gettext version 0.12.1-r2 fails to compile during a stage 1 bootstrap with the following error: ... ... ... checking for gawk... gawk checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-strip... no checking for strip... strip checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc... gcc checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables See `config.log' for more details. configure: error: /bin/sh './configure' failed for autoconf-lib-link !!! ERROR: sys-devel/gettext-0.12.1-r2 failed. !!! Function econf, Line 449, Exitcode 1 !!! econf failed !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.cd /usr/portage 2.scripts/bootstrap.sh -f 3.scripts/bootstrap.sh Actual Results: >>> emerge (2 of 7) sys-devel/gettext-0.12.1-r2 to / >>> md5 files ;-) gettext-0.14.1.ebuild >>> md5 files ;-) gettext-0.12.1-r2.ebuild >>> md5 files ;-) ChangeLog >>> md5 files ;-) metadata.xml >>> md5 files ;-) files/gettext-0.12.1-bootstrap.patch >>> md5 files ;-) files/gettext-0.12.1-without_java.patch >>> md5 files ;-) files/digest-gettext-0.14.1 >>> md5 files ;-) files/digest-gettext-0.12.1-r2 >>> md5 files ;-) files/gettext-0.12.1-tempfile.patch >>> md5 files ;-) files/gettext-0.14.1-no-java-tests.patch >>> md5 files ;-) files/gettext-0.14.1-without_java.patch >>> md5 src_uri ;-) gettext-0.12.1.tar.gz >>> Unpacking source... >>> Unpacking gettext-0.12.1.tar.gz to /var/tmp/portage/gettext-0.12.1-r2/work bootstrap * Applying gettext-0.12.1-bootstrap.patch ... [ ok ] * Applying gettext-0.12.1-tempfile.patch ... [ ok ] * Patching ${S}/config/ltmain.sh ... * Applying portage-1.4.1.patch ... * Applying max_cmd_len-1.5.0.patch ... * Applying sed-1.4.3.patch ... * Applying tmp-1.3.5.patch ... * Applying fix-relink-1.4.0.patch ... * Applying uClibc/libtool patches ... * Using GNU config files from /usr/share/gnuconfig * Updating config/config.sub [ ok ] * Updating config/config.guess [ ok ]>>> Source unpacked. ./configure --prefix=/usr --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --datadir=/usr/share --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-nlsconfigure: WARNING: If you wanted to set the --build type, don't use --host. If a cross compiler is detected then cross compile mode will be used. checking for a BSD-compatible install... /bin/install -c checking whether build environment is sane... yes checking for gawk... gawk checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-strip... no checking for strip... strip checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu configure: creating ./config.status config.status: creating Makefile configure: configuring in autoconf-lib-link configure: running /bin/sh './configure' --prefix=/usr '--prefix=/usr' '--host=i686-pc-linux-gnu' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--datadir=/usr/share' '--sysconfdir=/etc' '--localstatedir=/var/lib' '--without-included-gettext' '--enable-nls' 'CC=gcc' 'CFLAGS=-w -pipe -funit-at-a-time -ftracer -march=athlon -Os -fomit-frame-pointer -fforce-addr -frename-registers -fweb -s -fPIC -fpic' 'CXXFLAGS=-w -pipe -funit-at-a-time -ftracer -march=athlon -Os -fomit-frame-pointer -fforce-addr -frename-registers -fweb -s -fPIC -fpic' 'CXX=gcc' 'LDFLAGS=-Wl,-O1 -s' 'host_alias=i686-pc-linux-gnu' --cache-file=/dev/null --srcdir=. configure: WARNING: If you wanted to set the --build type, don't use --host. If a cross compiler is detected then cross compile mode will be used. checking for a BSD-compatible install... /bin/install -c checking whether build environment is sane... yes checking for gawk... gawk checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-strip... no checking for strip... strip checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc... gcc checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables See `config.log' for more details. configure: error: /bin/sh './configure' failed for autoconf-lib-link !!! ERROR: sys-devel/gettext-0.12.1-r2 failed. !!! Function econf, Line 449, Exitcode 1 !!! econf failed !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message. Expected Results: Expected bootstrap to complete successfully [01:27 PM root(portage)]# emerge info Portage 2.0.51-r3 (hardened/x86, gcc-3.3.4, unavailable, 2.6.7 i686) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.7 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) Processor Gentoo Base System version 1.4.16 Autoconf: Automake: Binutils: sys-devel/binutils-2.14.90.0.8-r1 Headers: sys-kernel/linux26-headers-2.6.8.1-r1 Libtools: ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CFLAGS="-w -pipe -funit-at-a-time -ftracer -march=athlon -Os -fomit-frame-pointer -fforce-addr -frename-registers -fweb -s -fPIC -fpic" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" COMPILER="" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/share/config /var/qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-w -pipe -funit-at-a-time -ftracer -march=athlon -Os -fomit-frame-pointer -fforce-addr -frename-registers -fweb -s -fPIC -fpic" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoaddcvs ccache digest distlocks fixpackages sandbox sfperms strict" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://mirror.datapipe.net/gentoo http://mirror.datapipe.net/gentoo http://open-systems.ufl.edu/mirrors/gentoo" MAKEOPTS="-j2" PKGDIR="/usr/portage//packages/x86/" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="" SYNC="rsync://rsync.namerica.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="3dnow 3dnowex X alsa bindist cjk crypt curl dlloader dvd esd faad flac gnome gnutls gstreamer gtk2 hal hardened howl ithreads live makecheck mmx mmx2 mng network nls nptl oss pam pic pie readline real rtc speex ssl svg tcpd tetex theora threads tiff unicode usb userlocales x86 xine xv zlib"
Created attachment 45242 [details] Config log Config log for gettext
I figured out the problem. I was using the wrong make.conf file. Human error on my part.
that was easy :)
