An experimental ebuild for vtk dies in linking to python, complaining to not to have python2.2 compiled with -fPIC (python is currently 2.2.3, which is the last one not being ~amd64) Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Portage 2.0.48-r5 (default-amd64-1.4, gcc-3.3.1, glibc-2.3.2-r2) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.0-test9 x86_64 5 GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.inode.at/" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /var/qmail/control /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb /usr/kde/3.1/share/config /usr/share/config" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/env.d" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage" USE="amd64 oss 3dnow apm crypt -cups encode foomaticdb gif -java jpeg gnome libg++ libwww mikmod mmx nls pdflib png -qt spell sse truetype xml2 xmms xv zlib gdbm berkdb slang readline tcltk tcpd pam perl python esd imlib oggvorbis qt motif X gtk kde -alsa arts cups avi gpm java mozilla dvd mpeg ncurses quicktime sdl ssl opengl" COMPILER="gcc3" CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-O3 -pipe" CXXFLAGS="-O3 -pipe" ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64" MAKEOPTS="-j3" AUTOCLEAN="yes" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" FEATURES="ccache -sandbox"
Reassigning to bug-wranglers
*** Bug 32666 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
OK, we just need to add -fPIC to the right part of the build process where it's missing and then send this fix upstream.
fixed by aliz a couple of days ago in 2.2.3-r5