emergy mythtv spits out this: g++ -o mythbackend version.o autoexpire.o encoderlink.o filetransfer.o httpstatus.o main.o mainserver.o playbacksock.o scheduler.o server.o housekeeper.o moc_httpstatus.o moc_mainserver.o moc_server.o -L/usr/qt/3/lib -L../../libs/libmyth -L../../libs/libmythtv -L../../libs/libavutil -L../../libs/libavcodec -L../../libs/libavformat -lmythtv-0.19 -lmythavformat-0.19 -lmythavutil-0.19 -lmythavcodec-0.19 -lmyth-0.19 -lfreetype -lmp3lame -lasound -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lXinerama -lXv -lXxf86vm -lXrandr -lqt-mt -lXext -lX11 -lm -lpthread ../../libs/libmythtv/libmythtv-0.19.so: undefined reference to `vbi_bit_reverse' ../../libs/libmythtv/libmythtv-0.19.so: undefined reference to `formats' ../../libs/libmythtv/libmythtv-0.19.so: undefined reference to `subtitles' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status distcc[31208] ERROR: compile (null) on localhost failed make[2]: *** [mythbackend] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/mythtv-0.19_p9163-r1/work/mythtv-0.19/programs/mythbackend' make[1]: *** [sub-mythbackend] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/mythtv-0.19_p9163-r1/work/mythtv-0.19/programs' make: *** [sub-programs] Error 2 !!! ERROR: media-tv/mythtv-0.19_p9163-r1 failed. Call stack: ebuild.sh, line 1526: Called dyn_compile ebuild.sh, line 923: Called src_compile mythtv-0.19_p9163-r1.ebuild, line 217: Called die !!! emake failed !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant. emerge --info: Portage 2.1_pre7-r4 (default-linux/x86/2005.0, gcc-3.4.6, glibc-2.4-r1, 2.6.16.1 i686) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.16.1 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) processor Gentoo Base System version 1.12.0_pre16 distcc 2.18.3 i686-pc-linux-gnu (protocols 1 and 2) (default port 3632) [enabled] dev-lang/python: 2.3.4-r1, 2.4.2-r1 sys-apps/sandbox: 1.2.17 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-r2 sys-devel/binutils: 2.16.1-r2 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.22 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.11-r3 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86 ~x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CBUILD="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-O2 -march=athlon-tbird -fomit-frame-pointer" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/share/X11/xkb /usr/share/config /var/qmail/alias /var/qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/eselect/compiler /etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=athlon-tbird -fomit-frame-pointer" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoconfig distcc distlocks metadata-transfer sandbox sfperms strict" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.llarian.net/" MAKEOPTS="-j2" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage" SYNC="rsync://alex/gentoo-portage" USE="x86 alsa apache2 apm asterisk avi berkdb bitmap-fonts crypt cups dri eds emboss encode foomaticdb fortran gdbm gif gpm gstreamer gtk2 imlib ipv6 isdnlog jpeg kde libg++ libwww mad mikmod mmx motif mp3 mpeg ncurses nls nptl nptlonly ogg oggvorbis oss overlay pam pdflib perl png pppd python qt quicktime readline sdl spell sse ssl tcpd truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts vorbis xml2 xmms xv zlib elibc_glibc kernel_linux userland_GNU video_cards_nvidia" Unset: ASFLAGS, CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, INSTALL_MASK, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, LINGUAS
what gcc does your other DISTCC box have on it?
The other host is also a gentoo box running gcc 3.4.6. But this is not the problem as "FEATURES="-distcc" emerge mythtv" fails with the same message. Mythtv compiles on the other host. Could my gentoo instalation be damaged?
After reinstalling gentoo on this host the ebuild now compiles.