on emerge gcc i get this error. D -MP -MF /var/tmp/portage/glibc-2.3.2-r9/work/glibc-2.3.2/buildhere/locale/C-collate.os.dt In file included from ../linuxthreads/sysdeps/pthread/bits/libc-tsd.h:23, from localeinfo.h:190, from C-measurement.c:22: ../linuxthreads/descr.h:75: internal error: Segmentation fault Please submit a full bug report, with preprocessed source if appropriate. See <URL:http://bugs.gentoo.org/> for instructions. make[2]: *** [/var/tmp/portage/glibc-2.3.2-r9/work/glibc-2.3.2/buildhere/locale/C-measurement.os] Error 1 make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... make[2]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/glibc-2.3.2-r9/work/glibc-2.3.2/locale' make[1]: *** [locale/subdir_lib] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/glibc-2.3.2-r9/work/glibc-2.3.2' make: *** [all] Error 2 !!! ERROR: sys-libs/glibc-2.3.2-r9 failed. !!! Function src_compile, Line 496, Exitcode 2 !!! (no error message) Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.emerge gcc 2. 3. Expected Results: emerged successfully
problem solved. it appears the error was caused by a faulty DIMM. After replacing the DIMM and checking the processors HSF for good contact, there have been no errors.