Here's the compiler's error output: /bin/sh ../../libtool --silent --mode=link --tag=CXX i686-pc-linux-gnu-g++ -Wnon-virtual-dtor -Wno-long-long -Wundef -ansi -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500 -D_BSD_SOURCE -Wcast-align -Wconversion -Wchar-subscripts -Wall -W -Wpointer-arith -Wwrite-strings -DNDEBUG -DNO_DEBUG -O2 -O2 -Wformat-security -Wmissing-format-attribute -fno-exceptions -fno-check-new -fno-common -DQT_CLEAN_NAMESPACE -o kio_digikamio.la -rpath /usr/lib/kde3 -module -avoid-version -L/usr/X11R6/lib -L/usr/qt/3/lib -L/usr/kde/3.3/lib -avoid-version -module -no-undefined -Wl,--no-undefined -Wl,--allow-shlib-undefined -R /usr/kde/3.3/lib -R /usr/qt/3/lib -R /usr/X11R6/lib digikamio.lo -lkio ../../digikam/sqlite/libsqlite.la .libs/digikamtags.o(.text+0xc1): In function `kio_digikamtagsProtocol::kio_digikamtagsProtocol(QCString const&, QCString const&)': : undefined reference to `std::__default_alloc_template<true, 0>::_S_force_new' .libs/digikamtags.o(.text+0xd1): In function `kio_digikamtagsProtocol::kio_digikamtagsProtocol(QCString const&, QCString const&)': : undefined reference to `std::__default_alloc_template<true, 0>::_S_force_new' .libs/digikamtags.o(.text+0x420): In function `kio_digikamtagsProtocol::kio_digikamtagsProtocol(QCString const&, QCString const&)': : undefined reference to `std::__default_alloc_template<true, 0>::_S_free_list' .libs/digikamtags.o(.text+0x44a): In function `kio_digikamtagsProtocol::kio_digikamtagsProtocol(QCString const&, QCString const&)': : undefined reference to `std::__default_alloc_template<true, 0>::_S_node_allocator_lock' .libs/digikamtags.o(.text+0x46a): In function `kio_digikamtagsProtocol::kio_digikamtagsProtocol(QCString const&, QCString const&)': : undefined reference to `std::__default_alloc_template<true, 0>::_S_refill(unsigned int)' .libs/digikamtags.o(.text+0x474): In function `kio_digikamtagsProtocol::kio_digikamtagsProtocol(QCString const&, QCString const&)': : undefined reference to `std::__default_alloc_template<true, 0>::_S_node_allocator_lock' .libs/digikamtags.o(.text+0x582): In function `kio_digikamtagsProtocol::kio_digikamtagsProtocol(QCString const&, QCString const&)': : undefined reference to `std::__default_alloc_template<true, 0>::allocate(unsigned int)' .libs/digikamtags.o(.text+0x908): In function `kio_digikamtagsProtocol::~kio_digikamtagsProtocol()': : undefined reference to `std::__default_alloc_template<true, 0>::deallocate(void*, unsigned int)' .libs/digikamtags.o(.text+0x9f8): In function `kio_digikamtagsProtocol::~kio_digikamtagsProtocol()': : undefined reference to `std::__default_alloc_template<true, 0>::deallocate(void*, unsigned int)' .libs/digikamtags.o(.text+0xae8): In function `kio_digikamtagsProtocol::~kio_digikamtagsProtocol()': : undefined reference to `std::__default_alloc_template<true, 0>::deallocate(void*, unsigned int)' .libs/digikamtags.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZNSt10_List_baseI7QStringSaIS0_EE7__clearEv+0x6d): In function `std::_List_base<QString, std::allocator<QString> >::__clear()': : undefined reference to `std::__default_alloc_template<true, 0>::deallocate(void*, unsigned int)' .libs/digikamtags.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZNSt4listI7QStringSaIS0_EE4sortEv+0x41): In function `std::list<QString, std::allocator<QString> >::sort()': : undefined reference to `std::__default_alloc_template<true, 0>::allocate(unsigned int)' .libs/digikamtags.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZNSt4listI7QStringSaIS0_EE4sortEv+0x69): In function `std::list<QString, std::allocator<QString> >::sort()': : undefined reference to `std::__default_alloc_template<true, 0>::allocate(unsigned int)' .libs/digikamtags.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZNSt4listI7QStringSaIS0_EE4sortEv+0x252): In function `std::list<QString, std::allocator<QString> >::sort()': : undefined reference to `std::__default_alloc_template<true, 0>::deallocate(void*, unsigned int)' .libs/digikamtags.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZNSt4listI7QStringSaIS0_EE4sortEv+0x276): In function `std::list<QString, std::allocator<QString> >::sort()': : undefined reference to `std::__default_alloc_template<true, 0>::deallocate(void*, unsigned int)' .libs/digikamtags.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZNSt4listI7QStringSaIS0_EE6insertESt14_List_iteratorIS0_RS0_PS0_ERKS0_+0x25): In function `std::list<QString, std::allocator<QString> >::insert(std::_List_iterator<QString, QString&, QString*>, QString const&)': : undefined reference to `std::__default_alloc_template<true, 0>::allocate(unsigned int)' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make[3]: *** [kio_digikamtags.la] Error 1 make[3]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... make[3]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/digikam-0.7_beta1/work/digikam-0.7-beta1/digikam/kioslave' make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/digikam-0.7_beta1/work/digikam-0.7-beta1/digikam' make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/digikam-0.7_beta1/work/digikam-0.7-beta1' make: *** [all] Error 2 !!! ERROR: media-gfx/digikam-0.7_beta1 failed. !!! Function kde_src_compile, Line 142, Exitcode 2 !!! died running emake, kde_src_compile:make !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Trying to update from digkam 0.6.2 Actual Results: Lowered CFLAGS to -O2, tried gcc 3.4.2 and 3.3.4 Expected Results: should have emerged normally ;) emerge info output: Portage 2.0.51-r2 (default-x86-2004.2, gcc-3.3.4, glibc-2.3.4.20041021-r0, 2.6.9-gentoo-r1 i686) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.9-gentoo-r1 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.80GHz Gentoo Base System version 1.6.4 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" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" COMPILER="" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb /usr/kde/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/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" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoaddcvs ccache distlocks sandbox" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://mirror.pudas.net/gentoo http://mirrors.sec.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de/gentoo/ http://mir.zyrianes.net/gentoo/ http://mirror.gentoo.ru/pub/mirror/gentoo/" MAKEOPTS="-j2" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="X aalib alsa apache2 apm arts avi berkdb bitmap-fonts cdparanoia cdr crypt cups dvd encode f77 foomatic foomaticdb gd gdbm gif gimpprint gphoto2 gpm imlib java jpeg kde libcaca libg++ libwww mad mikmod mmx mozilla mpeg mysql ncurses nls oggvorbis opengl oss pam pdflib perl png python qt quicktime readline samba sdl slang spell sse sse2 ssl svga tcpd tetex truetype x86 xine xml2 xmms xsl xv xvid zlib"
This was a binutils problem and should be fixed with the latest stable version. Please reopen, if this is not the case.
You're right, it was fixed and did not reappear. Closing.