I get the following error when trying to emerge gnomemeeting on my machine: <SNIP> i686-pc-linux-gnu-g++ -O3 -o gnomemeeting common.o callbacks.o gdkvideoio.o gnom emeeting.o connection.o endpoint.o menu.o toolbar.o pref_window.o sound_handling .o videograbber.o config.o ldap_window.o main_window.o gatekeeper.o ils.o cleane r.o misc.o chat_window.o druid.o urlhandler.o vfakeio.o tray.o tools.o -Wl,-- exp ort-dynamic -Wl,-rpath -Wl,/usr/lib ../lib/.libs/libgnomemeeting.a -L/usr/lib - L/var/tmp/portage/openldap-2.0.25-r2/work/openldap-2.0.25/libraries -lresolv - lr esolv -lresolv -lresolv -lresolv -lresolv -lresolv -lresolv -lresolv - L/usr/X11R 6/lib /usr/lib/libgnomeui-2.so -lm -ldl -lpthread -lSM - lICE /usr/lib/libbonobou i-2.so -lpthread -lm -ldl /usr/lib/libgnomecanvas-2.so -lm - ldl /usr/lib/libgnom e-2.so -ldl -lpthread -lm /usr/lib/libart_lgpl_2.so -lm /usr/lib/libpangoft2- 1.0 .so /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so /usr/lib/libatk- 1.0.so -ldl /usr/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so -ldl -lm /usr/lib/libpangoxft-1.0.so /usr/li b/libpangox-1.0.so /usr/lib/libpango-1.0.so -ldl -lm -ldl - lpthread /usr/lib/lib gnomevfs-2.so /usr/lib/libgconf-2.so -ldl -lpthread -lm -lrt /usr/lib/libbonobo- 2.so /usr/lib/libORBitCosNaming-2.so -lm -ldl -lpthread /usr/lib/libbonobo- activ ation.so -lm -ldl -lpthread /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so -lpthread - ldl /usr/lib/libpo pt.so /usr/lib/libxml2.so -lm -lz /usr/lib/liblinc.so - lpthread /usr/lib/libgmod ule-2.0.so -ldl -ldl /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so /usr/lib/libgthread-2.0.so - lpth read -lpthread /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so -lm -lm -lm -lresolv /usr/lib/libSDL.so - lm /usr/lib/libesd.so /usr/lib/libaudiofile.so -lm -lX11 -lXext -lvga -ldl - lpth read -lopenh323 -ldl -lpt -lpthread /usr/lib/libspeex.so -lm - lresolv /usr/lib/l ibldap.so -lssl -lcrypto /usr/lib/liblber.so -lresolv -lresolv /usr/lib/libpangoft2-1.0.so: undefined reference to `FT_Set_Hint_Flags' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make[2]: *** [gnomemeeting] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/gnomemeeting- 0.94.1/work/gnomemeeting-0.94.1/src' make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/gnomemeeting- 0.94.1/work/gnomemeeting-0.94.1' make: *** [all-recursive-am] Error 2 !!! ERROR: net-im/gnomemeeting-0.94.1 failed. !!! Function src_compile, Line -108, Exitcode 2 !!! (no error message) </SNIP> Here's some version info that might be relevant: <SNIP> entropy gnomemeeting # gcc --version gcc (GCC) 3.2 Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. entropy gnomemeeting # glib-config --version 1.2.10 entropy gnomemeeting # gnome-config --version gnome-libs 1.4.2 </SNIP> System is a dual Athlon MP 1800+ on a Tyan Tiger MP w/ 1024MB RAM.
This problem goes away after removing xft and doing an emerge -eu gnomemeeting. Speculation on the forum (http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=24767) is that XFT+freetype+pango weren't playing well together.