emerge -NDauv world These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "<dev-lang/python-2.6" have been masked. !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request: - dev-lang/python-2.5.4-r2 (masked by: package.mask) - dev-lang/python-2.5.2-r8 (masked by: package.mask) - dev-lang/python-2.5.2-r7 (masked by: package.mask) - dev-lang/python-2.4.4-r15 (masked by: package.mask) - dev-lang/python-2.4.4-r14 (masked by: package.mask) - dev-lang/python-2.4.4-r6 (masked by: package.mask) - dev-lang/python-2.4.4-r5 (masked by: package.mask) For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook. (dependency required by "dev-python/simplejson-2.0.9" [installed]) (dependency required by "@world" [argument]) Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.emerge dev-python/simplejson Actual Results: it requires old python Expected Results: it compiles with new actual python I have tested it to compile fine with 2.6 so please update ebuild accordingly
+ 23 Apr 2009; Patrick Lauer <patrick@gentoo.org> simplejson-2.0.9: + Fixing python dep for py 2.6, fixes #267179 must have been a leftover from an old version.