# emerge -1v importlib_metadata These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild N ] dev-python/importlib_metadata-4.11.2::gentoo USE="doc -test" PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_8 python3_9 (-pypy3) -python3_10" 0 KiB Total: 1 package (1 new), Size of downloads: 0 KiB >>> Verifying ebuild manifests >>> Emerging (1 of 1) dev-python/importlib_metadata-4.11.2::gentoo * importlib_metadata-4.11.2.tar.gz BLAKE2B SHA512 size ;-) ... [ ok ] >>> Unpacking source... >>> Unpacking importlib_metadata-4.11.2.tar.gz to /var/tmp/portage/dev-python/importlib_metadata-4.11.2/work >>> Source unpacked in /var/tmp/portage/dev-python/importlib_metadata-4.11.2/work >>> Preparing source in /var/tmp/portage/dev-python/importlib_metadata-4.11.2/work/importlib_metadata-4.11.2 ... >>> Source prepared. >>> Configuring source in /var/tmp/portage/dev-python/importlib_metadata-4.11.2/work/importlib_metadata-4.11.2 ... >>> Source configured. >>> Compiling source in /var/tmp/portage/dev-python/importlib_metadata-4.11.2/work/importlib_metadata-4.11.2 ... * python3_8: running distutils-r1_run_phase distutils-r1_python_compile * Building the wheel for importlib_metadata-4.11.2 via flit_core.buildapi * Installing the wheel to /var/tmp/portage/dev-python/importlib_metadata-4.11.2/work/importlib_metadata-4.11.2-python3_8/install * python3_9: running distutils-r1_run_phase distutils-r1_python_compile * Building the wheel for importlib_metadata-4.11.2 via flit_core.buildapi * Installing the wheel to /var/tmp/portage/dev-python/importlib_metadata-4.11.2/work/importlib_metadata-4.11.2-python3_9/install * Checking whether python3_10 is suitable ... * >=dev-lang/python-3.10.0_p1-r1:3.10 ... [ ok ] * python_check_deps ... * dev-python/sphinx[python_targets_python3_10(-)] ... [ ok ] * dev-python/jaraco-packaging[python_targets_python3_10(-)] ... [ ok ] * dev-python/rst-linker[python_targets_python3_10(-)] ... [ ok ] * Using python3.10 in global scope * python3_10: running distutils-r1_run_phase python_compile_all python3.10 -m sphinx.cmd.build -b html -d docs/_build/doctrees docs docs/_build/html Running Sphinx v4.4.0 making output directory... done /usr/bin/python3.10: can't open file '/var/tmp/portage/dev-python/importlib_metadata-4.11.2/work/importlib_metadata-4.11.2/docs/../setup.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory Reproducible: Always Emerge worked with this line in package.use: =dev-python/importlib_metadata-4.11.2 -doc
I don't think Python version is really relevant here.
confirmed with version 4.11.3
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 834684 ***