Created attachment 294773 [details] portage-utils-0.5-build.log Version 0.5 build log attached.
Created attachment 294775 [details] portage-utils-0.6-build.log Version 0.6 build log file.
$ uname -a FreeBSD machoke.vmn 8.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE #0: Thu Feb 17 02:41:51 UTC 2011 root@mason.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 $ grep SIGCHLD /usr/include/sys/* /usr/include/sys/signal.h:#define SIGCHLD 20 /* to parent on child stop or exit */ /usr/include/sys/signal.h:/* codes for SIGCHLD */ /usr/include/sys/signal.h:#define SA_NOCLDSTOP 0x0008 /* do not generate SIGCHLD on child stop */ /usr/include/sys/signalvar.h:#define PS_NOCLDSTOP 0x0002 /* No SIGCHLD when children stop. */ /usr/include/sys/signalvar.h:#define PS_CLDSIGIGN 0x0004 /* The SIGCHLD handler is SIG_IGN. */ feels like a missing (or too late) include of sys/signal.h
solution: use 0.7 w/autotools