netifrc expects the OS variable to be FreeBSD or Linux. On a Gentoo system it is set to "Gentoo" (at least for me) and netifrc fails to build due to this. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. check OS variable is set to Gentoo: echo ${OS} 2. emerge netifrc 3. Actual Results: Calculating dependencies... done! >>> Verifying ebuild manifests >>> Emerging (1 of 1) net-misc/netifrc-0.4.0::gentoo * netifrc-0.4.0.tar.bz2 SHA256 SHA512 WHIRLPOOL size ;-) ... [ ok ] >>> Unpacking source... >>> Unpacking netifrc-0.4.0.tar.bz2 to /var/tmp/portage/net-misc/netifrc-0.4.0/work >>> Source unpacked in /var/tmp/portage/net-misc/netifrc-0.4.0/work >>> Preparing source in /var/tmp/portage/net-misc/netifrc-0.4.0/work/netifrc-0.4.0 ... >>> Source prepared. >>> Configuring source in /var/tmp/portage/net-misc/netifrc-0.4.0/work/netifrc-0.4.0 ... >>> Source configured. >>> Compiling source in /var/tmp/portage/net-misc/netifrc-0.4.0/work/netifrc-0.4.0 ... make -j21 UDEVDIR=/lib/udev LIBEXECDIR=/lib/netifrc PF=netifrc-0.4.0 all mk/os.mk:9: mk/os-Gentoo.mk: No such file or directory make: *** No rule to make target 'mk/os-Gentoo.mk'. Stop. * ERROR: net-misc/netifrc-0.4.0::gentoo failed (compile phase): * emake failed * * If you need support, post the output of `emerge --info '=net-misc/netifrc-0.4.0::gentoo'`, * the complete build log and the output of `emerge -pqv '=net-misc/netifrc-0.4.0::gentoo'`. * The complete build log is located at '/var/log/portage/net-misc:netifrc-0.4.0:20160726-065901.log.gz'. * For convenience, a symlink to the build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/net-misc/netifrc-0.4.0/temp/build.log.gz'. * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/net-misc/netifrc-0.4.0/temp/environment'. * Working directory: '/var/tmp/portage/net-misc/netifrc-0.4.0/work/netifrc-0.4.0' * S: '/var/tmp/portage/net-misc/netifrc-0.4.0/work/netifrc-0.4.0' >>> Failed to emerge net-misc/netifrc-0.4.0, Log file: >>> '/var/log/portage/net-misc:netifrc-0.4.0:20160726-065901.log.gz' * Messages for package net-misc/netifrc-0.4.0: * ERROR: net-misc/netifrc-0.4.0::gentoo failed (compile phase): * emake failed * * If you need support, post the output of `emerge --info '=net-misc/netifrc-0.4.0::gentoo'`, * the complete build log and the output of `emerge -pqv '=net-misc/netifrc-0.4.0::gentoo'`. * The complete build log is located at '/var/log/portage/net-misc:netifrc-0.4.0:20160726-065901.log.gz'. * For convenience, a symlink to the build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/net-misc/netifrc-0.4.0/temp/build.log.gz'. * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/net-misc/netifrc-0.4.0/temp/environment'. * Working directory: '/var/tmp/portage/net-misc/netifrc-0.4.0/work/netifrc-0.4.0' * S: '/var/tmp/portage/net-misc/netifrc-0.4.0/work/netifrc-0.4.0' Intalling netifrc via: OS='Linux' emerge netifrc works fine
Created attachment 441610 [details, diff] Adding a proposed patch to add in support for the Gentoo OS type Adding in patch that adds support for OS='Gentoo'. I've tested this via my patches directory: /etc/portage/patches/net-misc/netifrc/netifrc-gentoo.patch This is just one approach - we could instead set the OS env variable within the ebuild is another option.
When OS='Gentoo' then /lib/netifrc/sh/functions.sh does not get built. Looks like the best way is to ensure that OS is unset and then this important file does get built. Ignore the patch option.
Ok now I feel stupid - turns out I'm setting OS=Gentoo in an old .bashrc file. I'll close this ticket off as user error.
