In file included from algebra.cpp:4: algebra.h:55: error: expected `,' or `...' before '&' token algebra.h:56: error: ISO C++ forbids declaration of `Element' with no type [... long list of errors] >>> Install tripwire-2.3.1.2-r1 into /var/tmp/portage/tripwire-2.3.1.2-r1/image/ category app-admin >>> dosbin: making /var/tmp/portage/tripwire-2.3.1.2-r1/work/tripwire-2.3.1-2/bin/*/siggen executable... install: cannot stat `/var/tmp/portage/tripwire-2.3.1.2-r1/work/tripwire-2.3.1-2/bin/*/siggen': No such file or directory then finally: >>> app-admin/tripwire-2.3.1.2-r1 merged. this seems to be the fault of emake release RPM_OPT_FLAGS="${CXXFLAGS}" on line 63. emake release RPM_OPT_FLAGS="${CXXFLAGS}" || die should behave better. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.emerge tripwire 2.try to configure tripwire 3.look at a horribly mutilated package Portage 2.0.51_rc10 (default-x86-2004.2, gcc-3.4.2, glibc-2.3.4.20041006-r0, 2.6.7 i686) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.7 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2600+ Gentoo Base System version 1.5.3 distcc 2.18 i686-pc-linux-gnu (protocols 1 and 2) (default port 3632) [disabled] 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/linux-headers-2.4.22 Libtools: sys-devel/libtool-1.5.2-r5 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86 ~x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CFLAGS="-O2 -march=athlon-xp -pipe" 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="-O2 -march=athlon-xp -pipe" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoaddcvs ccache cvs distlocks sandbox" GENTOO_MIRRORS="ftp://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/pub/Linux/gentoo http://gentoo.inode.at/ ftp://gentoo.inode.at/source/" MAKEOPTS="-j2" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="" SYNC="rsync://rsync.europe.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="3dnow X aalib alsa apache2 apm arts avi berkdb bitmap-fonts cdr crypt cups dga dvd encode esd f77 faad ffmpeg foomaticdb freetype gdbm gif gnome gpm gtk2 imlib java jpeg kde libg++ libwww mikmod motif mozilla mpeg mpeg4 mplayer mysql nas ncurses network nls oggvorbis opengl oss pam pdflib perl png python qt quicktime readline sdl slang spell ssl tcltk tcpd tetex truetype x86 xml2 xmms xprint xv zlib"
*** Bug 74280 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Thanks this appears to have been fixed at some point :)
