentoo (masked by: missing keyword)
- dev-python/urllib3-2.2.1::gentoo (masked by: missing keyword)

(dependency required by "dev-python/requests-2.32.3::gentoo" [ebuild])
(dependency required by "app-portage/gemato-20.6::gentoo[gpg]" [ebuild])
(dependency required by "sys-apps/portage-3.0.65::gentoo[rsync-verify,-build]" [ebuild])
(dependency required by "app-admin/perl-cleaner-2.31-r2::gentoo[-pkgcore]" [ebuild])
(dependency required by "dev-lang/perl-5.40.0::gentoo[-minimal]" [ebuild])
(dependency required by "sys-kernel/linux-headers-6.9::gentoo" [installed])
(dependency required by "virtual/os-headers-0-r2::gentoo" [installed])
(dependency required by "@system" [set])
(dependency required by "@world" [argument])
For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge
man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook.


-- 
Andreas K. Hüttel
dilfridge@gentoo.org
Gentoo Linux developer
(council, toolchain, base-system, perl, libreoffice)