On 29/11/2017 21:48, allan gottlieb wrote: > I have two systems that are close in both hardware and software. > > Today I did eix-sync on each followed by > emerge --update --changed-use --with-bdeps=y @world > > On one system (dell 6430) I was presented with many packages to merge > python-3.5.4 [ebuild NS] > many to reinstall [ebuild R] > > This was not surprising. > > The other system (dell 7450) failed with the following > > !!! Problem resolving dependencies for sys-process/systemd-cron from @selected > ... done! > > !!! The ebuild selected to satisfy "sys-process/systemd-cron" has unmet > requirements. > - sys-process/systemd-cron-1.5.4::gentoo USE="-cron-boot -etc-crontab-systemd > -minutely -setgid -test -yearly" ABI_X86="(64)" > PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET="python3_4 python3_5 (-pypy3) (-python3_6)" > PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_5 (-pypy3) -python3_4 (-python3_6)" > > The following REQUIRED_USE flag constraints are unsatisfied: > exactly-one-of ( python_single_target_pypy3 > python_single_target_python3_4 python_single_target_python3_5 > python_single_target_python3_6 ) python_single_target_python3_4? ( > python_targets_python3_4 ) > > The above constraints are a subset of the following complete expression: > exactly-one-of ( python_single_target_pypy3 > python_single_target_python3_4 python_single_target_python3_5 > python_single_target_python3_6 ) python_single_target_pypy3? ( > python_targets_pypy3 ) python_single_target_python3_4? ( > python_targets_python3_4 ) python_single_target_python3_5? ( > python_targets_python3_5 ) python_single_target_python3_6? ( > python_targets_python3_6 ) > > (dependency required by "@selected" [set]) > (dependency required by "@world" [argument]) > > Both 6430 and 7450 have the following content in > /etc/portage/package.use/systemd-cron > > # systemd-cron needs PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET = 3.x. > sys-process/systemd-cron python_single_target_python3_4 > > Those files are 2+ years old on each system > > I have not let the 6430 proceed with the emerge update world. > > Thanks in advance for any help. > allan >
Your machines differ between PYTHON_TARGETS and PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET, either globally or for that one package. Compare: emerge --info | grep PYTHON list of installed pythons eselect python list The cause is likely in make.conf somewhere -- Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com
