During bootstrap with 'acl' in USE flags: >>> Unpacking acl-2.2.13.src.tar.gz to /var/tmp/portage/acl-2.2.13-r1/work >>> Source unpacked. creating cache ./config.cache checking for make... /usr/bin/make checking for libtool... /usr/bin/libtool checking for tar... /bin/tar checking for gzip... /bin/gzip checking for makedepend... /bin/true checking for awk... /bin/awk checking for sed... /bin/sed checking for echo... /bin/echo checking for sort... /usr/bin/sort checking whether ln -s works... yes checking for msgfmt... no FATAL ERROR: msgfmt does not seem to be installed. acl cannot be built without a working gettext installation. cp: cannot stat `include/builddefs': No such file or directory sed: can't read include/builddefs.orig: No such file or directory !!! ERROR: sys-apps/acl-2.2.13-r1 failed. !!! Function src_compile, Line 31, Exitcode 2 !!! (no error message) ============= Portage 2.0.49-r10 (default-x86-1.4, gcc-3.3.1, glibc-2.3.2-r1, 2.4.21-gss) ================================================================= System uname: 2.4.21-gss i586 AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor Gentoo Base System version 1.4.3.10 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86 ~x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CFLAGS="-O2 -mcpu=k6-2 -funroll-loops -pipe" CHOST="i586-pc-linux-gnu" COMPILER="gcc3" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /var/qmail/control /usr/share/config /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3/share/config" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-O2 -mcpu=k6-2 -funroll-loops -pipe" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="sandbox autoaddcvs ccache distcc" GENTOO_MIRRORS="ftp://mirror.iawnet.sandia.gov/pub/gentoo/" MAKEOPTS="-j2" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="x86 zlib -3dfx -3dnow aalib acl -acpi -afs -alsa -apache2 -apm -arts -atlas -avi berkdb -bonobo -canna -cdr -cjk crypt -cscope -cups -curl -directfb -doc -dvd -dvb -emacs -encode -esd -ethereal -ev6 -evo -fbcon -firebird -flash -foomaticdb freetds -freewnn -gd -gd -gdbm -ggi -gif -gnome -gphoto2 -gpm -gps -gstreamer -gtk -gtk2 -gtkhtml -guile -icc -icc-pro -imap -imlib innodb informix ipv6 -jack -java -jikes -joystick -jpeg junit -kde -kerberos -krb4 -ladcca -lcms ldap -leim libg++ -libgda -libwww -lirc -mad maidir -matrix -mbox -mcal -mikmod memlimit mmx -motif -mozilla -mpeg mpi -mule -mysql -nas ncurses nhc98 -nls -nocardbus -nocd oci8 odbc -oggvorbis -opengl -oss pam -pcmcia -pda -ppds -pdflib perl -plotutils -png postgres -bindist prelude python -qt -quicktime readline -ruby -samba sasl -scanner -sdl slang -slp -snmp -socks5 -spell -sse ssl -svga -tcltk -tcpd -tetex -tiff -truetype -trusted -usb -videos -voodoo3 -wavelan -wmf -wxindows -X -Xaw3d -xface -xinerama -xosd xml xml2 -xmms -xv" ==== gettext is not installed, and is not a (R)DEPEND of acl.
fixed in CVS.