Weekly portage-stable package updates 2026-03-09

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CI: http://localhost:8080/job/container/job/sdk/2545/cldsv/

We bumped binutils to 2.46, which required patching sys-boot/shim package.

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• dev-libs/libnl: [PROD] [DEV]

  • from 3.11.0 to 3.12.0
  • release notes: https://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/libnl/2025-December/002442.html

• eclass/alternatives.eclass:

  • bash quoting fixes

• eclass/bash-completion-r1.eclass:

  • bash quoting fixes

• eclass/distutils-r1.eclass:

  • bash quoting fixes

• eclass/python-r1.eclass:

  • bash quoting fixes

• eclass/python-utils-r1.eclass:

  • bash quoting fixes

• eclass/toolchain.eclass:

  • bash quoting fixes

• eclass/udev.eclass:

  • bash quoting fixes
  • default udev directory to /usr/lib/udev

• net-dialup/minicom: [DEV]

  • from 2.10 to 2.10-r1
  • added a patch fixing baudrate settings on newer glibc

• net-libs/libslirp:

  • from 4.7.0 to 4.9.1
  • EAPI changed from '7' to '8'
  • release notes: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/slirp/libslirp/-/releases/v4.9.1 https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/slirp/libslirp/-/releases/v4.9.0 https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/slirp/libslirp/-/releases/v4.8.0

• sys-auth/sssd: [PROD] [DEV]

  • still at 2.9.8
  • package became stable on 'amd64'
    • keeping the accept keywords, still unstable for arm64

• sys-boot/shim:

  • from 15.8-r2 to 15.8-r3
  • added a patch fixing build with binutils 2.46

• sys-firmware/intel-microcode: [PROD] [DEV]

  • from 20260210_p20260211 to 20260227_p20260227
  • release notes: https://github.com/intel/Intel-Linux-Processor-Microcode-Data-Files/releases/tag/microcode-20260227

• sys-fs/mdadm: [PROD] [DEV]

  • from 4.4 to 4.4-r1
  • some openrc init file fix

• sys-devel/binutils: [DEV]

  • from 2.45.1 to 2.46.0
  • package became unstable on 'arm64'
    • added accept keywords to overlay profiles
  • release notes: https://sourceware.org/pipermail/binutils/2026-February/148149.html

• sys-libs/binutils-libs: [PROD] [DEV]

  • from 2.45.1 to 2.46.0
  • package became unstable on 'arm64'
    • added accept keywords to overlay profiles
  • release notes: https://sourceware.org/pipermail/binutils/2026-February/148149.html

• sys-libs/pam: [PROD] [DEV]

  • from 1.7.1-r3 to 1.7.2
  • build dependencies:
    • changes for sec-keys/openpgp-keys-pam with USE conditionals 'verify-sig?':
      • changed version constraint from ~20230330 to >=20260122
  • release notes: https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/releases/tag/v1.7.2

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[krnowak]

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