When emerging module-init-tools-3.0-r2, I get the this error message: [...] checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc... gcc checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables See `config.log' for more details. !!! ERROR: sys-apps/module-init-tools-3.0-r2 failed. !!! Function econf, Line 365, Exitcode 77 !!! econf failed Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: emerge sys-apps/module-init-tools-3.0-r2 Actual Results: The error message (see above) appeared Expected Results: The ebuild should have installed Portage 2.0.50-r6 (default-x86-1.4, gcc-3.3.3, glibc-2.3.3_pre20040420-r0, 2.6.4-gentoo) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.4-gentoo i686 AMD Athlon(tm) Processor Gentoo Base System version 1.4.11 distcc 2.13 i686-pc-linux-gnu (protocols 1 and 2) (default port 3632) [disabled] Autoconf: sys-devel/autoconf-2.59-r3 Automake: sys-devel/automake-1.8.3 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86 ~x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CFLAGS="-O3 -march=i686 -funroll-loops -pipe" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" COMPILER="gcc3" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3.2/share/config /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref /usr/share/config /var/qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-O3 -march=i686 -funroll-loops -pipe" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoaddcvs ccache prelink sandbox" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.oregonstate.edu http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/gentoo" MAKEOPTS="-j2" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="X alsa apm arts avi berkdb cdr crypt cups dvd encode esd evo foomaticdb gdbm gif gphoto2 gpm gtk2 imlib irmc java jpeg kde ldap libg++ libwww linguas_de mad mikmod motif mozilla mpeg ncurses nls oggvorbis opengl oss pam pda pdflib perl png python qt quicktime readline sdl slang spell ssl svga tcpd truetype x86 xml2 xmms xv zlib"
Created attachment 30993 [details] config.log from /var/tmp/portage/module-init-tools-3.0-r2/work/modutils-2.4.26/config.log
maybe same as bug 50211 and bug 50441
Yes, it seems to be a common problem. I've encountered the same thing now while emerging sys-apps/coreutils-5.2.0-r2.
sys-apps/shadow-4.0.4.1-r1 is the same problem.
Ok, here's a workaround, that worked for me: Get back on binutils 2.15.90.0.3-r1. If your system doesn't emerge anymore, download the bin-package from http://niebie.sytes.net/files/binutils-2.15.90.0.3-r1.tbz2, copy this file to /usr/portage/packages/All/ (may be this directory doesn't exist, so make it), do an "emerge --usepkg binutils", and you are back in game ;-)
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 50211 ***
