it tries to mkdir /usr/i686-linux during install.
FYI: with irssi 0.8.1 (renaming of ebuild works fine), this is the sandbox error: ========================================================= make[4]: Entering directory `/var/tmp/portage/irssi-0.8.1/work/irssi-0.8.1/src/perl/common' Files found in blib/arch: installing files in blib/lib into architecture dependent library tree Writing /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i586-linux/auto/Irssi/.packlist ACCESS DENIED open_wr: /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i586-linux/auto/Irssi/.packlist Can't open file /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i586-linux/auto/Irssi/.packlist: Permission denied at /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/ExtUtils/Install.pm line 168 make[4]: *** [pure_perl_install] Error 255 ============================================================
uh...ignore my comments for now....totally different location for the error, sholda been seperate report apologies
adding: --with-perl-lib=${D}/usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/ to the config options works.
Fixed on CVS.