[gentoo-user] Possible bug: 'emerge borgbackup msgpack' fails due to conflicting stabilization

[gentoo-user] Possible bug: 'emerge borgbackup msgpack' fails due to conflicting stabilization

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Hi,

I have opened a bug for this [1], but am not sure, how the stabilization policies are, and are point to this list.

To quote from the bug report:
> I'm not sure if this a bug, but as far as I know on a stable system such packages should fit together. Currently, app-backup/borgbackup needs dev-python/msgpack-0.5.6, while dev-python/msgpack-0.6.2 is stable.

> As I direct consequence, portage complains about this in a normal update.
> Emerging a newer borgbackup seems to fix the error (as the dependency on msgpack is gone).

> Reproducible: Always

> Steps to Reproduce:
> 1. emerge borgbackup msgpack
> Actual Results:  
> Should work.

> Expected Results:  
> Conflicts.

This is not a support request. I know how to fix it for my installation. This is a request/info for fixing it upstream (if this is against the Gentoo stabilization policy).

Best,
Gerion

[1] https://bugs.gentoo.org/716588

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