When I try to emerge xscreensaver it fails on the following error: /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.2/../../../../i686-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: cannot find -lkrb4 collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make[1]: *** [xscreensaver] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/xscreensaver-4.05-r3/work/xscreensaver-4.05/driver' make: *** [default] Error 5 !!! ERROR: x11-misc/xscreensaver-4.05-r3 failed. !!! Function src_compile, Line 80, Exitcode 2 !!! (no error message) Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.emerge xscreensaver 2. 3. Actual Results: see error message under details Expected Results: emerged xscreensaver
did you unmerge kerberos ? please paste #emerge info
looks like a kerberos thing.
Turns out that because I am using mit-krb5 I needed the krb4 use flag in make.conf and now it works.
closing