Re: [gentoo-user] override PYTHON_TARGETS to avoid a slot collision

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Dec 2020 15:11:34 +0100, n952162 wrote:
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>> I update the /etc/portage/package.use files by hand, so I get a feeling
>> for how it works.  Can it be that etc-update is a "smart system" that
>> does more than just that?
> Yes, read the docs, it merges the old and new configs. I prefer to use
> conf-update but all the config managers do much the same thing.
>
>

There's also dispatch-conf as well.  I can't recall how many config
managers there is but each seems to work a little different.  I'd
suggest OP try them all and then pick the one they like the best.  I
like dispatch-conf but others like something else.  Either of them gets
the job done. Oh, some can also be configured to have fancy colors and
such as well.  Let's complicate things a little more.  :/ 

Just another option, as if there wasn't already some mentioned.  lol 

My opinion on the upgrade problem; I'd look at the world file, maybe
even post it here, to see what has crept into it that shouldn't be there
or is no longer in the tree.  I had to unmerge several packages recently
to get a update done.  Some died ages ago.  They were related to old
python versions if I recall correctly. 

Dale

:-)  :-)