After emerge, I get this: !!! The following installed packages are masked: - virtual/python-json-0::gentoo (masked by: package.mask) /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask: # Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> (12 Sep 2013) # All currently supported Python implementations have built-in json # module already. This renders the virtual no longer needed. Please # remove your dependencies on it and enjoy json out-of-the-box. # Removal in 30 days. It seems this means that depclean should uninstall that package. Indeed, I get: kdp@jansky ~ $ equery d virtual/python-json * These packages depend on virtual/python-json: kdp@jansky ~ $ However: kdp@jansky ~ $ sudo emerge -p --depclean Calculating dependencies... done! >>> No packages selected for removal by depclean >>> To see reverse dependencies, use --verbose Packages installed: 204 Packages in world: 42 Packages in system: 44 Required packages: 204 Number to remove: 0
(In reply to Dirkjan Ochtman from comment #0) ~ $ sudo emerge -p --depclean > Calculating dependencies... done! > >>> No packages selected for removal by depclean You need to use --verbose to see the reverse dependencies.
Is this still a problem? I believe depclean does handle virtuals just fine, probably "equery d" was wrong.
I guess not.
