emerge --sync issue

[jpr999]

running emerge --sync causes the following

• elisp: EAPI 5 not supported
• Call stack:

•      ebuild.sh, line 609:  Called source '/var/db/repos/dotnet/app-emacs/dash/dash-9999.ebuild'
  

• dash-9999.ebuild, line 6: Called inherit 'git-r3' 'elisp'

•      ebuild.sh, line 314:  Called __qa_source '/var/db/repos/gentoo/eclass/elisp.eclass'
  

•      ebuild.sh, line 112:  Called source '/var/db/repos/gentoo/eclass/elisp.eclass'
  

•   elisp.eclass, line  68:  Called die
  

• The specific snippet of code:

•  *) die "${ECLASS}: EAPI ${EAPI:-0} not supported" ;;
  

• If you need support, post the output of emerge --info '=app-emacs/dash-9999::dotnet',
• the complete build log and the output of emerge -pqv '=app-emacs/dash-9999::dotnet'.
• Working directory: '/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages'
• S: '/dash-9999'

ebuild failed with status 1
Reading category 14|167 ( 8): app-emacs...
cannot properly execute /var/db/repos/dotnet/app-emacs/dash/dash-9999.ebuild
Reading category 14|167 ( 8): app-emacs... * ERROR: app-emacs/s-9999::dotnet failed (depend phase):

• elisp: EAPI 5 not supported
• Call stack:

•   ebuild.sh, line 609:  Called source '/var/db/repos/dotnet/app-emacs/s/s-9999.ebuild'
  

• s-9999.ebuild, line 6: Called inherit 'git-r3' 'elisp'

•   ebuild.sh, line 314:  Called __qa_source '/var/db/repos/gentoo/eclass/elisp.eclass'
  

•   ebuild.sh, line 112:  Called source '/var/db/repos/gentoo/eclass/elisp.eclass'
  

• elisp.eclass, line 68: Called die
• The specific snippet of code:

•  *) die "${ECLASS}: EAPI ${EAPI:-0} not supported" ;;
  

• If you need support, post the output of emerge --info '=app-emacs/s-9999::dotnet',
• the complete build log and the output of emerge -pqv '=app-emacs/s-9999::dotnet'.
• Working directory: '/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages'
• S: '/s-9999'
  TIA
  Paul