I have my make.conf set with the following CXFLAGS="-march=pentium3 -O3 -pipe -fomit-frame-buffer" I am compiling this on a Dell laptop and it is failing with the error. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.scripts/bootstrap.sh 2.it fails 3. Actual Results: checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-strip... no checking for strip... strip checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc... gcc checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables See `config.log' for more details. configure: error: /bin/sh './configure' failed for autoconf-lib-link !!! ERROR: sys-devel/gettext-0.12.1 failed. !!! Function econf, line 365, Exitcode 1 !!! econf failed Expected Results: bootstrap should have compiled.
File system problem. Worked it out.