Re: [gentoo-user] "masked by: EAPI 7" trying up update "portage" - how to proceed

[Peter Humphrey <peter@prh.myzen.co.uk>]

On Friday, 12 June 2020 15:52:50 BST Michael wrote:
> On Friday, 12 June 2020 15:44:05 BST n952162 wrote:

> > And, BTW, is there a reason to do @system if that's a subset of @world?
> 
> To rebuild with the latest gcc and work through any convoluted dependencies
> cutting across into world.  It may not add anything, but other than
> rebuilding a few packages I don't think it will hurt.

Here's the pair of scripts I use when upgrading gcc:

$ cat /usr/local/bin/ejsys
#!/bin/bash

echo && echo "Be sure to have upgraded gcc and switched to the new version!" 
&& echo
echo "Mounting /boot for intel-microcode to install." && echo

mount /boot
emerge $@ -1 --jobs libtool && emerge $@ -1 --jobs llvm clang wxGTK &&\
emerge $@ --jobs --keep-going --nospinner @system linux-firmware intel-
microcode \
        --exclude="gcc libtool llvm clang wxGTK"

$ cat /usr/local/bin/ejeworld
#!/bin/bash
emerge -1 --jobs --load-average=48 --keep-going --nospinner $@ \
        -e @apps @base @core @plasma @utils @xorg @world \
        --exclude="$(cat ~/system.pkgs) linux-firmware intel-microcode \
            libtool llvm clang wxGTK gentoo-sources"

First I run ejsys, then I compile a new kernel and boot it, then I run 
ejeworld.

The precise choice of packages to emerge with @system may differ between 
systems.

HTH.

-- 
Regards,
Peter.