While building gcc3 I killed the build w/ <ctrl>-c, but make kept running. I was pretty sure this problem had been fixed, but this was w/ _pre27.
*** Bug 1412 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
jnelson: can you look at my existing signal-catching code and offer any suggestions?
I think the patch I (jnelson) sent you (drobbins) and that was incorporated into recent versions of portage has fixed the problem. I'll defer to you to actually close the bug.
I guess I can't. Grr.