diffoscope stable wants python_targets_python3_12@minimal

[CaptainBlood]

portage rationale.

However latest stable has:

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equery u libarchive-c
[ Legend : U - final flag setting for installation]
[        : I - package is installed with flag     ]
[ Colors : set, unset                             ]
 * Found these USE flags for dev-python/libarchive-c-5.2:
 U I
 + + python_targets_python3_11 : Build with Python 3.11
 - - python_targets_python3_12 : Build with Python 3.12
 - - python_targets_python3_13 : Build with Python 3.13
 - - test                      : Enable dependencies and/or preparations necessary to run tests (usually controlled
                                 by FEATURES=test but can be toggled independently)

Kinda annoying here

Thks 4 ur attention, interest & support.

[Hu]

Gentoo made python3.12 the default on 2024-06-01, according to the news. Gentoo moved to python3.13 on 2025-05-01, also according to news. According to the README from libarchive-c (permanent link), they only test python3.12 and python3.13. Therefore, if there is a bug here, it is that Gentoo has not removed python3_11 from libarchive-c's PYTHON_COMPAT, even though upstream no longer tests it. However, since very few Gentoo users are likely to even use python3.11 with current libarchive-c, removing that is not needed until it causes a problem.

[CaptainBlood]

@Hu
So no bug report...

Thks 4 ur attention, interest & support.

[sam_]

https://github.com/Changaco/python-liba ... issues/139

[CaptainBlood]

'Closed a not planned'

Guess it's time to move to python:3.12 here.

Thks 4 ur attention, interest & support.

[CaptainBlood]

I'm pretty sure I didn't migrate in the past for some not so bad reason...

Dang! As of today, almost 1 year after Gentoo made python3.12 the default on 2024-06-01, migrating to python3.12 would fail for at least 4 stable packages::gentoo.
Keywording isn't an option for at least two of them. (one kinda deprecated though).

As migrating to python3.13, no keywording for at least 3 other stable packages.

Sorry but I'm staying with python3.11, with support of my local repository.

If only portage tool stack had a layer to check such situation, such things could easier to prevent...
Drilling for python3.14 seems a higher priority than stable ::gentoo consistency.

Thks 4 ur attention, interest & support.

[Hu]

What packages are you using that have python3.11 as their highest supported Python?

[CaptainBlood]

@hu
Please stop trying to make a fool or whatever maniac you like of myself:
I'm not talking package here, I'm talking consistency of stable;;gentoo. vs dev-lang/python:++ race.

I've ranted a few times how inconsistent stable::gentoo is.

This doesn't change much over time:
1 year later stable[python3.12]::gentoo isn't fully achieved.
Plz move on if you agree with such a discrepancy.

If I were you I'd rather report to ask for a tool that detects such a situation.
Such an internal request is far more likely to get agreed upon than if coming from any only common user.
I evaluate my chances to null there.

Thks 4 ur attention, interest & support.

[fedeliallalinea]

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$ diff -Naru <(EIX_LIMIT_COMPACT=0 eix --only-in-overlay gentoo --stable --only-names --use python_targets_python3_11) <(EIX_LIMIT_COMPACT=0 eix --only-in-overlay gentoo --stable --only-names --use python_targets_python3_12)$

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--- /proc/self/fd/11    2025-05-25 07:07:45.900893385 +0200
+++ /proc/self/fd/12    2025-05-25 07:07:45.900893385 +0200
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 app-forensics/volatility3
 app-forensics/yara-x
 app-i18n/ibus
-app-i18n/ibus-cangjie
 app-i18n/nkf
 app-misc/asciinema
 app-misc/binwalk
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@
 app-text/capyt
 app-text/cssmin
 app-text/dblatex
-app-text/gnome-doc-utils
 app-text/grip
 app-text/htmlmin
 app-text/pdfarranger
@@ -126,7 +124,6 @@
 dev-libs/link-grammar
 dev-libs/marisa
 dev-libs/newt
-dev-libs/stfl
 dev-libs/tre
 dev-libs/tree-sitter-bash
 dev-libs/tree-sitter-c
@@ -208,7 +205,6 @@
 dev-python/babel
 dev-python/babelfish
 dev-python/backoff
-dev-python/backports-tarfile
 dev-python/backrefs
 dev-python/bandit
 dev-python/bashate
@@ -244,7 +240,6 @@
 dev-python/cachetools
 dev-python/cairocffi
 dev-python/calver
-dev-python/cangjie
 dev-python/canonicaljson
 dev-python/capturer
 dev-python/casttube
@@ -504,7 +499,6 @@
 dev-python/immutabledict
 dev-python/immutables
 dev-python/importlib-metadata
-dev-python/importlib-resources
 dev-python/incremental
 dev-python/inflect
 dev-python/ini2toml
@@ -657,7 +651,6 @@
 dev-python/mdit-py-plugins
 dev-python/mdurl
 dev-python/mdx-gh-links
-dev-python/mecab-python
 dev-python/mechanize
 dev-python/mediafile
 dev-python/memory-allocator
@@ -865,6 +858,8 @@
 dev-python/pyarrow
 dev-python/pyasn1
 dev-python/pyasn1-modules
+dev-python/pyasynchat
+dev-python/pyasyncore
 dev-python/pyatspi
 dev-python/pyaudio
 dev-python/pybind11
@@ -1492,6 +1487,7 @@
 dev-util/conan
 dev-util/cookiecutter
 dev-util/cram
+dev-util/diffoscope
 dev-util/diffuse
 dev-util/dogtail
 dev-util/flawfinder
@@ -1514,6 +1510,7 @@
 dev-vcs/git-delete-merged-branches
 dev-vcs/git-machete
 dev-vcs/gitg
+dev-vcs/hg-git
 dev-vcs/mercurial
 dev-vcs/python-gitlab
 dev-vcs/repo
@@ -1587,7 +1584,6 @@
 net-proxy/sshuttle
 net-vpn/eduvpn-client
 net-vpn/eduvpn-common
-net-vpn/protonvpn-cli
 net-wireless/aircrack-ng
 net-wireless/lorcon
 net-wireless/nanovna-saver

Are you saying that these few packages (the ones starting with the '-' character) don't allow you to switch to python3_12?

[bstaletic]

@fedalialalinea
Just to be pedantic, your oneliner misses PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET packages (which can be fixed with a bit of --or condition chaining) and those that use the python-any-r1.eclass, which depend on python but have neither PYTHON_TARGETS nor PYTHON_SINGLE TARGET (which I don't know how to include in the eix list).

Anyway, the relevant tracker has a nice svg depgragh of things that do not support python 3.12 yet.

@CaptainBlood
Have you tried helping out getting things ported by submitting pull requests? In my experience, that helps speed things up a lot. Approximately infinitely more than a yearly rant does.
(And that's coming from a guy who likes to occasionally rant.)

[Naib]

Sort your local overlay and/or /etc/portage/* files.... ur doing something to overrule ::gentoo

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 emerge diffoscope -va1

 * IMPORTANT: 4 news items need reading for repository 'gentoo'.
 * Use eselect news read to view new items.


These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
Dependency resolution took 3.78 s (backtrack: 0/20).

[ebuild  N     ] virtual/jdk-17:17::gentoo  USE="-headless-awt" 0 KiB
[ebuild  N     ] virtual/jre-21:21::gentoo  0 KiB
[ebuild  N     ] dev-python/libarchive-c-5.3::gentoo  USE="-test" PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_13 -python3_12 -python3_14" 50 KiB
[ebuild  N     ] dev-python/pypdf-5.5.0::gentoo  USE="-test" PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_13 -python3_11 -python3_12 -python3_14" 7,869 KiB
[ebuild  N     ] dev-libs/tlsh-4.8.2-r2::gentoo  3,268 KiB
[ebuild  N     ] dev-python/python-tlsh-4.8.2-r1::gentoo  USE="-debug" PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_13 -python3_11 -python3_12 -python3_14" 3,268 KiB
[ebuild  N     ] dev-java/bcprov-1.80::gentoo  USE="-doc -source -test" 46,695 KiB
[ebuild  N     ] dev-java/commons-lang-3.17.0:3.6::gentoo  USE="-doc -source -verify-sig" 1,168 KiB
[ebuild  N     ] app-text/pdftk-3.3.3_p20231025::gentoo  USE="-doc -source -test" 2,194 KiB
[ebuild  N     ] dev-util/diffoscope-295::gentoo  USE="acl bzip2 diff gif pdf zlib -R -binutils -colord -cpio -docx -dtc -e2fsprogs -file -find -gettext -gpg -haskell -hdf5 -hex -imagemagick -iso -java -libcaca -llvm -lzma -mono -opendocument -pascal -postscript -rpm -sqlite -squashfs -ssh -tar -tcpdump -test -zip -zstd" PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_13 -python3_12" 3,083 KiB

Total: 10 packages (10 new), Size of downloads: 67,591 KiB

Would you like to merge these packages? [Yes/No] 

[Hu]

dev-python/libarchive-c-5.3 was added Fri May 23 18:21:41 2025 +0200. -5.2 had the limitation OP reported in the opening post, so it looks like OP did not sync before posting.