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== Gentoo Linux - Required Packages for Yocto Build Host ==

The following packages are required to build a Yocto image on Gentoo Linux.
Note that several third-party guides reference incorrect package atoms —
the verified atoms are listed below.

<pre>
emerge -av \
dev-vcs/git \
dev-lang/python:3.11 \
dev-python/pip \
dev-util/diffstat \
app-admin/chrpath \
sys-apps/texinfo \
dev-libs/glib \
sys-apps/file \
app-arch/xz-utils \
sys-libs/zlib \
dev-build/cmake \
dev-lang/perl \
app-misc/screen \
app-shells/bash \
sys-process/lsof \
app-arch/cpio \
app-arch/tar \
sys-apps/util-linux \
sys-apps/gawk \
net-misc/socat
</pre>

=== Common mistakes in third-party guides ===

Several widely referenced guides list incorrect Gentoo package atoms that do
not exist in the Portage tree. Use the following verified atoms instead:

* <code>app-admin/chrpath</code> — not <code>dev-util/chrpath</code> or <code>app-text/chrpath</code>
* <code>app-arch/cpio</code> — not <code>dev-util/cpio</code>
* <code>dev-build/cmake</code> — not <code>dev-util/cmake</code>

=== Python version compatibility ===

Prefer <code>dev-lang/python:3.11</code> or <code>dev-lang/python:3.12</code>.
Python 3.13 may cause issues with Scarthgap and Nanbield releases.

''Verified on Gentoo Linux (OpenRC, amd64), Portage tree April 2026.''

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