dev-util/pkgconfig has been masked, but in case it's missing, make {menuconfig|xconfig} for the kernel compilation fails: xxx /usr/src/linux # make menuconfig HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep UPD scripts/kconfig/mconf-cfg HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/mconf.o HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.o HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/inputbox.o HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/menubox.o HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/textbox.o HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/util.o HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/yesno.o HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/confdata.o HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/expr.o HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/lexer.lex.o HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/menu.o HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/parser.tab.o HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/preprocess.o HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/symbol.o HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/util.o HOSTLD scripts/kconfig/mconf /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/10.3.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.o: undefined reference to symbol 'keypad' /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/10.3.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: /lib64/libtinfow.so.6: error adding symbols: DSO missing from command line collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status make[1]: *** [scripts/Makefile.host:104: scripts/kconfig/mconf] Error 1 make: *** [Makefile:619: menuconfig] Error 2 xxx /usr/src/linux # make xconfig HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/images.o * * 'make xconfig' requires 'pkg-config'. Please install it. * make[1]: *** [scripts/kconfig/Makefile:211: scripts/kconfig/qconf-cfg] Error 1 make: *** [Makefile:619: xconfig] Error 2 emerge --info Portage 3.0.20 (python 3.9.6-final-0, default/linux/amd64/17.1/desktop/plasma/systemd, gcc-10.3.0, glibc-2.33-r1, 5.13.8-gentoo x86_64) ================================================================= System uname: Linux-5.13.8-gentoo-x86_64-Intel-R-_Core-TM-_i5-8600_CPU_@_3.10GHz-with-glibc2.33 KiB Mem: 16257912 total, 6939676 free KiB Swap: 8388600 total, 8388600 free Timestamp of repository gentoo: Fri, 06 Aug 2021 20:30:01 +0000 Head commit of repository gentoo: c4ab2809b89d1c2f59b72a8b2c304b57199b47f9 sh bash 5.1_p8 ld GNU ld (Gentoo 2.35.2 p1) 2.35.2 app-shells/bash: 5.1_p8::gentoo dev-java/java-config: 2.3.1::gentoo dev-lang/perl: 5.34.0::gentoo dev-lang/python: 2.7.18_p11::gentoo, 3.6.14::gentoo, 3.7.10_p6::gentoo, 3.8.11::gentoo, 3.9.6_p1::gentoo dev-lang/rust-bin: 1.53.0::gentoo dev-util/cmake: 3.20.5::gentoo 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It was masked so it can be replaced by dev-util/pkgconf (another provider of virtual/pkgconfig) and not straight up removed. Should've replaced it automatically in a world update assuming you don't have custom settings overriding this.
(In reply to Ionen Wolkens from comment #1) > It was masked so it can be replaced by dev-util/pkgconf (another provider of > virtual/pkgconfig) and not straight up removed. > > Should've replaced it automatically in a world update assuming you don't > have custom settings overriding this. You're right, I've just emerged pkgconf, which unmerged pkgconfig automatically, and all seems good.
