When compiling dev-lang/python-2.7.3-r3, the build failed with following error: In file included from /usr/include/string.h:642:0, from Include/Python.h:38, from Include/pgenheaders.h:10, from Parser/listnode.c:4: /usr/include/bits/string3.h: In function 'mempcpy': /usr/include/bits/string3.h:67:1: internal compiler error: Segmentation fault Please submit a full bug report, with preprocessed source if appropriate. See <http://bugs.gentoo.org/> for instructions. make: *** [Parser/listnode.o] Error 1 make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... ./Modules/python.c:47:1: internal compiler error: Segmentation fault Please submit a full bug report, with preprocessed source if appropriate. See <http://bugs.gentoo.org/> for instructions. make: *** [Modules/python.o] Error 1 Parser/grammar1.c:57:1: internal compiler error: Segmentation fault Please submit a full bug report, with preprocessed source if appropriate. See <http://bugs.gentoo.org/> for instructions. make: *** [Parser/grammar1.o] Error 1 emake failed * ERROR: dev-lang/python-2.7.3-r3 failed (compile phase): * emake failed * * Call stack: * ebuild.sh, line 93: Called src_compile * environment, line 3522: Called default * phase-functions.sh, line 779: Called __eapi2_src_compile * phase-helpers.sh, line 612: Called die * The specific snippet of code: * emake || die "emake failed" * * If you need support, post the output of `emerge --info '=dev-lang/python-2.7.3-r3'`, * the complete build log and the output of `emerge -pqv '=dev-lang/python-2.7.3-r3'`. * The complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/dev-lang/python-2.7.3-r3/temp/build.log'. * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/dev-lang/python-2.7.3-r3/temp/environment'. * Working directory: '/var/tmp/portage/dev-lang/python-2.7.3-r3/work/Python-2.7.3' * S: '/var/tmp/portage/dev-lang/python-2.7.3-r3/work/Python-2.7.3' >>> Failed to emerge dev-lang/python-2.7.3-r3, Log file: >>> '/var/tmp/portage/dev-lang/python-2.7.3-r3/temp/build.log' * Messages for package dev-lang/python-2.7.3-r3: * ERROR: dev-lang/python-2.7.3-r3 failed (compile phase): * emake failed * * Call stack: * ebuild.sh, line 93: Called src_compile * environment, line 3522: Called default * phase-functions.sh, line 779: Called __eapi2_src_compile * phase-helpers.sh, line 612: Called die * The specific snippet of code: * emake || die "emake failed" * * If you need support, post the output of `emerge --info '=dev-lang/python-2.7.3-r3'`, * the complete build log and the output of `emerge -pqv '=dev-lang/python-2.7.3-r3'`. * The complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/dev-lang/python-2.7.3-r3/temp/build.log'. * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/dev-lang/python-2.7.3-r3/temp/environment'. * Working directory: '/var/tmp/portage/dev-lang/python-2.7.3-r3/work/Python-2.7.3' * S: '/var/tmp/portage/dev-lang/python-2.7.3-r3/work/Python-2.7.3' Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Boot up with install-amd64-minimal-20121210.iso 2. Create new partitions and mount /mnt/gentoo 3. Untar stage3-amd64-20121210.tar.bz2 and portage-latest.tar.bz2 to /mnt/gentoo 4. emerge --sync && emerge =dev-lang/python-2.7.3-r3 Actual Results: The build process failed. Expected Results: Successfully install dev-lang/python-2.7.3-r3 # emerge --info Portage 2.1.11.31 (default/linux/amd64/10.0, gcc-4.5.4, glibc-2.15-r3, 3.5.7-gentoo x86_64) ================================================================= System uname: Linux-3.5.7-gentoo-x86_64-Intel-R-_Core-TM-_i7-2720QM_CPU_@_2.20GHz-with-gentoo-2.1 Timestamp of tree: Thu, 27 Dec 2012 05:30:01 +0000 ld GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.22 app-shells/bash: 4.2_p37 dev-lang/python: 3.2.3 dev-util/pkgconfig: 0.27.1 sys-apps/baselayout: 2.1-r1 sys-apps/openrc: 0.11.8 sys-apps/sandbox: 2.5 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.68 sys-devel/automake: 1.11.6 sys-devel/binutils: 2.22-r1 sys-devel/gcc: 4.5.4 sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.7.3 sys-devel/libtool: 2.4-r1 sys-devel/make: 3.82-r3 sys-kernel/linux-headers: 3.6 (virtual/os-headers) sys-libs/glibc: 2.15-r3 Repositories: gentoo ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64" ACCEPT_LICENSE="*" CBUILD="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-march=core2 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe" CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/share/gnupg/qualified.txt" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/ca-certificates.conf /etc/env.d /etc/fonts/fonts.conf /etc/gconf /etc/gentoo-release /etc/revdep-rebuild /etc/sandbox.d /etc/terminfo" CXXFLAGS="-march=core2 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FCFLAGS="-O2 -pipe" FEATURES="assume-digests binpkg-logs config-protect-if-modified distlocks ebuild-locks fixlafiles merge-sync news parallel-fetch protect-owned sandbox sfperms strict unknown-features-warn unmerge-logs unmerge-orphans userfetch" FFLAGS="-O2 -pipe" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://distfiles.gentoo.org" LDFLAGS="-Wl,-O1 -Wl,--as-needed" MAKEOPTS="-j4" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT="/" PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS="--recursive --links --safe-links --perms --times --compress --force --whole-file --delete --stats --human-readable --timeout=180 --exclude=/distfiles --exclude=/local --exclude=/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="acl alsa amd64 berkdb bindist bzip2 cjk cli consolekit cracklib crypt cups cxx dbus dri dvd fortran gdbm gpg gpm iconv ipv6 kde mbox mmx modules mudflap multilib ncurses nls nptl opengl openmp pam pcre pda policykit pppd pulseaudio qt qt3support readline sdl semantic-desktop session sse sse2 ssl tcpd udev unicode v4l2 xcb zlib" ALSA_CARDS="hda-intel" ALSA_PCM_PLUGINS="adpcm alaw asym copy dmix dshare dsnoop empty extplug file hooks iec958 ioplug ladspa lfloat linear meter mmap_emul mulaw multi null plug rate route share shm softvol" APACHE2_MODULES="authn_core authz_core socache_shmcb unixd actions alias auth_basic authn_alias authn_anon authn_dbm authn_default authn_file authz_dbm authz_default authz_groupfile authz_host authz_owner authz_user autoindex cache cgi cgid dav dav_fs dav_lock deflate dir disk_cache env expires ext_filter file_cache filter headers include info log_config logio mem_cache mime mime_magic negotiation rewrite setenvif speling status unique_id userdir usertrack vhost_alias" CALLIGRA_FEATURES="kexi words flow plan sheets stage tables krita karbon braindump" CAMERAS="ptp2" COLLECTD_PLUGINS="df interface irq load memory rrdtool swap syslog" ELIBC="glibc" GPSD_PROTOCOLS="ashtech aivdm earthmate evermore fv18 garmin garmintxt gpsclock itrax mtk3301 nmea ntrip navcom oceanserver oldstyle oncore rtcm104v2 rtcm104v3 sirf superstar2 timing tsip tripmate tnt ubx" INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse synaptics evdev" KERNEL="linux" LCD_DEVICES="bayrad cfontz cfontz633 glk hd44780 lb216 lcdm001 mtxorb ncurses text" LIBREOFFICE_EXTENSIONS="presenter-console presenter-minimizer" LINGUAS="zh_CN" PHP_TARGETS="php5-3" PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET="python2_7" PYTHON_TARGETS="python2_7 python3_2" RUBY_TARGETS="ruby18 ruby19" USERLAND="GNU" VIDEO_CARDS="fglrx radeon vesa fbdev" XTABLES_ADDONS="quota2 psd pknock lscan length2 ipv4options ipset ipp2p iface geoip fuzzy condition tee tarpit sysrq steal rawnat logmark ipmark dhcpmac delude chaos account" Unset: CPPFLAGS, CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, INSTALL_MASK, LANG, LC_ALL, PORTAGE_BUNZIP2_COMMAND, PORTAGE_COMPRESS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS_FLAGS, PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS, USE_PYTHON
After restarting the system and booting into the built kernel, adding following to /etc/portage/make.conf, python-2.7.3-r3 built successfully. PYTHON_TARGETS="python2_7 python3_2" PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET="python3_2" This case can be closed.