Durring test? perl versions perl-5.8.4-r1 perl-5.8.5 both do this. lib/Net/t/hostname...................ACCESS DENIED open_wr: /var/cache/samba/gencache.tdb ACCESS DENIED open_wr: /var/cache/samba/gencache.tdb ACCESS DENIED open_wr: /var/cache/samba/gencache.tdb ok Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.emerge perl 2.or emerge -u system 3.or emerge -u world Actual Results: Perl build bombs halting progress.
The fix is to take out or otherwise not add "wins" to /etc/nsswitch.conf 's hosts: line. this bug has really slowed me down. I now relize and find it disturbing how much I rely on haveing perl.