This doesn't work: # cat /etc/portage/env/tmpdir PORTAGE_TMPDIR=/var # grep tmpdir /etc/portage/package.env/misc dev-qt/qtwebengine splitdebug tmpdir This works : # PORTAGE_TMPDIR=/var emerge -1 dev-qt/qtwebengine The variable isn't defined in make.conf: # grep -i tmp /etc/portage/make.conf DISTDIR="/var/tmp/distfiles"
it works now - probably overlooked something here