Near the end of the merge: /bin/install: cannot stat `./epiphany.desktop': No such file or directory /bin/install -c -m 644 ./bme.desktop /var/tmp/portage/epiphany-1.4.4/image//usr/share/applications/bme.desktop /bin/install: cannot stat `./bme.desktop': No such file or directory make[3]: *** [install-desktopDATA] Error 1 make[3]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/epiphany-1.4.4/work/epiphany-1.4.4/data' make[2]: *** [install-am] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/epiphany-1.4.4/work/epiphany-1.4.4/data' make[1]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/epiphany-1.4.4/work/epiphany-1.4.4/data' make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1 !!! ERROR: net-www/epiphany-1.4.4 failed. !!! Function einstall, Line 478, Exitcode 2 !!! einstall failed !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message.
floam@Aluminium ~ $ emerge --info Portage 2.0.51_rc9 (gcc34-x86-2004.2, gcc-3.4.2, glibc-2.3.4.20041006-r0, 2.6.9-rc4-mm1 i686) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.9-rc4-mm1-RT-U4 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2800+ Gentoo Base System version 1.5.3 ccache version 2.3 [enabled] Autoconf: sys-devel/autoconf-2.59-r5 Automake: sys-devel/automake-1.8.5-r1 Binutils: sys-devel/binutils-2.15.92.0.2-r1 Headers: sys-kernel/linux26-headers-2.6.8.1-r1 Libtools: sys-devel/libtool-1.4.1-r10,sys-devel/libtool-1.5.2-r5 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86 ~x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CFLAGS="-march=athlon-xp -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math -ftracer" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" COMPILER="" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref /usr/share/config /var/qmail/control"CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-march=athlon-xp -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math -ftracer" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoaddcvs ccache distlocks prelink sandbox userpriv" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.llarian.net/" MAKEOPTS="-j3" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/overlays/personal /usr/local/overlays/bmg-gnome-current /usr/local/overlays/bmg-main /usr/local/overlays/fluid" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="3dnow X aalib acpi alsa apache2 avi berkdb bitmap-fonts bonobo breakme cdr cjk crypt cups divx doc dvd encode evo f77 faad fbcon flac foomaticdb freetype gd gdbm gif glx gnome gnomedb gphoto2 gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 gtkhtml imlib java jikes jpeg ldap libg++ libgda libwww mad mmx mono mozilla moznocompose moznoirc moznomail mpeg ncurses nls nntp nptl nptlonly oggvorbis openal opengl pam pdflib perl pic png python quicktime readline sdl slang spell sse ssl tiff truetype truetype-fonts unicode usb userlocales x86 xfs xinerama xml xml2 xosd xprint xv xvid zlib"
Created attachment 42068 [details] full build log
the build log gives no reason why these files don't get created, but at this point i'd like to see it reproduced on a clean gentoo system before looking at it any further (i see too much doubtful references in your overlays).
That "bmg-gnome-current" in my overlay list is empty and has been leftover for over a year. I tried Gnome 2.5 a long time ago, I'm sure there is nothing left. All my Gnome stuff is the latest offical Gentoo packages.
I have exactly the same problem without any overlays whatever that is. Portage 2.0.51_rc10 (default-x86-1.4, gcc-3.4.2, glibc-2.3.4.20041006-r0, 2.6.8-gentoo-r3 i686) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.8-gentoo-r3 i686 Pentium III (Coppermine) Gentoo Base System version 1.5.3 Autoconf: sys-devel/autoconf-2.59-r5 Automake: sys-devel/automake-1.8.5-r1 Binutils: sys-devel/binutils-2.15.90.0.1.1-r3 Headers: sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.4.19-r1,sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.4.22 Libtools: sys-devel/libtool-1.5.2-r5 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86 ~x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CFLAGS="-march=pentium3" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" COMPILER="" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3.1/share/config /usr/kde/3.2/share/config /usr/kde/3.3/env /usr/kde/3.3/share/config /usr/kde/3.3/shutdown /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref /usr/share/config /usr/share/texmf/dvipdfm/config/ /usr/share/texmf/dvips/config/ /usr/share/texmf/tex/generic/config/ /usr/share/texmf/tex/platex/config/ /usr/share/texmf/xdvi/ /var/qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-march=pentium3" DISTDIR="/misc/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoaddcvs ccache distlocks sandbox" GENTOO_MIRRORS="ftp://trumpetti.atm.tut.fi/gentoo/" MAKEOPTS="-j2" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/misc/portage/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="X alsa apache2 apm arts avi berkdb bitmap-fonts bonobo crypt cups encode esd f77 foomaticdb gdbm gif gnome gpm gtk gtk2 gtkhtml guile imlib java jpeg ldap libg++ libwww mad mikmod mozilla mpeg mysql ncurses nls objc oggvorbis opengl oss pam pdflib perl png python qt quicktime readline sdl slang spell ssl svga tcltk tcpd tetex truetype x86 xml2 xmms xprint xv zlib"