Install this version:
emerge -a =dev-python/pycares-5.1.0If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =dev-python/pycares-5.1.0Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =dev-python/pycares-5.1.0| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1.0 | 8 | ~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86 | 0 |
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
DISTUTILS_EXT=1
DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=setuptools
PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{12..15} python3_{14,15}t )
inherit distutils-r1 pypi
DESCRIPTION="Python interface for c-ares"
HOMEPAGE="
https://github.com/saghul/pycares/
https://pypi.org/project/pycares/
"
LICENSE="MIT"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86"
IUSE="test"
# Tests fail with network-sandbox, since they try to resolve google.com
PROPERTIES="test_network"
RESTRICT="test"
DEPEND="
net-dns/c-ares:=
"
BDEPEND="
dev-python/cffi[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
"
RDEPEND="
dev-python/idna[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
${DEPEND}
${BDEPEND}
"
EPYTEST_PLUGINS=()
EPYTEST_XDIST=1
distutils_enable_tests pytest
export PYCARES_USE_SYSTEM_LIB=1
EPYTEST_DESELECT=(
# https://github.com/saghul/pycares/issues/287
# looks like forgotten to update the expected class
tests/test_all.py::DNSTest::test_idna2008_encoding
)
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p dev-python/pycares |
euse -E <flag> -p dev-python/pycares |
euse -D <flag> -p dev-python/pycares
net-dns/c-ares:=
dev-python/idna[] net-dns/c-ares:= dev-python/cffi[]
dev-python/cffi[]