localhost sqlalchemy # emerge =dev-python/sqlalchemy-0.7.5::gentoo >>> Emerging (1 of 1) dev-python/sqlalchemy-0.7.5 >>> Jobs: 0 of 1 complete, 1 running Load avg: 0.16, 0.15, 0.40openpty failed: 'out of pty devices' >>> Installing (1 of 1) dev-python/sqlalchemy-0.7.5 localhost sqlalchemy # ebuild sqlalchemy-0.7.5.ebuild clean test Ran 3344 tests in 93.138s OK (SKIP=139) * Testing of dev-python/sqlalchemy-0.7.5 with CPython 3.1... NB. It is required to remove the line invoking the patch lru_cache_timestamping.patch, being no longer required. Its use draws a prepare failure. good to go
Committed (with some additional improvements suggested by Arfrever on IRC). Thanks for reporting!