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[ebuild     U  ] net-misc/curl-8.23.0::gentoo [8.19.0::gentoo] USE="adns alt-svc ftp hsts http2 http3 httpsrr imap openssl pop3 psl quic smtp ssh ssl tftp websockets -brotli -debug (-ech) -gnutls -gopher -idn -kerberos -ldap -mbedtls -rustls -sasl-scram -static-libs -telnet -test -verify-sig -zstd (-rtmp%) (-samba%)" CURL_SSL="openssl -gnutls -mbedtls -rustls" 2921 KiB

Total: 1 package (1 upgrade), Size of downloads: 2921 KiB