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Loper (2019-07-01) ## # Masked for removal in 30 days. Doesn't work ## # with new libfoo. Upstream dead, gtk-1, smells ## # funny. (bug #987654) ## app-misc/some-package #--- END OF EXAMPLES --- # Volkmar W. Pogatzki (2022-05-06) # Unused java library. Removal on 2022-06-06 dev-java/commons-jxpath # Michał Górny (2022-05-07) # The current version is severely outdated and blocks upgrade # of dependencies. Packaging a new release poses serious problems. # Removal on 2022-06-06. Bug #836282. dev-db/pgadmin4 # Hans de Graaff (2022-05-07) # Old slot without reverse dependencies. Originally introduced for # dev-ruby/gherkin but no longer used there. Upgrade to the new slotted # version. Masked for removal in 30 days. dev-ruby/c21e:1 # Michał Górny (2022-05-06) # The "better quality" dependencies of Mailman. These packages were # generally fixed by the Python team but they have no reverse # dependencies. If you need them, please let us know and we'll keep # them. # Removal on 2022-06-05. Bug #842888. dev-python/authheaders dev-python/django-allauth dev-python/django-appconf dev-python/django-debug-toolbar dev-python/flufl-bounce dev-python/flufl-i18n dev-python/lazr-config dev-python/lazr-delegates dev-python/python3-openid dev-python/rcssmin dev-python/rjsmin dev-python/robot-detection # Michał Górny (2022-05-06) # Mailman along with a bunch of dependencies that are of bad quality. # At the very least, the Mailman packages need a dedicated maintainer. # Their Python dependencies can be maintained by the Python team # if someone takes care of getting the tests working. # Removal on 2022-06-05. Bug #842888. dev-python/aiosmtpd dev-python/django-compressor dev-python/django-extensions dev-python/django-gravatar2 dev-python/django-haystack dev-python/django-picklefield dev-python/django-q dev-python/falcon dev-python/flufl-testing net-mail/django-mailman3 net-mail/mailman net-mail/mailmanclient net-mail/mailman-meta net-mail/hyperkitty net-mail/postorius # Volkmar W. Pogatzki (2022-05-04) # Unused java libraries and useless java-virtual. Removal on 2022-06-04 dev-java/glassfish-jms-api dev-java/sun-jms java-virtuals/jms # Pacho Ramos (2022-05-03) # Waiting for keywording and adapting reverse deps. Bug #816135. >=sys-apps/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk-1.14.0 sys-apps/xdg-desktop-portal-gnome # Matt Turner (2022-04-30) # Masked for testing. Apparently causes crashes. Bug #841857. >=x11-libs/libX11-1.8 # John Helmert III (2022-04-29) # New capstone rc installs broken pkgconfig and cmake build # configuration files, breaking reverse dependencies. #841716 =dev-libs/capstone-5.0_rc2 =dev-util/ROPgadget-6.7 # Joonas Niilola (2022-04-29) # Apparently the "b" in version means "beta". 3.24 is available, we # should update to that. #841437 ~sci-physics/bullet-3.22b # Conrad Kostecki (2022-04-27) # Old base package for jabber services, which is not being used anymore, # as jabber services do now use their own user instead of generic jabber user. # Removal in 30 days on 2022-05-27. net-im/jabber-base # Volkmar W. Pogatzki (2022-04-22) # Blocks removal of vulnerable dev-java/guava:20, bug #833309. # Removal on 2022-05-30 dev-util/checkstyle app-emacs/jde # Matt Turner (2022-04-26) # Dead package. No reverse dependencies. # Removal on 2022-05-26 gnome-base/gnome-vfs # Mike Pagano (2022-04-26) # These kernels contain a major regression that causes power button # to stop working, apparently making it impossible to leave suspend # on some laptops without a (difficult) hard reset. ~sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-5.10.111 =sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-5.10.112 ~sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-5.15.34 =sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-5.15.35 ~sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-5.16.20 ~sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-5.17.3 =sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-5.17.4 ~sys-kernel/vanilla-sources-5.10.112 ~sys-kernel/vanilla-sources-5.15.35 ~sys-kernel/vanilla-sources-5.17.4 # Michał Górny (2022-04-26) # These kernels contain a major regression that causes power button # to stop working, apparently making it impossible to leave suspend # on some laptops without a (difficult) hard reset. ~sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-5.10.111 =sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-5.10.112 ~sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-5.15.34 =sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-5.15.35 ~sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-5.16.20 ~sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-5.17.3 =sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-5.17.4 ~sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin-5.10.111 =sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin-5.10.112 ~sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin-5.15.34 =sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin-5.15.35 ~sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin-5.16.20 ~sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin-5.17.3 =sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin-5.17.4 ~sys-kernel/vanilla-kernel-5.10.111 ~sys-kernel/vanilla-kernel-5.10.112 ~sys-kernel/vanilla-kernel-5.15.34 ~sys-kernel/vanilla-kernel-5.15.35 ~sys-kernel/vanilla-kernel-5.16.20 ~sys-kernel/vanilla-kernel-5.17.3 ~sys-kernel/vanilla-kernel-5.17.4 ~virtual/dist-kernel-5.10.111 ~virtual/dist-kernel-5.15.34 ~virtual/dist-kernel-5.16.20 ~virtual/dist-kernel-5.17.3 # Alfredo Tupone (2022-04-27) # New release of janestreet packages need to tested dev-ml/sexplib0:0/0.15 dev-ml/base:0/0.15 dev-ml/stdio:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_sexp_conv:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_enumerate:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_compare:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_hash:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_cold:0/0.15 dev-ml/parsexp:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_base:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_fields_conv:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_here:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_let:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_sexp_message:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_sexp_value:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_assert:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_optcomp:0/0.15 dev-ml/time_now:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_inline_test:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_bench:0/0.15 dev-ml/splittable_random:0/0.15 dev-ml/base_quickcheck:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_bin_prot:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_custom_printf:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_disable_unused_warnings:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_expect:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_fixed_literal:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_log:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_module_timer:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_optional:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_stable:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_string:0/0.15 dev-ml/typerep:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_typerep_conv:0/0.15 dev-ml/variantslib:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_variants_conv:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_jane:0/0.15 dev-ml/int_repr:0/0.15 dev-ml/base_bigstring:0/0.15 dev-ml/ppx_js_style:0/0.15 dev-ml/core:0/0.15 dev-ml/core_kernel:0/0.15 dev-ml/sexp_pretty:0/0.15 dev-ml/expect_test_helpers_core:0/0.15 dev-ml/timezone:0/0.15 dev-ml/core_unix:0/0.15 dev-ml/textutils_kernel:0/0.15 dev-ml/textutils:0/0.15 dev-ml/async_kernel:0/0.15 dev-ml/protocol_version_header:0/0.15 dev-ml/async_rpc_kernel:0/0.15 dev-ml/async_unix:0/0.15 dev-ml/async:0/0.15 dev-ml/async_extra:0/0.15 dev-ml/core_bench:0/0.15 dev-ml/patience_diff:0/0.15 dev-util/patdiff:0/0.15 # Hans de Graaff (2022-04-23) # Obsolete slots that are no longer used by current # dev-ruby/rqrcode versions and has no use on its own. # Masked for removal in 30 days. dev-ruby/rqrcode_core:0 # Volkmar W. Pogatzki (2022-04-22) # Unused java library. Removal on 2022-05-24. dev-java/jgraph # Michał Górny (2022-04-22) # Obsolete namespace packages. PEP 420 implicit namespaces are now # the preferred solution. Upgrade the reverse dependencies to get # these packages unmerged. # Removal on 2022-05-09. dev-python/namespace-google dev-python/namespace-lazr dev-python/namespace-paste dev-python/namespace-repoze dev-python/namespace-ruamel dev-python/namespace-sphinxcontrib dev-python/namespace-zope # Hans de Graaff (2022-04-22) # Obsolete slots that are no longer used by current # dev-ruby/simplecov versions and have no use on their own. # Masked for removal in 30 days. dev-ruby/simplecov-html:0.10 dev-ruby/simplecov-html:0.11 # Volkmar W. Pogatzki (2022-04-19) # Release of the source-based ebuild is from 2014. At the moment # impossible to provide source-based ebuild for the current version. # Up-to-date binary package exists. Removal on 2022-05-30 app-text/jabref dev-java/glazedlists dev-java/jempbox dev-java/microba dev-java/spin # Volkmar W. Pogatzki (2022-04-17) # Unused java libraries. Removal in 30 days. dev-java/boot-bin dev-java/eclipsito dev-java/gcj-jdk dev-java/japitools dev-java/jboss-marshalling dev-java/jdbc-mssqlserver dev-java/jsr250 dev-java/maven-hawtjni-plugin dev-java/mimepull dev-java/oracle-javamail dev-java/xjavac # David Seifert (2022-04-17) # Dead library, part of >=sys-fs/e2fsprogs-1.46.5 now, bug #806875, # removal on 2022-05-17. # (If you hit blockers, please run: # $ emerge --deselect sys-libs/e2fsprogs-libs # This is necessary as your world file should not contain dependencies.) sys-libs/e2fsprogs-libs # Michał Górny (2022-04-17) # Unmaintained in Gentoo. Pending a bump since January. Non-trivial # to test. No revdeps. # Removal on 2022-05-17. Bug #838895. dev-python/pymssql # Marek Szuba (2022-04-14) # Singularity has been renamed upstream to Apptainer. Therefore, up-to-date # versions of this software are now available as app-containers/apptainer. sys-cluster/singularity # Sam James (2022-04-13) # 2.35.2 was a quick release to mitigate a security issue (bug #838127), but # introduces problems of its own with e.g. Portage. bug #838223. Pending # investigation both on the Portage side and potentially upstream (as there's # at least some UX issues with 2.35.2+ with the new "safe directory" mechanism). # Earlier versions are still safe as long as you do not use git commands # on a local repository controlled by a user you do not trust. >=dev-vcs/git-2.35.2 # Conrad Kostecki (2022-04-13) # Abandoned by upstream, does not work correctly anymore. # Removal on 2022-06-13. Bug #832431. x11-plugins/pidgin-telegram # Michał Górny (2022-04-13) # Unmaintained. Last release in 2017, the Gentoo ebuild has not been # even bumped to it. Requires old dev-lang/spidermonkey that requires # Python 2.7. # Removal on 2022-05-13. Bug #838139. media-video/gxine # Hans de Graaff (2022-04-12) # dev-ruby/nokogumbo is now part of dev-ruby/nokogiri and nokogiri # versions still supporting a separate nokogumbo have known security # issues. nokogumbo's only reverse dependency is dev-ruby/sanitize:5, # but a newer slot is available. dev-ruby/nokogumbo dev-ruby/sanitize:5 # David Seifert (2022-04-06) # Unsupported branches, no consumers left, removal on 2023-01-01. sys-devel/automake:1.13 sys-devel/automake:1.15 # David Seifert (2022-03-20) # Mask gcc-8 branch (ended upstream support). Please switch # to a fresher gcc branch. (2022-03-18) # The new version breaks building docs w/o Internet access (because it # tries to fetch and install all dependencies locally). ~dev-python/jaraco-packaging-9.0.0 # John Helmert III (2022-03-13) # Arti is not a production-ready Tor client. According to upstream, "do # not use this program yet if you seriously need anonymity, privacy, # security, or stability." Feel free to unmask if this is not a # necessity. net-p2p/arti # Stephan Hartmann (2022-05-06) # Dev channel releases are only for people who # are developers or want more experimental features # and accept a more unstable release. >=www-client/chromium-103 # Anton Fischl (2022-02-23) # Version 2.5.* is not meant for production according to upstream =app-backup/burp-2.5* # Maciej Barć (2022-02-20) # Masked for testing, builds and passes tests but randomly segfaults, # meaningless backtrace, debugging (flags, symbols) do not help >app-shells/scsh-0.6.9 # Zoltan Puskas (2022-02-18) # Multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-{23803,23804,23946,23947}) # 5.X series is masked to avoid accidental use, but it's kept for # industrial users who are in the process of migrating to the new # format of the 6.X series. (2022-02-11) # Not usable anymore # Removal after 2022-06-01. Bug #833144. x11-misc/i855crt # Jonas Stein (2022-02-08) # Not maintained, open bugs, upstream outdated. # Removal after 2022-07-01. Bug #832953. x11-misc/easystroke # Eray Aslan (2022-01-24) # Mask experimental software =mail-mta/postfix-3.8* # James Beddek (2022-01-19) # FFmpeg 5.0 ABI/API changes break many packages. # Masking for tracker/tinderbox. Bug #831437 >=media-video/ffmpeg-5.0 # Georgy Yakovlev (2022-01-15) # Last branch update happened ~ 12 month ago. # Maximum kernel supported is 5.9, which we no longer package. # So 5.10 LTS users can't use it. only 4.x LTS and 5.4 LTS. # ebuild is effectively unmaintained/untested, so is upstream branch. # Removal date: sometime around June 2022 # Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/830020 ~sys-fs/zfs-0.8.6 ~sys-fs/zfs-kmod-0.8.6 # Brian Evans (2022-01-07) # The main consumer, phpunit, does not initiate the new timer correctly # This is likely to cause issues in tests; Unmask if using for other purposes >=dev-php/PHP_Timer-5.0 # Georgy Yakovlev (2021-12-14) # AT&T decided to roll back community changes in March 2020 # for version 2020.x.x # This version is no longer maintained. # New version is maintained at https://github.com/ksh93/ksh # and is available as app-shells/ksh-1.0.0_beta1 at time of writing. ~app-shells/ksh-2020.0.0 # Bernd Waibel (2021-12-07) # Masked for testing ~sci-libs/vtk-9.1.0 # Sam James (2021-12-01) # OSL 12 is a development release (for now). # Doesn't work with LLVM 13 yet; mask to help # Blender compatibility (no mixed LLVM versions). =media-libs/osl-1.12* # Volkmar W. Pogatzki (2021-11-23) # Does not support updated dev-java/pdfbox-2.0.24, Bug #803488 # Blocks (CVE-2018-11797, CVE-2021-{27807,27906,31811,31812}) dev-tex/pdfannotextractor # Ionen Wolkens (2021-10-09) # Vulkan beta driver branch aimed at Vulkan developers for testing # new features. Beside vulkan, it is typically behind the main branch # and may be buggier or less secure. Only unmask if really wanted. x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers:0/vulkan # Fabian Groffen (2021-10-03) # Masked for erratic behaviour # https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2813 =mail-mta/exim-4.95-r1 # Mart Raudsepp (2021-09-23) # Incompatible with c++17 abseil-cpp, no in-tree consumers yet media-libs/webrtc-audio-processing:1 # Andreas K. Hüttel (2021-09-18) # sys-devel/automake version 1.11 is EOL and is only useful for testing # old de-ANSI-fication/ansi2knr/AM_C_PROTOTYPES code. Please uninstall. sys-devel/automake:1.11 # Mart Raudsepp (2021-09-15) # New major parallel-installable release which needs special care to not # end up loaded into the same process together with the earlier libsoup ABI. # Migration to it is expected for GNOME 42, NOT to be unmasked with GNOME 41. net-libs/libsoup:3.0 # Thomas Deutschmann (2021-09-07) # Masked while being tested and reverse deps aren't fully compatible # bug #797325. =dev-libs/openssl-3.0* # Craig Andrews (2021-09-20) # Requires OpenSSL >= 3.0.0 # Masked until dev-libs/openssl-3.0* is unmasked =dev-libs/gost-engine-3.0* # Joonas Niilola (2021-07-29) # Upstream provided migration instructions from 2. -> 3. update, # breaks if not all at least many revdeps. #805011 for tracker bug. >=net-libs/mbedtls-3.0.0 # Michał Górny (2021-07-06) # Upstream changed license to GPL-3+ in order to deliberately cause # incompatiblity with revdep licenses. Mask until the situation # is resolved. Bug #791259. >=media-libs/libopenaptx-0.2.1 # Bernard Cafarelli (2021-06-04) # Alpha versions of fetchmail 7 # Add support for OAUTH2 for those needing it =net-mail/fetchmail-7.0.0_alpha* # Michał Górny (2021-05-31) # Requires removed media-libs/opencv version. (2021-04-20) # Version 3.15 is broken with Emacs 27.2. =app-emacs/mic-paren-3.15-r0 # Sam James (2021-03-30) # Seems to break dev-tex/culmus-latex # Masking until we can investigate & fix # bug #737406 =media-fonts/culmus-0.133-r1 # Sam James (2021-03-03) # Doesn't seem to sync clock correctly # in some cases. # bug #772998 ~net-misc/openntpd-6.8_p1 # Lars Wendler (2021-02-15) # Mask development versions now that they were bumped... =net-misc/kea-1.9* # Michał Górny (2020-11-10) # This old Kodi version requires vulnerable dev-python/pillow # and prevents users from upgrading. Masked for the time being. # Bug #729672. media-plugins/kodi-game-libretro-nestopia media-plugins/kodi-game-libretro-dosbox # Sam James (2020-10-05) # Masked for testing. New major versions of Guile # often break reverse dependencies. # Guile in Gentoo is not slotted, so let's be cautious. # bug #705554, bug #689408. >=dev-scheme/guile-3.0.4 # Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis (2020-09-01) # Mismatched version (bug #695022). Masked to force upgrade to 2.0.4_pre20200306162733. # (Mask should remain after ebuilds are deleted, until 2021-03-01 or # until new upstream release with proper versioning.) ~app-i18n/scim-sunpinyin-3.0.0_rc1 # Lars Wendler (2019-11-14) # Breaks archives containing relative paths # when being called with --no-absolute-filenames # bug #700020 =app-arch/cpio-2.13 # Matt Turner (2019-09-01) # TeXmacs is the only remaining package in tree that requires guile-1.8, which # is unsupported upstream. A TeXmacs port to Guile-2 has been in progress for a # few years. Bug #436400 app-office/texmacs (2018-10-07) # Masked for more testing especially of reverse-deps. # ogre 1.11/1.12 breakage: bug #834468 # ogre 2.x breakage: bug #740424 >=dev-games/ogre-1.11.2 # Andreas K. Hüttel (2018-09-11) # Mask transition ebuilds that were needed only for (2017-12-17) # Georgy Yakovlev (2021-10-16) # Java 11+ is not yet fully supported on Gentoo. Packages cannot depend # on it so these virtuals are not yet required. If you wish to use # Java 11+ then install openjdk-(jdk|jre)-bin directly. # bug #697014 virtual/jdk:17 virtual/jre:17 # Nicolas Bock (2017-10-31) # There are multiple unresolved upstream issues with >=jabref-bin-4.0 (#636036). # If you still would like to use this version, please report any issues to # upstream. >=app-text/jabref-bin-4.0 # Michał Górny (2017-05-22) # for Maciej S. Szmigiero # Any version above 5.100.138 breaks b43 driver in various ways. # Also, b43 wiki page says to use 5.100.138. Bug #541080. >=sys-firmware/b43-firmware-6.30.163.46 # Andreas K. Hüttel (2017-05-21) # (and others, updated later) # These old versions of toolchain packages (binutils, gcc, glibc) are no # longer officially supported and are not suitable for general use. Using # these packages can result in build failures (and possible breakage) for # many packages, and may leave your system vulnerable to known security # exploits. # If you still use one of these old toolchain packages, please upgrade (and # switch the compiler / the binutils) ASAP. If you need them for a specific # (isolated) use case, feel free to unmask them on your system. (2017-01-07) # This package has some dangerous quality and security issues, but # people may still find it useful. It is masked to prevent accidental # use. See bugs 603346 and 604998 for more information. app-admin/amazon-ec2-init # Robin H. Johnson (2014-08-04) # Masked for testing, presently fails upstream testsuite: # FAIL:07:02:35 (00:00:00) db_dump/db_load(./TESTDIR.3/recd001.db:child killed: kill signal): expected 0, got 1 # FAIL:07:02:35 (00:00:00) Dump/load of ./TESTDIR.3/recd001.db failed. # FAIL:07:02:35 (00:00:00) db_verify_preop: expected 0, got 1 =sys-libs/db-6.1* =sys-libs/db-6.2* =sys-libs/db-18.1* # Mike Gilbert (2014-03-04) # Dev channel releases are only for people who are developers or want more # experimental features and accept a more unstable release. www-plugins/chrome-binary-plugins:unstable # Diego E. Pettenò (2009-01-03) # These packages are not supposed to be merged directly, instead # please use sys-devel/crossdev to install them. dev-util/mingw64-runtime sys-libs/newlib dev-embedded/avr-libc