Tried to emerge ipython, but emerge failed because wstools-0.4.5 required pip.req: Package: dev-python/wstools-0.4.5 Repository: gentoo Maintainer: python@gentoo.org USE: amd64 elibc_glibc kernel_linux python_targets_python2_7 python_targets_python3_4 userland_GNU FEATURES: preserve-libs sandbox userpriv usersandbox >>> Unpacking source... >>> Unpacking wstools-0.4.5.tar.gz to /var/tmp/portage/dev-python/wstools-0.4.5/work >>> Source unpacked in /var/tmp/portage/dev-python/wstools-0.4.5/work >>> Preparing source in /var/tmp/portage/dev-python/wstools-0.4.5/work/wstools-0.4.5 ... >>> Source prepared. >>> Configuring source in /var/tmp/portage/dev-python/wstools-0.4.5/work/wstools-0.4.5 ... >>> Source configured. >>> Compiling source in /var/tmp/portage/dev-python/wstools-0.4.5/work/wstools-0.4.5 ... python2_7: running distutils-r1_run_phase distutils-r1_python_compile /usr/bin/python2.7 setup.py build Traceback (most recent call last): File "setup.py", line 12, in <module> from pip.req import parse_requirements ImportError: No module named pip.req I think wstools-0.4.6 doesn't depend on `pip.req`. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: emerge ipython
The unnecessary pip dep and lots of others have been patched out in 0.4.5-r1.
