xz-ulits circular dependencies

[ritzmax72]

Hello, I am getting xz-ulits circular dependencies on world update as well as updating other packages.
my xz-utils is at 5.4.2 as recommended.

[logrusx]

Show us the complete output as well as the command you're running. Emerge --info might also be helpful.

Also you're a bit too late with the update of xz-utils. The whole backdoor drama was some time in April or even the end of March.

Best Regards,
Georgi

[Ionen]

Are all the other packages showing a "N" for new by any chances? Aka, portage thinks nothing is installed.

That circular dependency typically happens when /var is not mounted (if separate) or /var/db/pkg was deleted for some reason (aka the files where portage stores its knowledge of what is installed). Losing it essentially means needing to reinstall unless you have a backup, it'd be too messy to salvage and require more work+workarounds than just reinstalling.

[logrusx]

Similar thread where Sam has expressed the same concern:

https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-1169055.html

Happening to multiple users at the same time is suspicious though.

Best Regards,
Georgi

[Hu]

It looks to me like it's the same user, just opening a new thread for the same problem.

ritzmax72: why did you make a separate thread instead of continuing in @world update: dependency loop: xz-utils, elt-patches?

[logrusx]

[ritzmax72]