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-rw-r--r--pym/portage/__init__.py6
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pym/portage/__init__.py b/pym/portage/__init__.py
index fadb68d8b..ed68c65f2 100644
--- a/pym/portage/__init__.py
+++ b/pym/portage/__init__.py
@@ -7651,8 +7651,10 @@ def dep_virtual(mysplit, mysettings):
def _expand_new_virtuals(mysplit, edebug, mydbapi, mysettings, myroot="/",
trees=None, use_mask=None, use_force=None, **kwargs):
- """Recursively expand new-style virtuals so as to collapse one or more
- levels of indirection. In dep_zapdeps, new-style virtuals will be assigned
+ """
+ In order to solve bug #141118, recursively expand new-style virtuals so
+ as to collapse one or more levels of indirection, generating an expanded
+ search space. In dep_zapdeps, new-style virtuals will be assigned
zero cost regardless of whether or not they are currently installed. Virtual
blockers are supported but only when the virtual expands to a single
atom because it wouldn't necessarily make sense to block all the components