opendnssec-1.4.8 requires database migration, but the corresponding scripts are not included in the ebuild, requiring the user to get them from upstream and apply them manually. There are scripts in the ebuild but they apparently come from a previous migration, they do not include the changes required by 1.4.8. Without the migration, opendnssec will not even start. As a result, upgrading from pre 1.4.8 to 1.4.8 or 1.4.10 currently results in a non-working opendnssec. Reproducible: Always
Thanks for reporting! I revbumped 1.4.12 (r1) and added missing migration scripts in git commit 61c0f44e5832377589f06e6e1944c238a1fe3b08