Re: eselect profile list fails
John Blinka <[email protected]> Wed, 3 Jun 2026 13:10:03 -0400
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--0000000000004a995906535c8078 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Jun 3, 2026 at 12:41=E2=80=AFPM Javier Martinez <[email protected]= m> wrote: > El 3/6/26 a las 15:40, John Blinka escribi=C3=B3: > > Hello, everyone, > > > > Could use some help. > > > > eselect profile list gives this error on all my boxes: > > !!! Error: Failed to get a list of valid profiles > > > > All boxes have identical setup, all are amd64. > > > > ls -l make.profile gives > > make.profile -> > > ../../var/db/repos/gentoo/profiles/default/linux/amd64/23.0/desktop, > > whose contents are: > > eapi gnome/ parent plasma/ systemd/ > > > > I run openrc and xfce4 with a smattering of rarely used gnome/kde/ > > apps. For the most part I run a stable system, with occasional use of > > ~amd64. I keep up-to-date with portage. My systems have been very > > stable, although I am wrestling with the recent python upgrade, with > > sound support on one box, and the recent spate of kernel upgrades. The > > problems with eselect profile list have existed for months and predate > > my current issues. This problem has just now arisen to the top of my > > TODO list. > > > > The error message doesn't give me any guidance. The usual Googling > > doesn't uncover much except recommendations to update portage, which I > > do very regularly. > > > > Thanks for any ideas on where to start looking! > > > > John Blinka > > > Just to discard, does it work with python 3.13? No. This error has been present on my systems for some months at least. I= =E2=80=99m only now doing the python 3.14 upgrade. And I=E2=80=99ve only done the firs= t python upgrade step in news item 98. The error has been present when python 3.13 was the default on my system and before python 3.14 was installed. > > --0000000000004a995906535c8078 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"auto"><br><div><br></div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"></= div></div></div><div><div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class= =3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jun 3, 2026 at 12:41=E2=80=AFPM Javier Martinez <= ;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]= om</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margi= n:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex= ">El 3/6/26 a las 15:40, John Blinka escribi=C3=B3:<br> > Hello, everyone,<br> > <br> > Could use some help.<br> > <br> > eselect profile list gives this error on all my boxes:<br> > !!! Error: Failed to get a list of valid profiles<br> > <br> > All boxes have identical setup, all are amd64.<br> > <br> > ls -l make.profile gives<br> > make.profile -><br> > ../../var/db/repos/gentoo/profiles/default/linux/amd64/23.0/desktop,<b= r> > whose contents are:<br> > eapi=C2=A0 gnome/=C2=A0 parent=C2=A0 plasma/=C2=A0 systemd/<br> > <br> > I run openrc and xfce4 with a smattering of rarely used gnome/kde/<br> > apps. For the most part I run a stable system, with occasional use of<= br> > ~amd64. I keep up-to-date with portage. My systems have been very<br> > stable, although I am wrestling with the recent python upgrade, with<b= r> > sound support on one box, and the recent spate of kernel upgrades. The= <br> > problems with eselect profile list have existed for months and predate= <br> > my current issues. This problem has just now arisen to the top of my<b= r> > TODO list.<br> > <br> > The error message doesn't give me any guidance. The usual Googling= <br> > doesn't uncover much except recommendations to update portage, whi= ch I<br> > do very regularly.<br> > <br> > Thanks for any ideas on where to start looking!<br> > <br> > John Blinka<br> > <br> Just to discard, does it work with python 3.13?</blockquote><div dir=3D"aut= o"><br></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div di= r=3D"auto">No. This error has been present on my systems for some months at= least. I=E2=80=99m only now doing the python 3.14 upgrade. And I=E2=80=99v= e only done the first python upgrade step in news item 98.=C2=A0 The error = has been present when python 3.13 was the default on my system and before p= ython 3.14 was installed.</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m= argin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left= :1ex" dir=3D"auto"><br> </blockquote></div></div> </div> --0000000000004a995906535c8078--