When trying to emerge libpcap-1.1.1-r1 I get an emerge error: * Cannot find $EPATCH_SOURCE! Value for $EPATCH_SOURCE is: * * /usr/portage/net-libs/libpcap/files/libpcap-1.1.1-cross-linux.patch * ( libpcap-1.1.1-cross-linux.patch ) * ERROR: net-libs/libpcap-1.1.1-r1 failed (prepare phase): * Cannot find $EPATCH_SOURCE! The whole problem is about the line that changed from: epatch "${FILESDIR}/${PN}-1.1-cross-linux.patch" in ebuild version 1.1.1 to: epatch "${FILESDIR}/${P}-cross-linux.patch" in ebuild version 1.1.1-r1. However the name of the patch hasn't been changed, so while there is a libpcap-1.1-cross-linux.patch, the ebuild is searching for libpcap-1.1.1-cross-linux.patch. I did an "emerge --sync" on the same day, before updating, so it's not a case of old emerge files. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. emerge --sync 2. emerge libpcap Actual Results: * Cannot find $EPATCH_SOURCE! Value for $EPATCH_SOURCE is: * * /usr/portage/net-libs/libpcap/files/libpcap-1.1.1-cross-linux.patch * ( libpcap-1.1.1-cross-linux.patch ) * ERROR: net-libs/libpcap-1.1.1-r1 failed (prepare phase): * Cannot find $EPATCH_SOURCE! Expected Results: The package should be emerged without problems. Portage 2.1.10.11 (default/linux/amd64/10.0/desktop/gnome, gcc-4.4.5, glibc-2.13-r4, 3.0.6-gentoo x86_64) ================================================================= System uname: Linux-3.0.6-gentoo-x86_64-Intel-R-_Core-TM-2_Duo_CPU_T9400_@_2.53GHz-with-gentoo-2.0.3 Timestamp of tree: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:00:01 +0000 app-shells/bash: 4.1_p9 dev-java/java-config: 2.1.11-r3 dev-lang/python: 2.7.2-r3, 3.1.4-r3 dev-util/cmake: 2.8.6-r4 dev-util/pkgconfig: 0.26 sys-apps/baselayout: 2.0.3 sys-apps/openrc: 0.9.4 sys-apps/sandbox: 2.5 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.68 sys-devel/automake: 1.9.6-r3, 1.11.1 sys-devel/binutils: 2.21.1-r1 sys-devel/gcc: 4.4.5, 4.5.3-r1 sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.4.1-r1 sys-devel/libtool: 2.4-r1 sys-devel/make: 3.82-r1 sys-kernel/linux-headers: 2.6.39 (virtual/os-headers) sys-libs/glibc: 2.13-r4 Repositories: gentoo dberkholz gamerlay-stable proaudio gnome enlightenment x-portage ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64" ACCEPT_LICENSE="* -@EULA dlj-1.1 AdobeFlash-10.1 Broadcom PUEL 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dhcpmac delude chaos account" Unset: CPPFLAGS, CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, INSTALL_MASK, PORTAGE_BUNZIP2_COMMAND, PORTAGE_COMPRESS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS_FLAGS, PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS
I emerged libpcap-1.1.1-r1 successfully after changing the said line in libpcap-1.1.1-r1.ebuild to: epatch "${FILESDIR}/${PN}-1.1-cross-linux.patch", so a workaround is simple to make.
Ooops. I didn't mean to change that file. Working version restored.