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@@ -10,10 +10,13 @@ Display-If-Installed: sys-fs/udev
The sys-apps/systemd-utils package was recently added to the gentoo
repository. This replaces sys-apps/systemd-tmpfiles,
-sys-boot/systemd-boot, and sys-fs/udev with a single package. USE flags
-are provided to allow each component to be enabled or disabled. This
-change was made to significantly ease maintenance of tools split out
-from systemd.
+sys-boot/systemd-boot, and sys-fs/udev with a single package, and is
+for OpenRC users. It does not depend on sys-apps/systemd and contains
+the same exact components as the split packages.
+
+USE flags are provided to allow each component to be enabled
+or disabled. This change was made to significantly ease maintenance of tools
+split out from systemd.
When upgrading to sys-apps/systemd-tmpfiles-250,
sys-apps/systemd-utils[tmpfiles] will be pulled in as a dependency.
@@ -40,3 +43,8 @@ Possible problems when upgrading:
2. The 'boot' USE flag on sys-apps/systemd-utils is disabled by default.
Users migrating from sys-boot/systemd-boot will need to enable the
'boot' USE flag (in package.use) to continue receiving updates.
+
+3. If you have package.use entries for any of sys-apps/systemd-tmpfiles,
+ sys-boot/systemd-boot, or sys-fs/udev, please update the relevant lines
+ to refer to sys-apps/systemd-utils instead. This might include
+ ABI_X86_32 for some users!