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[ebuild     U  ] dev-lang/perl-5.42.2:0/5.42::gentoo [5.42.0-r1:0/5.42::gentoo] USE="gdbm -berkdb -doc -minimal" PERL_FEATURES="ithreads (-debug) -quadmath" 14278 KiB

Total: 1 package (1 upgrade), Size of downloads: 14278 KiB