Below is the output I get if I try to compile either libperl 5.8.7 or the version I currently have installed version 5.8.6. I tried both with both gcc 3.3.4 and 3.4.4. Each time I get the error below. root@mm ~ # emerge -uDq world Calculating world dependencies ...done! >>> emerge (1 of 66) sys-devel/libperl-5.8.7 to / QA Notice: USE Flag 'userland_Darwin' not in IUSE for sys-devel/libperl-5.8.7 >>> md5 files ;-) libperl-5.8.7.ebuild >>> md5 files ;-) libperl-5.8.5-r1.ebuild >>> md5 files ;-) libperl-5.8.5.ebuild >>> md5 files ;-) libperl-5.8.6-r1.ebuild >>> md5 files ;-) libperl-5.8.6.ebuild >>> md5 files ;-) files/digest-libperl-5.8.7 >>> md5 files ;-) files/libperl-5.8.2-uclibc.patch >>> md5 files ;-) files/digest-libperl-5.8.5 >>> md5 files ;-) files/digest-libperl-5.8.6-r1 >>> md5 files ;-) files/libperl-noksh.patch >>> md5 files ;-) files/digest-libperl-5.8.5-r1 >>> md5 files ;-) files/digest-libperl-5.8.6 >>> md5 files ;-) files/libperl-create-libperl-soname.patch >>> md5 files ;-) files/libperl-reorder-INC.patch >>> md5 files ;-) files/libperl-uclibc.patch >>> md5 src_uri ;-) perl-5.8.7.tar.bz2 QA Notice: USE Flag 'userland_Darwin' not in IUSE for sys-devel/libperl-5.8.7 * * PLEASE NOTE: If you want to compile perl-5.8 with * threading enabled , you must restart this emerge * with USE=ithreads emerge.... * Threading is not supported by all applications * that compile against perl. You use threading at * your own discretion. * QA Notice: USE Flag 'userland_Darwin' not in IUSE for sys-devel/libperl-5.8.7 >>> Unpacking source... >>> Unpacking perl-5.8.7.tar.bz2 to /media/portage/tmp/portage/libperl-5.8.7/work * Applying libperl-create-libperl-soname.patch ... [ ok ] * Applying libperl-noksh.patch ... [ ok ] * Applying libperl-reorder-INC.patch ... [ ok ] >>> Source unpacked. QA Notice: USE Flag 'userland_Darwin' not in IUSE for sys-devel/libperl-5.8.7 QA Notice: USE Flag 'elibc_uclibc' not in IUSE for sys-devel/libperl-5.8.7 * myarch: i586-linux First let's make sure your kit is complete. Checking... Locating common programs... Checking compatibility between /bin/echo and builtin echo (if any)... Symbolic links are supported. Checking how to test for symbolic links... You can test for symbolic links with 'test -h'. Good, your tr supports [:lower:] and [:upper:] to convert case. Using [:upper:] and [:lower:] to convert case. 3b1 dos_djgpp irix_6_0 nonstopux sunos_4_0 aix dynix irix_6_1 openbsd sunos_4_1 aix_3 dynixptx isc opus super-ux aix_4 epix isc_2 os2 svr4 altos486 esix4 linux os390 svr5 amigaos fps lynxos os400 ti1500 apollo freebsd machten posix-bc titanos atheos genix machten_2 powerux ultrix_4 aux_3 gnu mint qnx umips beos gnukfreebsd mips rhapsody unicos bsdos gnuknetbsd mpc sco unicosmk convexos greenhills mpeix sco_2_3_0 unisysdynix cxux hpux ncr_tower sco_2_3_1 utekv cygwin i386 netbsd sco_2_3_2 uts darwin interix newsos4 sco_2_3_3 uwin dcosx irix_4 next_3 sco_2_3_4 vmesa dec_osf irix_5 next_3_0 solaris_2 vos dgux irix_6 next_4 stellar Which of these apply, if any? [linux] You appear to have ELF support. I'll try to use it for dynamic loading. If dynamic loading doesn't work, read hints/linux.sh for further information. Operating system name? [linux] Operating system version? [2.6.12-gentoo] Build Perl for SOCKS? [n] Use the PerlIO abstraction layer? [y] Build a threading Perl? [n] Build Perl for multiplicity? [n] Use which C compiler? [i586-pc-linux-gnu-gcc] Checking for GNU cc in disguise and/or its version number... Now, how can we feed standard input to your C preprocessor... Directories to use for library searches? [/usr/local/lib /lib /usr/lib] What is the file extension used for shared libraries? [so] Try to use long doubles if available? [n] Checking for optional libraries... What libraries to use? [-lnsl -lndbm -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc] What optimizer/debugger flag should be used? [-O2 -march=k6-2 -pipe] Any additional cc flags? [-fno-strict-aliasing -pipe] Let me guess what the preprocessor flags are... Any additional ld flags (NOT including libraries)? [ -L/usr/local/lib] Checking your choice of C compiler and flags for coherency... Computing filename position in cpp output for #include directives... <stdlib.h> found. Checking to see how big your integers are... Checking to see if you have long long... Checking to see how big your long longs are... <inttypes.h> found. Checking to see if you have int64_t... Checking which 64-bit integer type we could use... We could use 'long long' for 64-bit integers. Try to use 64-bit integers, if available? [n] Try to use maximal 64-bit support, if available? [n] Checking to see how big your double precision numbers are... Checking to see if you have long double... Checking to see how big your long doubles are... What is your architecture name [i586-linux] Perlio selected. Installation prefix to use? (~name ok) [/usr] AFS does not seem to be running... What installation prefix should I use for installing files? (~name ok) [/usr] Getting the current patchlevel... Pathname where the private library files will reside? (~name ok) [/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.7] Where do you want to put the public architecture-dependent libraries? (~name ok) [/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.7/i586-linux] Other username to test security of setuid scripts with? [none] Well, the recommended value is *not* secure. Does your kernel have *secure* setuid scripts? [n] Do you want to do setuid/setgid emulation? [y] <malloc.h> found. Checking to see how well your C compiler groks the void type... Hmm, your compiler has some difficulty with void. Checking further... Support flag bits are: 1: basic void declarations. 2: arrays of pointers to functions returning void. 4: operations between pointers to and addresses of void functions. 8: generic void pointers. Your void support flags add up to what? [0] Checking to see how big your pointers are... Do you wish to wrap malloc calls to protect against potential overflows? [y] Do you wish to attempt to use the malloc that comes with perl5? [n] Your system wants malloc to return 'char *', it would seem. Your system uses int free(), it would seem. Installation prefix to use for add-on modules and utilities? (~name ok) [/usr] Pathname for the site-specific library files? (~name ok) [/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.7] Pathname for the site-specific architecture-dependent library files? (~name ok) [/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.7/i586-linux] Do you want to configure vendor-specific add-on directories? [y] Installation prefix to use for vendor-supplied add-ons? (~name ok) [/usr] Pathname for the vendor-supplied library files? (~name ok) [/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.7] Pathname for vendor-supplied architecture-dependent files? (~name ok) [/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.7/i586-linux] Colon-separated list of additional directories for perl to search? [none] Checking out function prototypes... Configure: FATAL ERROR: This version of perl5 can only be compiled by a compiler that understands function prototypes. Unfortunately, your C compiler i586-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe doesn't seem to understand them. Sorry about that. If GNU cc is available for your system, perhaps you could try that instead. Eventually, we hope to support building Perl with pre-ANSI compilers. If you would like to help in that effort, please contact <perlbug@perl.org>. Aborting Configure now. !!! ERROR: sys-devel/libperl-5.8.7 failed. !!! Function src_compile, Line 231, Exitcode 2 !!! (no error message) !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message. root@mm ~ # gcc-config -l [1] i586-pc-linux-gnu-3.3.4 * [2] i586-pc-linux-gnu-3.4.4 [3] i586-pc-linux-gnu-3.4.4-hardened [4] i586-pc-linux-gnu-3.4.4-hardenednopie [5] i586-pc-linux-gnu-3.4.4-hardenednopiessp [6] i586-pc-linux-gnu-3.4.4-hardenednossp root@mm ~ # emerge info Portage 2.0.51.20-r5 (!/usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/x86/2005.0, gcc-3.3.4, glibc-2.3.5-r1, 2.6.12-gentoo i586) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.12-gentoo i586 AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor Gentoo Base System version 1.6.10 distcc 2.18.3 i586-pc-linux-gnu (protocols 1 and 2) (default port 3632) [enabled] dev-lang/python: 2.2.3-r5, 2.3.5 sys-apps/sandbox: 1.2.3 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.59-r6 sys-devel/automake: 1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.5 sys-devel/binutils: 2.16.1 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.14 virtual/os-headers: 2.4.19-r1, 2.6.11-r2 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86 ~x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CBUILD="i586-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-O2 -march=k6-2 -pipe" CHOST="i586-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3.1/share/config /usr/kde/3.2/share/config /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/X11/xkb /usr/share/config /var/qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=k6-2 -pipe" DISTDIR="/media/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoconfig distcc distlocks sandbox sfperms strict" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.mirrors.pair.com/ http://gentoo.seren.com/gentoo http://gentoo.noved.org/ http://gentoo.chem.wisc.edu/gentoo/ http://cudlug.cudenver.edu/gentoo/ http://gentoo.ccccom.com http://oss.redundant.com/pub/gentoo http://mirrors.tds.net/gentoo http://gentoo.netnitco.net http://mirror.tucdemonic.org/gentoo/ http://mirror.clarkson.edu/pub/distributions/gentoo/ http://128.213.5.34/gentoo/" MAKEOPTS="-j3" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/media/portage/tmp" PORTDIR="/media/portage" SYNC="rsync://dev.obsidian-studios.com/portage" USE="x86 3dnow X aalib alsa avi crypt dvd dvdread eds gdbm gstreamer gtk2 imlib mad mikmod mmx motif mp3 mpeg ncurses nls ogg oggvorbis opengl pam perl python quicktime readline samba sdl slang snmp spell ssl tcpd v4l2 vorbis xml2 xmms xv zlib zvbi userland_GNU kernel_linux elibc_glibc" Unset: ASFLAGS, CTARGET, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, LINGUAS, PORTDIR_OVERLAY
Mass re-assign.
After some time, I synced again. A few other packages showed up as needing to be upgraded before libperl. Which after they were updated I was successfully able to emerge libperl.
