Each time I try to update sys-libs/timezone-data-2013d, with or without distcc, I have an error : >>> Source compiled. >>> Test phase [not enabled]: sys-libs/timezone-data-2013d >>> Install timezone-data-2013d into /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/timezone-data-2013d/image/ category sys-libs make -j3 install DESTDIR=/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/timezone-data-2013d/image/ ./zic -y ./yearistype -d /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/timezone-data-2013d/image//usr/share/zoneinfo -L /dev/null africa antarctica asia australasia europe northamerica southamerica pacificnew etcetera backward systemv factory solar87 solar88 solar89 ./zic -y ./yearistype -d /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/timezone-data-2013d/image//usr/share/zoneinfo/posix -L /dev/null africa antarctica asia australasia europe northamerica southamerica pacificnew etcetera backward systemv factory solar87 solar88 solar89 "/dev/null", line 1: input line of unknown type "/dev/null", line 1: input line of unknown type make: *** [posix_only] Error 1 make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... make: *** [other_two] Error 1 emake failed * ERROR: sys-libs/timezone-data-2013d::gentoo failed (install phase): * (no error message) * * Call stack: * ebuild.sh, line 93: Called src_install * environment, line 2525: Called die * The specific snippet of code: * emake install ${zic} DESTDIR="${D}" || die; # emerge --info Portage 2.2.1 (default/linux/amd64/13.0, gcc-4.6.3, glibc-2.15-r3, 2.6.32-openvz-feoktistov.1 x86_64) ================================================================= System uname: Linux-2.6.32-openvz-feoktistov.1-x86_64-Intel-R-_Core-TM-2_Duo_CPU_E8400_@_3.00GHz-with-gentoo-2.2 KiB Mem: 8161032 total, 293616 free KiB Swap: 1999992 total, 1490572 free Timestamp of tree: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 12:00:01 +0000 ld GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.23.1 distcc 3.1 x86_64-pc-linux-gnu [enabled] ccache version 3.1.9 [enabled] app-shells/bash: 4.2_p45 dev-java/java-config: 2.1.12-r1 dev-lang/python: 2.7.5-r2, 3.2.5-r2 dev-util/ccache: 3.1.9 dev-util/cmake: 2.8.10.2-r2 dev-util/pkgconfig: 0.28 sys-apps/baselayout: 2.2 sys-apps/openrc: 0.11.8 sys-apps/sandbox: 2.6-r1 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.69 sys-devel/automake: 1.10.3, 1.11.6, 1.12.6, 1.13.4 sys-devel/binutils: 2.23.1 sys-devel/gcc: 4.4.7, 4.6.3 sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.7.3 sys-devel/libtool: 2.4.2 sys-devel/make: 3.82-r4 sys-kernel/linux-headers: 3.9 (virtual/os-headers) sys-libs/glibc: 2.15-r3 Repositories: gentoo x-portage ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64" ACCEPT_LICENSE="* -@EULA" CBUILD="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-march=nocona -O2 -pipe" CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/share/gnupg/qualified.txt /var/bind" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/ca-certificates.conf /etc/env.d /etc/fonts/fonts.conf /etc/gconf /etc/gentoo-release /etc/php/apache2-php5.3/ext-active/ /etc/php/apache2-php5.4/ext-active/ /etc/php/apache2-php5.5/ext-active/ /etc/php/cgi-php5.3/ext-active/ /etc/php/cgi-php5.4/ext-active/ /etc/php/cgi-php5.5/ext-active/ /etc/php/cli-php5.3/ext-active/ 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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 author" 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" KERNEL="linux" LIBREOFFICE_EXTENSIONS="presenter-console presenter-minimizer" LINGUAS="fr fr_FR" OFFICE_IMPLEMENTATION="libreoffice" 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i'm going to guess that your /dev/null is a file for some reason and not a device node like it should be $ stat /dev/null File: ‘/dev/null’ Size: 0 Blocks: 0 IO Block: 4096 character special file Device: 5h/5d Inode: 1029 Links: 1 Device type: 1,3 Access: (0666/crw-rw-rw-) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root) Access: 2013-08-21 20:57:22.863995423 -0400 Modify: 2013-08-21 20:57:22.863995423 -0400 Change: 2013-08-21 20:57:22.863995423 -0400 Birth: -
(In reply to SpanKY from comment #1) > i'm going to guess that your /dev/null is a file for some reason and not a > device node like it should be That's true. I'm sorry.
