Bug 261605 – sys-apps/portage-2.1.6.7 All ebuilds that could satisfy ">=dev-lang/python-2.5" have been masked.

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Daniel Simao 2009-03-07 18:51:10 UTC]

After I do emerge --sync. Portage says me an new version of portage available.
So I do emerge -av portage and server say to me:

#emerge -av portage

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies \
!!! All ebuilds that could satisfy ">=dev-lang/python-2.5" have been masked.
!!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request:
- dev-lang/python-2.5.4-r2 (masked by: required EAPI 1, supported EAPI 0)
- dev-lang/python-2.5.2-r7 (masked by: required EAPI 1, supported EAPI 0)
- dev-lang/python-2.5.2-r8 (masked by: required EAPI 1, supported EAPI 0)
- dev-lang/python-2.6-r5 (masked by: required EAPI 2, supported EAPI 0)
# Ali Polatel <[e-mail]> (05 Oct 2008)
# Masked until packages that don't work with it are fixed.
# see bug #230205 for more info

- dev-lang/python-2.6.1 (masked by: required EAPI 2, supported EAPI 0)

For more information, see MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or
refer to the Gentoo Handbook.
(dependency required by "dev-python/pycrypto-2.0.1-r8" [ebuild])

# emerge -s portage
*  sys-apps/portage
      Latest version available: 2.1.6.7
      Latest version installed: 2.1.2.2
      Size of files: 608 kB
      Homepage:      http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/portage/index.xml
      Description:   Portage is the package management and distribution system for Gentoo
      License:       GPL-2


Reproducible: Always

[Comment 1 Lars Wendler (Polynomial-C) (RETIRED) 2009-03-07 19:03:23 UTC]

Do you have "dev-lang/python" in your /etc/portage/package.unmask file?

[Comment 2 Rafał Mużyło 2009-03-07 19:05:47 UTC]

That's what you get if you fail to update for so long.

First try 'emerge -1 --nodeps portage', if that works,
"problem" should be gone.

[Comment 3 Lars Wendler (Polynomial-C) (RETIRED) 2009-03-07 19:17:58 UTC]

(In reply to comment #1)
> Do you have "dev-lang/python" in your /etc/portage/package.unmask file?

Forget that, it's completely unrelated. You have to update portage in steps...

Try this:

  emerge -av =portage-2.1.4*

and if that works, proceed with

  emerge -av portage



(In reply to comment #2)
> That's what you get if you fail to update for so long.
> 
> First try 'emerge -1 --nodeps portage', if that works,
> "problem" should be gone.

That won't work as his installed portage-version is not EAPI-1 aware.

[Comment 4 Daniel Simao 2009-03-07 19:21:50 UTC]

Thanks it seems that problem has gone.

with emerge -1 --nodeps portage

when I've tried emerge -av =portage-2.1.4* I've the same problem.

Thanks to all

[Comment 5 Rafał Mużyło 2009-03-07 20:33:40 UTC]

Actually, that worked only because all portage ebuilds still seem to be
EAPI="0".