During an "emerge -u qt mysql" process quit with: >>> Install DBI-1.38 into /var/tmp/portage/DBI-1.38/image/ category dev-perl ACCESS DENIED mkdir: /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.2/i586-linux/auto/DBI mkdir /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.2/i586-linux/auto/DBI: Permission denied at /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.2/ExtUtils/Install.pm line 176 make: *** [pure_vendor_install] Error 255 !!! ERROR: dev-perl/DBI-1.38 failed. !!! Function perl-module_src_install, Line 80, Exitcode 2 !!! (no error message) --------------------------- ACCESS VIOLATION SUMMARY --------------------------- LOG FILE = "/tmp/sandbox-dev-perl_-_DBI-1.38-7039.log" mkdir: /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.2/i586-linux/auto/DBI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reproducible: Didn't try Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Portage 2.0.50-r6 (default-x86-1.4, gcc-3.3.2, glibc-2.3.2-r9, 2.6.5-gentoo-r1) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.5-gentoo-r1 i586 AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor Gentoo Base System version 1.4.9 Autoconf: sys-devel/autoconf-2.58-r1 Automake: sys-devel/automake-1.8.3 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CFLAGS="-mcpu=k6-2 -O2 -pipe" CHOST="i586-pc-linux-gnu" COMPILER="gcc3" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3.1/share/config /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/share/config /var/bind /var/qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-O2 -mcpu=i686 -pipe" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoaddcvs ccache sandbox" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.oregonstate.edu http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/gentoo" MAKEOPTS="-j2" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="X apm arts avi berkdb crypt cups encode foomaticdb gdbm gif gpm gtk gtk2 imlib jpeg kde libg++ libwww mad mbox mikmod motif mpeg mysql ncurses nls oggvorbis opengl oss pam pdflib perl png python qt quicktime readline sdl slang spell ssl svga tcltk tcpd truetype x86 xml2 xmms xv zlib"
Do you have an old version of ExtUtils-MakeMaker (<6.17) installed? If so, try updating that or unmerge it since older versions are broken sandbox wise. Perl-5.8.2 has a good version included.
Yes, have 6.11-r1. Will upgrade that and assume it will fix it.