Everyone,
We are officially retiring 1.4-release in 2024, which means that if you have not yet done so, now is the time to upgrade to next-release. The official way to do this is to do a REINSTALL of Funtoo. You may be able to in-place upgrade from 1.4-release to next-release but THIS IS NOT OFFICIALLY SUPPORTED so if you can't get it to work, you can ask on Discord for help unofficially but if you can't work through the various quirks you WILL need to reinstall.
Really, a reinstall should be done unless you have a very specific reason why you can't.
The Funtoo community is around to help with issues you may have with an upgrade, but just be aware of the possibility of hitting something that may warrant reinstall.
For new installs of next-release, the Funtoo community as well as myself are available to assist you with issues you may encounter. Reach out on Discord in the #install-help channel.