The above upgrade apparently happened (associated with a system upgrade): $ eix sys-libs/glibc [I] sys-libs/glibc Available versions: (2.2) [M]~2.19-r3^s [M]2.31-r7^t [M]2.32-r8^t [M]2.33-r14^t [M]2.34-r14^t {M}2.35-r11^t {M}2.36-r8^t {M}2.37-r10^t 2.38-r13^t 2.39-r6^t **9999*l^t {audit caps cet +clone3 compile-locales +crypt custom-cflags debug doc experimental-loong gd hash-sysv-compat headers-only +multiarch multilib multilib-bootstrap nscd perl profile selinux +ssp stack-realign +static-libs static-pie suid systemd systemtap test vanilla} Installed versions: 2.39-r6(2.2)^t(08:26:36 PM 05/20/2024)(multiarch ssp static-libs -audit -caps -cet -compile-locales -custom-cflags -doc -gd -hash-sysv-compat -headers-only -multilib -multilib-bootstrap -nscd -perl -profile -selinux -stack-realign -suid -systemd -systemtap -test -vanilla) Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/ Description: GNU libc C library However, the uninstall log for glibc-2.38-r13 has Fatal glibc error: cannot get entropy for arc4random /storage/strogdon/gentoo-rap/var/tmp/portage/._portage_reinstall_.2_0fr_dk/bin/phase-functions.sh: line 159: 16276 Aborted (core dumped) ( export SANDBOX_ON=1; source "${T}/environment" || exit $?; export SANDBOX_ON=0; source "${PORTAGE_BIN_PATH}/save-ebuild-env.sh" || exit $?; __save_ebuild_env || exit $?; >> "${T}/environment.success" || exit $? ) > "${T}/environment.filtered" * ERROR: sys-libs/glibc-2.38-r11::gentoo failed (prerm phase): * error processing environment * * Call stack: * ebuild.sh, line 561: Called die * The specific snippet of code: * __preprocess_ebuild_env || die "error processing environment" * * If you need support, post the output of `emerge --info '=sys-libs/glibc-2.38-r11::gentoo'`, * the complete build log and the output of `emerge -pqv '=sys-libs/glibc-2.38-r11::gentoo'`. * The complete build log is located at '/storage/strogdon/gentoo-rap/var/tmp/portage/._unmerge_/sys-libs/glibc-2.38-r11/temp/build.log'. * The ebuild environment file is located at '/storage/strogdon/gentoo-rap/var/tmp/portage/._unmerge_/sys-libs/glibc-2.38-r11/temp/environment'. * Working directory: '/storage/strogdon/gentoo-rap/var/tmp/portage/._unmerge_/sys-libs/glibc-2.38-r11/empty' * S: '/storage/strogdon/gentoo-rap/var/tmp/portage/._unmerge_/sys-libs/glibc-2.38-r11/work/glibc-2.38' Fatal glibc error: cannot get entropy for arc4random * The ebuild phase 'die_hooks' has been killed by signal 6. !!! FAILED prerm: 1 Fatal glibc error: cannot get entropy for arc4random * The ebuild phase 'postrm' has been killed by signal 6. Fatal glibc error: cannot get entropy for arc4random * The ebuild phase 'die_hooks' has been killed by signal 6. !!! FAILED postrm: 1 * The 'postrm' phase of the 'sys-libs/glibc-2.38-r11' package has failed * with exit value 1. * * The problem occurred while executing the ebuild file named * 'glibc-2.38-r11.ebuild' located in the '/storage/strogdon/gentoo- * rap/var/db/pkg/sys-libs/glibc-2.38-r11' directory. If necessary, * manually remove the environment.bz2 file and/or the ebuild file located * in that directory. * * Removal of the environment.bz2 file is preferred since it may allow the * removal phases to execute successfully. The ebuild will be sourced and * the eclasses from the current ebuild repository will be used when * necessary. Removal of the ebuild file will cause the pkg_pr and to complete the upgrade I need: $ emerge -puDN world These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! Dependency resolution took 14.36 s (backtrack: 0/20). [ebuild U ] sys-libs/libxcrypt-4.4.36-r3 [4.4.36] [ebuild U ] net-libs/nodejs-20.12.1 [20.11.0] [ebuild U ] x11-libs/libxcb-1.17.0 [1.16.1] [ebuild U ] x11-misc/compose-tables-1.8.9 [1.8.7] [ebuild U ] x11-libs/libX11-1.8.9 [1.8.7] [ebuild U ] dev-python/scipy-1.12.0-r1 [1.12.0] which cannot be implemented: emerge -uDN world Calculating dependencies... done! Dependency resolution took 14.51 s (backtrack: 0/20). >>> Verifying ebuild manifests >>> Running pre-merge checks for sys-libs/libxcrypt-4.4.36-r3 >>> Running pre-merge checks for net-libs/nodejs-20.12.1 >>> Emerging (1 of 6) sys-libs/libxcrypt-4.4.36-r3::gentoo * libxcrypt-4.4.36-autotools.tar.xz BLAKE2B SHA512 size ;-) ... [ ok ] Fatal glibc error: cannot get entropy for arc4random * The ebuild phase 'unpack' has been killed by signal 6. Fatal glibc error: cannot get entropy for arc4random * The ebuild phase 'die_hooks' has been killed by signal 6. >>> Failed to emerge sys-libs/libxcrypt-4.4.36-r3, Log file: >>> '/storage/strogdon/gentoo-rap/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/libxcrypt-4.4.36-r3/temp/build.log' * Messages for package sys-libs/libxcrypt-4.4.36-r3: * The ebuild phase 'unpack' has been killed by signal 6.