Re: [gentoo-user] Issues with Python 3.8?

[Arve Barsnes <arve.barsnes@gmail.com>]

On Thu, 3 Jun 2021 at 10:20, J. Roeleveld <joost@antarean.org> wrote:
> I've got several packages complaining about "PYTHON_TARGETS" missing
> "python3_8":
>
>   The following REQUIRED_USE flag constraints are unsatisfied:
>     python_targets_python3_8
>
>   The above constraints are a subset of the following complete expression:
>     any-of ( python_targets_python3_8 )
>
> I saw the news-item, but it doesn't specify what to do with packages that only
> list 3.8 and occasionally 3.7.

You can add 3.8 as a target on a specific package by specifying the
USE flag 'python_targets_python3_8' for it.

If you decide to go that route, I recommend doing that only on a
specific package version. You will then be required to keep up with
the package if a new version is released that still does not have 3.9
available, but you will automatically be rid of the 3.8 dependency on
that package whenever a version is released that can be upgraded to
3.9.

Cheers,
Arve