n952162 wrote: > On 12/29/20 11:07 PM, n952162 wrote: >> >> >> So, I tried to do an emerge on @system. I got another slot conflict! >> This time for mako, which I'd seen go by sometimes as a "package of >> interest". It's only transgression: PYTHON_TARGET containing python3_7. >> >> > > Note that both the "scheduled for merge" depender and the "installed" > depender both required the same version of mako, 1.1.1-r1. The only > difference is the fact that one requirements specification has > python3-7, the other python3-8. The same pkg, the same binaries. > Something is wrong here. Why is it not good enough to specify python3? > > > >
All I can say is there is a reason for it. It seems there is significant changes between 3.7, 3.8 and 3.9 that causes compatibility issues, which is why each is slotted I guess. There is a comment on this bug that may explain it better. https://bugs.gentoo.org/762406#c1 It should go to the comment but if it doesn't, it's the first actual comment by Michał Górny. There's also a thread on -dev about this but it is short and likely won't explain much. Dale :-) :-)
