Re: [gentoo-user] Can't upgrade portage or update/install ebuilds

[Daniel Pielmeier <billie@gentoo.org>]

Nikolay Pulev schrieb am 09.06.23 um 21:40:
> Hi community,
> 
> This is my first reach out to you. I have not update my machine for a long
> time and have no reached a point where I can't install or upgrade packages.
> My first concern is to update portage, however I get the error below error.
> Does anybody have any suggestions how I could progress with my machine
> update?
> 
> # emerge --oneshot sys-apps/portage
> 
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> 
> Calculating dependencies... done!
> 
> !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy
> ">=app-portage/gemato-14.5[python_targets_pypy3(-)?,python_targets_python3_10(-)?,python_targets_python3_11(-)?]"
> have been masked.
> !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your
> request:
> - app-portage/gemato-9999::gentoo (masked by: EAPI 8)
> - app-portage/gemato-20.4::gentoo (masked by: EAPI 8)
> - app-portage/gemato-20.2::gentoo (masked by: EAPI 8)
> - app-portage/gemato-20.1::gentoo (masked by: EAPI 8)
> 
> The current version of portage supports EAPI '7'. You must upgrade to a
> newer version of portage before EAPI masked packages can be installed.
> (dependency required by "sys-apps/portage-3.0.45.3-r2::gentoo" [ebuild])
> (dependency required by "sys-apps/portage" [argument])
> For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge
> man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook.
> 

If it is only about gemato then temporary disable the rsync-verify flag 
which pulls it in.

# USE="-rsync-verify" emerge sys-apps/portage

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Regards
Daniel