The new evolution 1.0.5 ebuild fails with... Installing DB include files: /var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/include ... Installing DB library: /var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/lib ... Installing DB utilities: /var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/bin ... Installing documentation: /var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs ... /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/api_c': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/api_cxx': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/api_java': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/api_tcl': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/images': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/am': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/am_conf': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/arch': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/build_unix': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/build_vxworks': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/build_win': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/cam': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/debug': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/distrib': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/dumpload': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/env': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/intro': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/install': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/java': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/lock': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/log': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/mp': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/perl': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/program': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/refs': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/rpc': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/sendmail': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/simple_tut': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/tcl': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/test': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/transapp': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/txn': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/xa': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/upgrade.2.0': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/upgrade.3.0': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref/upgrade.3.1': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/ref': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/sleepycat': Invalid argument /bin/cp: preserving permissions for `/var/tmp/portage/evolution-1.0.5/work/db3/docs/utility': Invalid argument make: *** [install_docs] Error 1
Aha! I removed 'acl' from my USE variable. re-emerge fileutils and emerge evolution no longer fails. I am using an xfs filesystem with a 2.4.18-xfs-1.1 kernel and figured I could use the acl stuff.
Great.