I cannot upgrade to mysql-8 because it does not have a static use flag required by virtual/mysql. dev-db/mysqltuner depends on virtual/mysql Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. emerge -1pv =dev-db/mysql-8.0.18 Actual Results: These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild N ] dev-libs/libedit-20190324.3.1::gentoo USE="(split-usr) -static-libs" ABI_X86="32 (64) (-x32)" 510 KiB [ebuild U ] dev-db/mysql-8.0.18:0/0::gentoo [5.7.27-r1:0/18::gentoo] USE="perl server -cjk -cracklib -debug -jemalloc -latin1 -libressl -numa -profiling -router% (-selinux) -tcmalloc -test (-client-libs%) (-experimental%) (-static%) (-static-libs%) (-systemtap%) (-yassl%)" ABI_X86="(-32%*) (-64%*) (-x32%)" 333 KiB Total: 2 packages (1 upgrade, 1 new), Size of downloads: 843 KiB !!! Multiple package instances within a single package slot have been pulled !!! into the dependency graph, resulting in a slot conflict: dev-db/mysql:0 (dev-db/mysql-8.0.18:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled in by =dev-db/mysql-8.0.18 (Argument) (dev-db/mysql-5.7.27-r1:0/18::gentoo, installed) pulled in by >=dev-db/mysql-5.6[embedded(-)?,server?,static?] required by (virtual/mysql-5.6-r12:0/18::gentoo, installed See also: https://bugs.gentoo.org/697640
Upstream removed the possibility to build static mysql, see https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/source-configuration-options.html#option_cmake_disable_shared
