Re: Python 3.13 and massive USE flag changes.

On 2026-06-06 02:50:26, Dale wrote:
> I'm trying to do my weekend updates. At first, I got one or two
> packages that wanted me to put in the package.use file to use Python
> 3.13, some only want one to be used so I had to also disable other
> python versions.

This happens every time. If some packages don't add python-3.14
support before 3.14 is made default, portage will tell you to do
outrageous things to fix it, and they won't work. Overlay packages
are especially bad in this regard.

The first thing I would try is to remove any python-related settings
from your package.use and make.conf (just comment them out). Remove
any packages that are from overlays, and try a -uDN @world update. If
that doesn't work... wait a week and try again. If that doesn't
work... then maybe it's worthwhile to investigate what portage is
trying to tell you.

If you don't have any packages stuck on python-3.13, the upgrade
should work with no hassle. If you do, portage will spit out something
insane, and you have to try to ignore it :)