emerge -a1v grub * IMPORTANT: 1 news items need reading for repository 'gentoo'. * Use eselect news read to view new items. These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild U *] sys-boot/grub-9999:2/9999::gentoo [2.02-r3:2/2.02-r3::gentoo] USE="fonts nls sdl themes truetype -debug -device-mapper -doc -efiemu -libzfs -mount -multislot -static (-test)" GRUB_PLATFORMS="efi-64 pc -coreboot -efi-32 -emu -ieee1275 -loongson -multiboot -qemu -qemu-mips -uboot -xen -xen-32" 0 KiB Total: 1 package (1 upgrade), Size of downloads: 0 KiB Would you like to merge these packages? [Yes/No] >>> Verifying ebuild manifests >>> Emerging (1 of 1) sys-boot/grub-9999::gentoo >>> Failed to emerge sys-boot/grub-9999, Log file: >>> '/var/tmp/portage/sys-boot/grub-9999/temp/build.log' >>> Jobs: 0 of 1 complete, 1 failed Load avg: 0.32, 0.10, 0.03 * Package: sys-boot/grub-9999 * Repository: gentoo * Maintainer: floppym@gentoo.org axs@gentoo.org,base-system@gentoo.org * USE: abi_x86_64 amd64 elibc_glibc fonts grub_platforms_efi-64 grub_platforms_pc kernel_linux nls sdl themes truetype userland_GNU * FEATURES: network-sandbox preserve-libs sandbox userpriv usersandbox >>> Unpacking source... * Repository id: grub.git * To override fetched repository properties, use: * EGIT_OVERRIDE_REPO_GRUB * EGIT_OVERRIDE_BRANCH_GRUB * EGIT_OVERRIDE_COMMIT_GRUB * EGIT_OVERRIDE_COMMIT_DATE_GRUB * * Fetching https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/grub.git ... git fetch https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/grub.git +HEAD:refs/git-r3/HEAD git symbolic-ref refs/git-r3/sys-boot/grub/2/__main__ refs/git-r3/HEAD * Checking out https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/grub.git to /var/tmp/portage/sys-boot/grub-9999/work/grub-9999 ... git checkout --quiet refs/git-r3/HEAD GIT update --> repository: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/grub.git at the commit: 63d568ed2e909ae9b33424700a2fa15be402a570 >>> Unpacking unifont-9.0.06.pcf.gz to /var/tmp/portage/sys-boot/grub-9999/work >>> Unpacking dejavu-sans-ttf-2.37.zip to /var/tmp/portage/sys-boot/grub-9999/work /usr/lib/portage/python3.6/phase-helpers.sh: line 376: echo: write error: Broken pipe >>> Source unpacked in /var/tmp/portage/sys-boot/grub-9999/work >>> Preparing source in /var/tmp/portage/sys-boot/grub-9999/work/grub-9999 ... * Applying gfxpayload.patch ... [ ok ] * Applying grub-2.02_beta2-KERNEL_GLOBS.patch ... [ ok ] Gnulib not yet bootstrapped; run ./bootstrap instead. * ERROR: sys-boot/grub-9999::gentoo failed (prepare phase): * (no error message) * * Call stack: * ebuild.sh, line 124: Called src_prepare * environment, line 4613: Called die * The specific snippet of code: * bash autogen.sh || die; * * If you need support, post the output of `emerge --info '=sys-boot/grub-9999::gentoo'`, * the complete build log and the output of `emerge -pqv '=sys-boot/grub-9999::gentoo'`. * The complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-boot/grub-9999/temp/build.log'. * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-boot/grub-9999/temp/environment'. * Working directory: '/var/tmp/portage/sys-boot/grub-9999/work/grub-9999' * S: '/var/tmp/portage/sys-boot/grub-9999/work/grub-9999' * Messages for package sys-boot/grub-9999: * ERROR: sys-boot/grub-9999::gentoo failed (prepare phase): * (no error message) * * Call stack: * ebuild.sh, line 124: Called src_prepare * environment, line 4613: Called die * The specific snippet of code: * bash autogen.sh || die; * * If you need support, post the output of `emerge --info '=sys-boot/grub-9999::gentoo'`, * the complete build log and the output of `emerge -pqv '=sys-boot/grub-9999::gentoo'`. * The complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-boot/grub-9999/temp/build.log'. * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-boot/grub-9999/temp/environment'. * Working directory: '/var/tmp/portage/sys-boot/grub-9999/work/grub-9999' * S: '/var/tmp/portage/sys-boot/grub-9999/work/grub-9999' * * The following package has failed to build, install, or execute postinst: * * (sys-boot/grub-9999:2/9999::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge), Log file: * '/var/tmp/portage/sys-boot/grub-9999/temp/build.log' emerge on an identical system sans disk(/dev/sda) works. The failing system has /dev/nvme as root and /boot
hmm, seems like I messed something up. It works now.