I'm getting the following error when emerging tightvn-1.2.9-r1, but interestingly enough, it emerge succeeds. However, the error seems to be related to Xvnc, because that binary doesn't get installed. Error as follows: make[3]: Entering directory `/var/tmp/portage/tightvnc-1.2.9-r1/work/vnc_unixsrc/Xvnc/programs/Xserver/os' rm -f WaitFor.o gcc -c -march=k8 -O2 -pipe -fsigned-char -I. -I../include -I../../.././/exports/include/X11 -I../../.././/include/extensions -I../../.././/lib/Xau -I../lbx -I../../.././ -I../../.././/exports/include -Dlinux -D__x86_64__ -D_POSIX_SOURCE -D_BSD_SOURCE -D_SVID_SOURCE -DX_LOCALE -D_REENTRANT -DSHAPE -DGCCUSESGAS -DSTATIC_COLOR -DAVOID_GLYPHBLT -DPIXPRIV -DNDEBUG -DUSE_LIBWRAP=1 -DFUNCPROTO=15 -DNARROWPROTO -DXSERV_t -DTRANS_SERVER -DUNIXCONN -DTCPCONN -DINTERNAL_MALLOC -DHASXDMAUTH -DDDXOSINIT -DSERVER_LOCK -DDDXOSFATALERROR -DDDXTIME -DPART_NET -DUSE_RGB_TXT -DMITMISC -DXTEST -DXSYNC -DXCMISC -DMITSHM -DBIGREQS WaitFor.c WaitFor.c: In function `WaitForSomething': WaitFor.c:174: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:174: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:174: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:174: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:174: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:174: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:174: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:174: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:176: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:176: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:176: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:176: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:176: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:176: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:176: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:176: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:176: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:176: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:176: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:176: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:176: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:176: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:176: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:176: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:316: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:316: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:316: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:316: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:316: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:316: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:316: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:316: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:316: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:316: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:316: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:316: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:316: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:316: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:316: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:316: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:332: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:332: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:332: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:332: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:332: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:332: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:332: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:332: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:332: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:332: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:332: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:332: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:332: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:332: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:332: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:332: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:354: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:354: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:354: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:354: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:354: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:354: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:354: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:354: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:381: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:381: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:381: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:381: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:381: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:381: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:381: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:381: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:384: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:384: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:384: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:384: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:384: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:384: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:384: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:384: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:384: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:384: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:384: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:384: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:384: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:384: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:384: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:384: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:384: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:384: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:384: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:384: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:384: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:384: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:384: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:384: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:385: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:385: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:385: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:385: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:385: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:385: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:385: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:385: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:385: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:385: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:385: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:385: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:385: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:385: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:385: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:385: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:386: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:386: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:386: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:386: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:386: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:386: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:386: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:386: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:390: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:390: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:390: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:390: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:390: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:390: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:390: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:390: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:390: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:390: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:390: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:390: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:390: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:390: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:390: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:390: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:390: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:390: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:390: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:390: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:390: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:390: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:390: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:390: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:391: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:391: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:391: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:391: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:391: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:391: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:391: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:391: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:391: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:391: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:391: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:391: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:391: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:391: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:391: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:391: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:391: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:391: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:391: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:391: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:391: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:391: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:391: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:391: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:393: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:393: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:404: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:404: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:404: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:404: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:404: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:404: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:404: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:404: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:404: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:404: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:404: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:404: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:404: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:404: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:404: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:404: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:410: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:410: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:410: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:410: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:410: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:410: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:410: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:410: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:417: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:421: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' WaitFor.c:466: error: structure has no member named `fds_bits' make[3]: *** [WaitFor.o] Error 1 make[3]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/tightvnc-1.2.9-r1/work/vnc_unixsrc/Xvnc/programs/Xserver/os' make[2]: *** [os] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/tightvnc-1.2.9-r1/work/vnc_unixsrc/Xvnc/programs/Xserver' make[1]: *** [all] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/tightvnc-1.2.9-r1/work/vnc_unixsrc/Xvnc/programs' make: *** [all] Error 2 Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. emerge =tightvnc-1.2.9-r1 Actual Results: The error listed above. Expected Results: Emerged successfully, and install a Xvnc binary. Portage 2.0.53_rc5 (default-linux/amd64/2005.1, gcc-3.4.4, glibc-2.3.5-r2, 2.6.13-gentoo-r3 x86_64) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.13-gentoo-r3 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+ Gentoo Base System version 1.12.0_pre9 ccache version 2.4 [disabled] dev-lang/python: 2.3.5, 2.4.2 sys-apps/sandbox: 1.2.13 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.59-r7 sys-devel/automake: 1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6-r1 sys-devel/binutils: 2.16.1 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.20 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.11-r2 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64 ~amd64" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CBUILD="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-march=k8 -O2 -pipe" CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/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/texmf/web2c /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-march=k8 -O2 -pipe" DISTDIR="/development/distfiles" FEATURES="autoconfig distlocks sandbox sfperms strict userpriv usersandbox" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://mirrors.acm.cs.rpi.edu/gentoo" MAKEOPTS="-j3" PKGDIR="/usr/local/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/development/overlays/java-experimental /development/overlays/free-java-overlay /development/overlays/chewi-overlay" SYNC="rsync://acm.cs.rpi.edu/gentoo-portage" USE="amd64 X aac alsa apache2 automount avi bash-completion berkdb bitmap-fonts cairo cdr crypt cscope cups devmap dvd dvdr dvi eds emboss encode faad ffmpeg firefox flac foomaticdb fortran gif glitz gnome gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 hal howl imagemagick imlib ipv6 java jpeg junit libclamav libwww lzw lzw-tiff mad mozilla mp3 mpeg nautilus ncurses nls nptl nsplugin nvidia ogg opengl pam pcre pda pdflib perl png python qt quicktime readline samba sdl spell ssl subversion syslog tcpd tetex theora tiff truetype-fonts type1-fonts usb userlocales vorbis xine xml2 xpm xv zlib userland_GNU kernel_linux elibc_glibc" Unset: ASFLAGS, CTARGET, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, LINGUAS
see bug 98536
this is fixed in portage