Latest sync produced this when emerging hal-0.5.7.1-r3 : [ebuild U ] sys-apps/hal-0.5.7.1-r3 [0.5.7.1-r2] USE="acpi crypt pcmcia -debug -dmi -doc (-selinux)" 0 kB ... /usr/portage/sys-apps/hal/hal-0.5.7.1-r3.ebuild: line 147: --enable-hotplug-map: command not found !!! ERROR: sys-apps/hal-0.5.7.1-r3 failed. Call stack: ebuild.sh, line 1546: Called dyn_compile ebuild.sh, line 937: Called src_compile hal-0.5.7.1-r3.ebuild, line 153: Called die !!! configure failed !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.
Allready fixed in CVS. Sync and try again.