[snip] checking for python... /usr/bin/python checking for python version... 2.4 checking for python platform... linux2 checking for python script directory... ${prefix}/lib/python2.4/site-packages checking for python extension module directory... ${exec_prefix}/lib/python2.4/site-packages checking for python module gtk... yes checking for python module dbus... yes checking for python module avahi... yes checking for ServiceTypeDatabase in python module avahi.ServiceTypeDatabase... no configure: error: You need avahi >= 0.6.9 !!! Please attach the following file when filing a report to bugs.gentoo.org: !!! /var/tmp/portage/x11-misc/service-discovery-applet-0.4.3/work/service-discovery-applet-0.4.3/config.log !!! ERROR: x11-misc/service-discovery-applet-0.4.3 failed. Call stack: ebuild.sh, line 1568: Called dyn_compile ebuild.sh, line 937: Called src_compile ebuild.sh, line 1261: Called gnome2_src_compile gnome2.eclass, line 63: Called gnome2_src_configure gnome2.eclass, line 59: Called econf '--disable-gtk-doc' ebuild.sh, line 540: Called die !!! econf failed !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant. Its seems to require also "gdbm" USE flag for avahi. See also bug 145041.
thanks, the ebuild now dies when avahi has been built without python support.