under: Code Listing 2.2: Verifying system profile "lrwxrwxrwx 1 48 Apr 8 18:51 /etc/make.profile -> ../usr/portage/profiles/default/linux/sparc/sparc64/2008.0" there is no sparc/sparc64 distinction in the new profiles, since sparc32 is no longer supported should be: /usr/portage/profiles/default/linux/sparc/2008.0 Reproducible: Always bug suggested by agaffney in the irc channel.
Fixed in CVS.