* Cannot find $EPATCH_SOURCE! Value for $EPATCH_SOURCE is: * /Volumes/vmr45-gentoo/prefix/media-libs/gd/files/gd-2.0.35-libpng14.patch this patch is not referred to in portage. removing the patch from ebuild in my overlay resulted in a successful emerge.
A --sync will bring in the missing file for you. Sorry for the trouble. (It was fixed 3 days ago)