/usr/portage/app-games/egoboo/egoboo-2.22.ebuild k, so wtf is up with this: SDLLIBS=`sdl-config --libs` SDLFLAGS=`sdl-config --cflags` yeah, thats cool, *i guess* ... maybe *if* i had sdl installed, BUT I DONT while this problem does not pop up when doing `emerge egoboo` it does pop up when doing `emerge -f egoboo` PROPOSED FIX: move vars into src_unpack instead of making them global (a quick glance says thats the only place that uses em) wtf is an egoboo anyways ...