If "static" statement is used inside the USE varible in /etc/make.conf before compiling from stage 1 to stage 2. This will also break an existing Gentoo system when doing an emerge --update world --emptytree and similar. Please update/correct the"Gentoo Guide to USE flags" in http://www.gentoo.org/doc/use-howto.html
*** Bug 3234 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
I have removed mention of it in the HOWTO, because it is really just a developer-only flag. Also, not all developers, just the system and install CD personnel :) Thanks for that.