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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 --- # Hans de Graaff (2022-07-20) # Obsolete ruby26-only slot without reverse dependencies. Use a newer # slot instead. Masked for removal in 30 days. dev-ruby/activeldap:5 dev-ruby/web-console:3 # Sam James (2022-07-19) # Unaddressed file collisions, fails to build with slibtool, EAPI 6, and # out of date. Bugs #800617, #658318. No reverse dependencies in ::gentoo # and needs a dependency in ::sci to run tests. Removal on 2022-08-19. sci-libs/io_lib # Andreas Sturmlechner (2022-07-19) # No upstream commits since 2017, broken by yr.no widget discontinuation. # Replaced by kde-misc/kweather from KDE Plasma Mobile Gear. # Removal on 2022-08-18. kde-misc/plasma-applet-weather-widget # Sam James (2022-07-17) # Code quality issues, out of date by several versions in Gentoo, # unmaintained, and several open bugs: bugs #521272, #729684, #855230. # Removal on 2022-08-17. dev-db/gigabase # Hans de Graaff (2022-07-16) # No longer supported upstream. Use a newer ruby version instead. # Masked for removal in 30 days. dev-lang/ruby:2.6 # Sam James (2022-07-15) # No activity upstream since early 2021, uses deprecated Go eclass, # open bugs: bug #680358, bug #844694. Removal on 2022-08-15. dev-util/docker-ls # Bernard Cafarelli (2022-07-14) # Dead upstream (last release in 2013, no tarballs or git download) # No reverse dependencies for a long time, several test and build failures # Bug #857948, removal on 2022-08-13. net-misc/csync # David Seifert (2022-07-14) # Unmaintained, no other major distro carries this, code quality is # abysmal, build system has major issues, tons of patches, EAPI 6, # no other revdeps in tree. Bug #822762, #831874, removal on 2022-08-13. sci-visualization/opendx sci-visualization/opendx-samples # Marek Szuba (2022-07-13) # Upstream has switched from CMake to hand-crafted Makefiles (yes, TO them), # which have seriously messed up dependency handling and trigger several # QA violations in Gentoo. Mask until all of the latter have been resolved # and the jumbo patch fixing the former has been thoroughly tested. >media-gfx/gmic-3.1.0 # Volkmar W. Pogatzki (2022-07-12) # Unused java libraries, all asm-* included in dev-java/asm, # log4j-api-java9 never to be used as a package. Removal on 2022-08-12. dev-java/asm-analysis dev-java/asm-commons dev-java/asm-tree dev-java/asm-util dev-java/log4j-api-java9 # Sam James (2022-07-12) # Huge number of open bugs, deprecated upstream (they recommend # using other video editors like Shotcut, Kdenlive, ...). Removal on 2022-08-12. # Bugs #372053, #438248, #740528, #778338, #832380, #834406. media-video/kino # Matt Turner (2022-07-11) # Dead package upstream. No reverse dependencies. # Removal on 2022-08-11. x11-libs/gtk+extra # David Seifert (2022-07-11) # Unmaintained, companion lib of dev-cpp/commoncpp2 which has already # been removed, fails with USE=-ssl, no revdeps, upstream mostly dead. # Bug #830581, removal on 2022-08-10. dev-libs/ucommon # Brian Evans (2022-07-11) # The database behind this extension is no longer available # Please migrate to dev-php/maxmind-db-reader optionally with its # bundled extension. Bug 857636 # Removal on 2022-08-10. dev-php/pecl-geoip # David Seifert (2022-07-11) # Crashes with latest emboss, no other distro packages this, # ancient release, bug #361411, removal on 2022-08-10. sci-biology/transfac # Sam James (2022-07-10) # Broken with autoconf 2.70+, stuck on EAPI 6, plenty # of concerning warnings. Even Debian's fork isn't # enough to fix all the issues (w/ autoconf). # Removal on 2022-07-10. net-mail/mpack # David Seifert (2022-07-10) # Unmaintained, last release in 2010, ebuild added by author and then # abandoned, terrible macros break compiling with GCC 12. # Bugs #851867, removal on 2022-08-09. games-engines/nazghul # Michał Górny (2022-07-10) # The original package was discontinued in 2015. This is a fork that # lived for two months in 2017, and is not name-compatible with # the original. The last revdep was removed in 2018. # Removal on 2022-08-09. Bug #857252. dev-python/pydispatcher # David Seifert (2022-07-02) # Unmaintained, no response on bugs, stuck on python 3.9. If you # want to unmask these, you have to at least port them to python 3.10. # Bugs #809524, #809527, #809530, #809533, #809833, #845729, #845816, # #846017, #846200, #846203, #846206, #853844, removal on 2022-08-01. app-misc/siglo dev-python/gatt-python dev-python/pynput media-libs/elgato-streamdeck media-video/streamdeck-ui net-wireless/jackit net-wireless/kismet-rest net-wireless/kismetdb # Sam James (2022-07-02) # Deprecated dependencies, no activity upstream. Bugs #845615, #796326. # Removal on 2022-08-02. app-vim/pyclewn # Michał Górny (2022-07-02) # Last release in 2014. Archived upstream, and superseded by GeoIP2 # (not packaged). There is only one revdep (net-p2p/deluge) for which # it is optional. # Removal on 2022-08-01. Bug #855737. dev-python/geoip-python # Matthew Smith (2022-07-02) # Superseded by dev-util/rebar:3. # Removal in 30 days. Bug #855728. dev-util/rebar-bin # Fabian Groffen (2022-07-02) # Segfaults handling SPF validations (warn on permerror), like the # previous release, better not to trust your important mail to ~mail-mta/exim-4.96 # Ulrich Müller (2022-06-30) # Pretest versions, masked for testing. ~app-editors/emacs-28.1.90 ~app-editors/emacs-28.1.91 ~app-editors/emacs-28.1.92 # Marek Szuba (2022-06-30) # A GNOME 2-era library with no consumers left in the tree, marked # as deprecated since March 2022. Removal in 30 days (Bug #855299). gnome-extra/gtkhtml # Piotr Karbowski (2022-06-26) # Abandoned upstream, depends on API that no longer exists. # Removal on 2022-07-26. dev-python/jikanpy # Hans de Graaff (2022-06-25) # Obsolete slot. Use a newer slot instead. # Removal in 30 days. dev-ruby/hashie:3 # Hans de Graaff (2022-06-25) # Obsolete slot. Use a newer slot instead. # Removal in 30 days. dev-ruby/marcel:0 # Hans de Graaff (2022-06-25) # Obsolete slot. Use a newer slot instead. # Removal in 30 days. dev-ruby/paramesan:0 # Hans de Graaff (2022-06-25) # Obsolete slot. Use a newer slot instead. # Removal in 30 days. dev-ruby/paramesan:0 # Hans de Graaff (2022-06-24) # Obsolete slot. Use a newer slot instead. # Removal in 30 days. dev-ruby/rspec-rails:3 # Marc Schiffbauer (2022-06-22) # Deprecated package. Removal in 30 days. # see bug #843746 sys-power/tuxedo-cc-wmi # Matt Turner (2022-06-21) # Dead slot. No reverse dependencies. # Removal on 2022-07-21. Bug #846617 app-misc/tracker:0 app-misc/tracker-miners:0 # Sam James (2022-06-21) # Fails to build with GCC 12, upstream location is gone, no sign of activity, # and very few other distributions packaging this. Bug #841824. # Removal on 2022-07-21. app-backup/kfoldersync # Sam James (2022-06-21) # Obsolete, no reverse dependencies, does not run test suite, and doesn't # support Python 3.10+. Use app-crypt/gpgme[python] instead. # Bugs #845807, #798372, #748531. Removal on 2022-07-21. dev-python/pygpgme # Matt Turner (2022-05-30) # libwacom-2 broke ABI compatibility; reverse dependencies need to be updated. # Bug #848501 >=dev-libs/libwacom-2.0 >=x11-drivers/xf86-input-wacom-1.0 # Sam James (2022-05-28) # GCC 9 and older no longer receive upstream support or fixes for # bugs. Please switch to a newer GCC version using gcc-config. # The lowest supported version of GCC is GCC 10. (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 # Alfredo Tupone (2022-04-27) # New release of janestreet packages need to tested dev-ml/sexplib0:0/0.15 dev-ml/sexplib: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 # 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 # 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 # 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 (2022-05-29) # Dev channel releases are only for people who # are developers or want more experimental features # and accept a more unstable release. >=www-client/chromium-105 # 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. (2022-01-24) # 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* # 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 # 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 # 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* =dev-libs/openssl-compat-1.1.1* =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 # Ulrich Müller (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 # 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 (2017-10-31) # 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