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Bug #911288. app-emacs/ecb # Andreas Sturmlechner (2024-12-11) # Build system needs someone really dedicated to put up with it. # Version completely outdated, way too many bugs to list here. # Removal on 2025-01-10 dev-db/firebird # Andreas Sturmlechner (2024-12-11) # Declared unmaintained by upstream, will be broken by akonadi-24.12. # Use app-text/marknote https://apps.kde.org/marknote/ as alternative, # importing existing notes is possible. Removal on 2025-01-10. app-text/kjots kde-apps/knotes # Andreas Sturmlechner (2024-12-10) # KF5 Porting Aids removal; bugs 755956, 759778 # Removal on 2025-01-09 media-sound/soundkonverter kde-frameworks/countryflags kde-frameworks/kapidox kde-frameworks/kdelibs4support kde-frameworks/kemoticons # Michał Górny (2024-12-05) # 6.12.2 does not boot for me. =sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-6.12.2 =sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin-6.12.2 =sys-kernel/vanilla-kernel-6.12.2 =virtual/dist-kernel-6.12.2 # Volkmar W. Pogatzki (2024-12-04) # Bugs #845294 #757543 #517744 #704198 #366739 #350302 #614318 #637422 # #738898 #501586. # Blocks removal of dev-java/swt-3.7.2-r4, bug #944885. # Users should switch to dev-util/android-sdk-cmdline-tools for a CLI replacement # or dev-util/android-studio for a GUI replacement. # Removal on 2025-01-04 dev-util/android-sdk-update-manager dev-java/swt:3.7 # Pacho Ramos (2024-12-02) # Dead for ages, not ported to wxGTK 3.2 # Removal on 2024-12-31. Bug #929140. games-board/blokish # Michał Górny (2024-12-01) # Superseded by dev-lang/pypy:2.7. # Removal on 2024-12-15. dev-python/pypy # Patrick Lauer (2024-12-01) # ROCm 6.2 builds but doesn't work at all for me >=dev-libs/roct-thunk-interface-6.2 >=dev-libs/rocm-comgr-6.2 >=dev-libs/rocm-device-libs-6.2 >=dev-libs/rocr-runtime-6.2 >=dev-libs/rocm-opencl-runtime-6.2 >=dev-util/hipcc-6.2 >=dev-util/hip-6.2 # Andreas Sturmlechner (2024-11-28) # Grave data loss bug. See also: # https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/3152 =net-p2p/nicotine+-3.3.5 # Takuya Wakazono (2024-11-27) # Replaced by sys-boot/woeusb-ng, which has more recent upstream # activity and optional GUI support. # Removal on 2024-12-24. sys-boot/woeusb # Michał Górny (2024-11-23) # Implementation detail of dev-python/pyproject-fmt. New versions # integrate the Rust code into the main package. # Removal on 2024-12-07. Bug #944782. dev-python/pyproject-fmt-rust # Andreas Sturmlechner (2024-11-23) # dev-python/pyside2 last-rites, no more revdeps # Removal on 2024-12-23 dev-python/pyside2 dev-python/pyside2-tools dev-python/shiboken2 # Ionen Wolkens (2024-11-19) # NVIDIA dropped support for the 470.xx branch in September 2024[1]. # # Users are free to unmask and keep using, but be warned it is very # likely to be affected by security issues[2] as NVIDIA does not # track nor fix these for this branch anymore. # # Gentoo will keep it packaged for as long as reasonably possible # (albeit masked) but no true support will be given nor patches # for newer kernels. It is recommended to use 6.6.x LTS kernels or # older (6.6.x will be supported upstream until December 2026, # and 6.1.x a year further to December 2027). # # Major issues will lead to removal without further warning, e.g. # if no usable kernels left in tree, or if broken with a newer Xorg. # # >> It is recommended to switch to nouveau[3] drivers (regardless # of its worse performance), or ideally replace the hardware. # # [1] https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3142 # https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5202 # [2] https://bugs.gentoo.org/942031#c7 # [3] https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Nouveau x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers:0/470 # Robin H. Johnson (2024-11-17) # bug 943698 # Poor upstream code quality, unmaintained upstream; # no hardware for testing # anymore. # https://public-inbox.gentoo.org/gentoo-dev/robbat2-20240529T185323-477923075Z@orbis-terrarum.net/ app-misc/g15composer app-misc/g15daemon app-misc/g15macro app-misc/g15message app-misc/g15mpd app-misc/g15stats dev-libs/libg15 dev-libs/libg15render # Alfredo Tupone (2024-11-17) # Included in dev-ml/odoc, the only rdep # Removal on 2024-12-17. dev-ml/odoc-parser # Matt Turner (2024-11-16) # Masked for testing =dev-util/intel_clc-24.3* =media-libs/mesa-24.3* # Andreas K. Hüttel (2024-11-17) # Needs a header from libusb that doesnt exist anymore. Will never build. # Furthermore, modern C problems. Bug 874645. No maintainer. # Removal in 30 days. dev-util/usb-robot # Andreas K. Hüttel (2024-11-17) # Fails to build on modern compilers, bug 874291. Various open bugs. # No maintainer. Removal in 30 days. app-emulation/spim # Hans de Graaff (2024-11-16) # Mask obsolete shoulda-related slots. Use the newer slots instead. # Removal on 2024-12-16. dev-ruby/shoulda:3 dev-ruby/shoulda-context:0 dev-ruby/shoulda-matchers:3 # Hans de Graaff (2024-11-16) # Mask obsolete Rails 6.1-only slot. Please use the newer slot instead. # Removal on 2024-12-16. dev-ruby/database_cleaner-active_record:2.1 # Jaco Kroon (2024-11-15) # clippy exists purely for frr (even comes from the same sources). This # package split is no longer implemented from frr-9.1.2 onwards, so this # package is no longer required. dev-util/clippy # Michael Orlitzky (2024-11-13) # PHP 8.1.x no longer receives bug fixes unless they address security # issues. That means no build fixes, no updates for modern compilers, # and no tweaks for newer versions of dependencies. We can't really # afford to maintain our own little fork of this, so it's time to # upgrade (sorry). With it goes any unmaintained PECL packages # that don't support 8.2 or newer. dev-lang/php:8.1 dev-php/pecl-dbase dev-php/pecl-gnupg dev-php/pecl-lzf dev-php/pecl-mcrypt dev-php/pecl-memcache dev-php/pecl-oauth dev-php/pecl-pam dev-php/pecl-ps dev-php/pecl-psr dev-php/pecl-timezonedb dev-php/pecl-translit dev-php/pecl-zmq dev-php/realpath_turbo dev-php/snuffleupagus dev-php/swoole =virtual/httpd-php-8.1 (2024-11-10) # Fails to build with gcc-14. Horrible code. Not touched by a # maintainer since 2010. Bugs 729134, 870541, 909625, 933773 # Removal in 30 days. app-accessibility/powiedz # Matt Jolly (2024-11-09) # The legacy Rust ebuilds are no longer maintained and have been # replaced by the new slotted Rust. Removal in 30 days. =dev-lang/rust-1.71.1 =dev-lang/rust-1.74.1 =dev-lang/rust-1.75.0-r1 =dev-lang/rust-1.77.1 =dev-lang/rust-1.79.0 =dev-lang/rust-1.80.1 =dev-lang/rust-1.81.0 =dev-lang/rust-1.82.0 =dev-lang/rust-bin-1.71.1 =dev-lang/rust-bin-1.74.1 =dev-lang/rust-bin-1.75.0 =dev-lang/rust-bin-1.77.1 =dev-lang/rust-bin-1.79.0 =dev-lang/rust-bin-1.80.1 =dev-lang/rust-bin-1.81.0 =dev-lang/rust-bin-1.82.0 =virtual/rust-1.71.1-r2 =virtual/rust-1.74.1-r1 =virtual/rust-1.75.0-r1 =virtual/rust-1.77.1 =virtual/rust-1.79.0 =virtual/rust-1.80.1 =virtual/rust-1.81.0-r1 =virtual/rust-1.82.0 # Matt Jolly (2024-11-09) # Does not build with any rust version in the tree. Removal in 30 days. =dev-lang/starlark-rust-0.8.0 # Matt Jolly (2024-11-09) # Does not build with any rust version in the tree. Removal in 30 days. =dev-util/wasmer-0.11.0 # Hans de Graaff (2024-11-08) # Obsolete slot. Use a newer slot instead. Removal on 2024-12-08. dev-ruby/faker:2 # Hans de Graaff (2024-11-08) # Obsolete slot. Use a newer slot instead. The included jquery-ui # version is no longer supported upstream. Removal on 2024-12-08. dev-ruby/jquery-ui-rails:6 # Viorel Munteanu (2024-10-18) # Experimental version, for testing purposes only. # Bug #941566. app-emulation/virtualbox-kvm # Nowa Ammerlaan (2024-10-05) # This version is known to break on certain systems. At the # same time it fixes several reported issues. Masked until # we can work out how to resolve the situation. # See also: https://github.com/gentoo/gentoo/pull/36091 ~sys-boot/plymouth-24.004.60 # Sam James (2024-09-30) # GCC 10 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 11. (2024-09-22) # Upstream testing release; fails some tests as well here # Beware that if you upgrade to it, you may need to reset your keyrings. >=app-crypt/gnupg-2.5 # Ulrich Müller (2024-09-12) # Pretest versions, masked for testing. (2024-09-10) # Breaks libstdc++ with a casing issue: https://gcc.gnu.org/PR116657 =sys-libs/timezone-data-2024b # Fabian Groffen (2024-09-02) # exim_tinydb utility crashes due to invalid free() (used in startup script) =mail-mta/exim-4.98 # Leonardo Hernández Hernández (2024-07-07) # New major ffmpeg version. Tracker bug #928905. >=media-video/ffmpeg-7.0 # Sam James (2024-06-25) # The symbol versioning "fix" breaks anything built with 3.0.0. =dev-libs/libassuan-3.0.1 # Alfredo Tupone (2024-06-09) # Not ready for testing >=dev-lang/ocaml-5 dev-ml/sexplib0:0/0.17 dev-ml/ocaml_intrinsics:0/0.17 dev-ml/ocaml_intrinsics_kernel:0/0.17 dev-ml/base:0/0.17 dev-ml/fieldslib:0/0.17 dev-ml/stdio:0/0.17 >=dev-ml/ocaml-compiler-libs-0.17 >=dev-ml/ppxlib-0.32.1 dev-ml/ppx_cold:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppxlib_jane dev-ml/ppx_compare:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_enumerate:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_globalize:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_sexp_conv:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_hash:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_base:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_fields_conv:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_fixed_literal:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_here:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_let:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_sexp_message:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_sexp_value:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_assert:0/0.17 dev-ml/jane-street-headers:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_optcomp:0/0.17 dev-ml/jst-config:0/0.17 dev-ml/time_now:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_inline_test:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_bench:0/0.17 dev-ml/splittable_random:0/0.17 dev-ml/base_quickcheck:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_stable:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_string:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_expect:0/0.17 dev-ml/parsexp:0/0.17 dev-ml/sexplib:0/0.17 dev-ml/variantslib:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_variants_conv:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_log:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_ignore_instrumentation:0/0.17 dev-ml/typerep:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_typerep_conv:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_tydi:0/0.17 dev-ml/capitalization:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_string_conv:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_stable_witness:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_pipebang:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_optional:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_module_timer:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_disable_unused_warnings:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_custom_printf:0/0.17 dev-ml/bin_prot:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_bin_prot:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_jane:0/0.17 dev-ml/gel:0/0.17 dev-ml/ppx_diff:0/0.17 dev-ml/int_repr:0/0.17 dev-ml/base_bigstring:0/0.17 dev-ml/core:0/0.17 dev-ml/uopt:0/0.17 dev-ml/core_kernel:0/0.17 dev-ml/timezone:0/0.17 dev-ml/sexp_pretty:0/0.17 dev-ml/expect_test_helpers_core:0/0.17 dev-ml/core_unix:0/0.17 dev-ml/async_kernel:0/0.17 dev-ml/async_unix:0/0.17 dev-ml/protocol_version_header:0/0.17 dev-ml/async_rpc_kernel:0/0.17 dev-ml/async_log:0/0.17 dev-ml/textutils:0/0.17 dev-ml/async:0/0.17 >=dev-ml/labltk-8.06.14 dev-ml/patience_diff:0/0.17 >=dev-ml/ppx_deriving-6.0.2 dev-ml/ppx_js_style:0/0.17 >=dev-ml/camlp4-5 dev-ml/textutils_kernel:0/0.17 # Sam James (2024-03-28) # Newer 5.4.x releases were signed by a potentially compromised upstream maintainer. # There is no evidence that these releases contain malicious code, but masked # out of an abundance of caution. See bug #928134. sec-keys/openpgp-keys-jiatan ~app-arch/xz-utils-5.4.3 ~app-arch/xz-utils-5.4.4 ~app-arch/xz-utils-5.4.5 ~app-arch/xz-utils-5.4.6 # Sam James (2024-03-28) # Backdoor discovered in release tarballs. DOWNGRADE NOW. # https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/29/4 # https://bugs.gentoo.org/928134 ~app-arch/xz-utils-5.5.1_alpha ~app-arch/xz-utils-5.5.2_beta ~app-arch/xz-utils-5.6.0 ~app-arch/xz-utils-5.6.1 # Eray Aslan (2024-03-10) # Mask experimental software =mail-mta/postfix-3.10* # Sam James (2023-12-14) # Gentoo's kernel maintainers have decided to discontinue gentoo-sources and # gentoo-kernel for old kernel LTS branches because of the resources to require # testing and patching them, combined with changing kernel lifecycles. # # The new policy is to support kernels with genpatches for 3 years after their # release. # # Specifically, 4.14/4.19/5.4 have been dropped. See https://www.mpagano.com/blog/?p=315 # and http://www.kroah.com/log/blog/2018/08/24/what-stable-kernel-should-i-use/. # # sys-kernel/vanilla-sources will continue to be provided for all branches # until they reach formal upstream EOL. # (2023-09-09) # OpenSSL 1.1.x is EOL on 2023-09-11. Please upgrade immediately to >= OpenSSL 3. # https://www.openssl.org/blog/blog/2023/03/28/1.1.1-EOL/ # https://www.openssl.org/blog/blog/2023/06/15/1.1.1-EOL-Reminder/ # Please run a full world upgrade, especially checking /etc/portage and your world file # for old PHP or Ruby references. (2023-07-12) # The catalyst-3 branch is outdated and not used by Gentoo # Release Engineering anymore. Please either use git master # (9999) as all Release Engineering build machines or wait # for catalyst-4. Questions or bug reports about catalyst-3 # may or may not lead to useful results. (2023-06-21) # suitesparseconfig-7.0.0 fails to build with multilib enabled # because of dependencies that cannot be satisfied. All the other # packages require it. Bug #908851. =sci-libs/amd-3.0.3 =sci-libs/btf-2.0.3 =sci-libs/camd-3.0.3 =sci-libs/ccolamd-3.0.3 =sci-libs/cholmod-4.0.3 =sci-libs/colamd-3.0.3 =sci-libs/cxsparse-4.0.3 =sci-libs/klu-2.0.3 =sci-libs/ldl-3.0.3 =sci-libs/spqr-3.0.3 =sci-libs/suitesparseconfig-7.0.0 =sci-libs/umfpack-6.1.0 # Ionen Wolkens (2023-03-30) # NVIDIA dropped support for the 390.xx branch in December 2022[1]. # # Users are free to unmask and keep using, but be warned it is very # likely to be affected by security issues as NVIDIA does not track # nor fix these for this branch anymore. # # Gentoo will keep it packaged for as long as reasonably possible # (albeit masked) but no true support will be given nor patches # for newer kernels. It is recommended to use 6.1.x LTS kernels or # older (6.1.x will be supported upstream until December 2027). # # Major issues will lead to removal without further warning, e.g. # if no usable kernels left in tree, or if broken with a newer Xorg. # # >> It is recommended to switch to nouveau[2] drivers (regardless # of its worse performance), or ideally replace the hardware. # # [1] https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3142 # [2] https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Nouveau x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers:0/390 # Ben Kohler (2023-01-30) # Breaks too many revdeps for now =app-text/discount-3* # 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 # 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 # 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 # Andreas K. Hüttel (2021-09-18) # dev-build/automake version 1.11 is EOL and is only useful for testing # old de-ANSI-fication/ansi2knr/AM_C_PROTOTYPES code. Please uninstall. dev-build/automake:1.11 # 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 # 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 # Andreas Sturmlechner (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 # 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 sys-devel/nvptx-tools sys-devel/clang-crossdev-wrappers