On a merged-usr system, both packages install /usr/bin/bzip2 and /usr/bin/bunzip2. Personally, I would just drop the "symlink" USE flag.
The bug has been closed via the following commit(s): https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=91016d3668de9ce1a9da58f9668db756d1197c63 commit 91016d3668de9ce1a9da58f9668db756d1197c63 Author: Mike Gilbert <floppym@gentoo.org> AuthorDate: 2022-09-05 15:04:17 +0000 Commit: Mike Gilbert <floppym@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2022-09-05 21:32:01 +0000 app-arch/bzip2: add blocker against lbzip2 Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/868318 Signed-off-by: Mike Gilbert <floppym@gentoo.org> .../bzip2/{bzip2-1.0.8-r1.ebuild => bzip2-1.0.8-r2.ebuild} | 12 +----------- app-arch/bzip2/bzip2-9999.ebuild | 4 +++- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
The bug has been referenced in the following commit(s): https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=43807853b0b9335a2c51a7b92820f9ee2091dcff commit 43807853b0b9335a2c51a7b92820f9ee2091dcff Author: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> AuthorDate: 2022-09-06 03:36:46 +0000 Commit: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2022-09-06 03:36:46 +0000 profiles/base: mask app-arch/lbzip2[symlink], app-arch/pigz[symlink] Incompatible with merged-usr and is a fundamentally flaky approach. - app-arch/lbzip2: bug #868318 (possible solution in bug #868651) - app-arch/pigz: bug #868312 (possible solution in bug #868648) It's suggested that users who want this feature use a wrapper script in /usr/local (or otherwise on PATH), or configure tools like tar to use lbzip2 & pigz respectively using EXTRA_ECONF. Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/868318 Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/868312 Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/868651 Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/868648 Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> profiles/base/package.use.mask | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
The bug has been referenced in the following commit(s): https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=876ad3a2e8d9893a31390c0f7b8a956dad4df17a commit 876ad3a2e8d9893a31390c0f7b8a956dad4df17a Author: Mike Gilbert <floppym@gentoo.org> AuthorDate: 2022-09-06 16:01:50 +0000 Commit: Mike Gilbert <floppym@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2022-09-06 16:10:07 +0000 app-arch/bzip2: add blocker against app-arch/pbzip2[symlink] Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/868318 Signed-off-by: Mike Gilbert <floppym@gentoo.org> app-arch/bzip2/{bzip2-1.0.8-r2.ebuild => bzip2-1.0.8-r3.ebuild} | 3 ++- app-arch/bzip2/bzip2-9999.ebuild | 3 ++- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
The bug has been referenced in the following commit(s): https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=af81e169a9752436ccb0b16f1ea6ea6a864f0e82 commit af81e169a9752436ccb0b16f1ea6ea6a864f0e82 Author: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> AuthorDate: 2022-12-27 11:58:40 +0000 Commit: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2022-12-27 11:58:40 +0000 app-arch/pbzip2: drop masked USE=symlink Use app-alternative/bzip2 instead (see news item). Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/868651 Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/868318 Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> app-arch/pbzip2/metadata.xml | 3 --- app-arch/pbzip2/pbzip2-1.1.13.ebuild | 13 ++----------- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=524ac2e8f417bdbe556aa92b17121be3fb744e0a commit 524ac2e8f417bdbe556aa92b17121be3fb744e0a Author: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> AuthorDate: 2022-12-27 11:57:17 +0000 Commit: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2022-12-27 11:57:26 +0000 app-arch/lbzip2: drop masked USE=symlink Use app-alternative/bzip2 instead (see news item). Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/868651 Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/868318 Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> app-arch/lbzip2/lbzip2-2.5_p20181227-r1.ebuild | 14 +------------- app-arch/lbzip2/metadata.xml | 3 --- 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 16 deletions(-)
