Here is the `emerge knoda` output for a dep of knoda, hk_classes: checking HK_CLASSES INIT... OK checking for dlopen in -ldl... yes checking for shl_unload in -ldld... no checking for pthread_create in -lpthread... yes checking for Python directory... /usr/local checking for Python2.4... header /usr/include/python2.4 library /usr/lib/python2.4/config modules /usr/lib/python2.4 checking if a Python application links... no checking if Python depends on -lm... no checking if Python depends on -lpthread... no checking if Python depends on -ltcl... no checking if Python depends on -ldb2... no checking if Python depends on -lpthread -lm... no checking if Python depends on -lpthread -lm -lutil... no checking if Python depends on -lpthread -lm -ldb-3 -lutil... no checking if Python depends on -lpthread -ldb-3... no checking if Python depends on -lpthread -lm -ldb -ltermcap -lutil... no checking if Python depends on -lpthread -ldl -lutil -lreadline -lncurses -lm... no checking if Python depends on -lpthread -lm -ldb -lutil... no configure: error: it seems, Python depends on another library. Pleae set LIBPYTHON to '-lpython2.4 -lotherlib' before calling configure to fix this and contact the authors to let them know about this problem !!! Please attach the config.log to your bug report: !!! /var/tmp/portage/hk_classes-0.7.2-r1/work/hk_classes-0.7.2/config.log !!! ERROR: dev-db/hk_classes-0.7.2-r1 failed. !!! Function econf, Line 485, Exitcode 0 !!! econf failed !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. emerge knoda 2. watch hk_classes fail gentrino ~ # emerge info Portage 2.0.51.19 (default-linux/x86/2005.0, gcc-3.4.3-20050110, glibc-2.3.4.20050125-r1, 2.6.10-gentoo-r7 i686) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.10-gentoo-r7 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.60GHz Gentoo Base System version 1.6.10 Python: dev-lang/python-2.4-r2,dev-lang/python-2.3.4 [2.4 (#1, Mar 16 2005, 02:47:57)] distcc 2.18.3 i686-pc-linux-gnu (protocols 1 and 2) (default port 3632) [disabled] dev-lang/python: 2.4-r2, 2.3.4 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.59-r6, 2.13 sys-devel/automake: 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.5, 1.4_p6, 1.6.3, 1.9.5 sys-devel/binutils: 2.15.92.0.2-r6 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.14 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.8.1-r2 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86 ~x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CFLAGS="-O2 -march=pentium-m -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3.4/env /usr/kde/3.4/share/config /usr/kde/3.4/shutdown /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/X11/xkb /usr/share/config /var/qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=pentium-m -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoaddcvs autoconfig ccache distlocks sandbox sfperms" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://192.168.76.12 http://gentoo.mirrors.pair.com" MAKEOPTS="-j3" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="x86 X aac aalib acpi acpi4linux aim alsa apache2 arts artswrappersuid avi bash-completion beepmp berkdb bitmap-fonts blender-game ccache cdr cdrom codecs crypt css csv ctype curl dba dhcp directfb dmx dvd encode ethereal fam fbcon flash fmod fortran freetype ftp gd gdbm gif gkrellm glade gmail gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 gtkhtml iconv imagemagick imlib imlib2 jabber javascript jit jpeg jpeg2k justify kadu-modules kadu-voice kde koffice-plugin ldap libg++ libwww lm_sensors logitech-mouse mad maildir mikmod ming mmx mmx2 mng mono motif mp3 mpeg mpeg4 mplayer msn mysql nagios-ping nagios-ssh ncurses nethack nls nomac nomultilib noplugin nptl nptlonly offensive ogg oggvorbis openal opengl operanom2 oscar oss pam pcap pdf pdflib perl php png python qt quicktime readline real ruby samba sasl sdl server session sftplogging sms sockets sox speedo spell sqlite sse sse2 ssl stroke symlink tcltk tcpd threads tidy tiff truetype truetype-fonts type1 type1-fonts uptimed usb userlocales v4l v4l2 vcd vcdimager vdesktop vim vim-with-x vnc wxwindows xchatdccserver xinerama xml xml2 xmms xosd xscreensaver xv xvid yahoo zlib" Unset: ASFLAGS, CBUILD, CTARGET, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS
Created attachment 53760 [details] said attachment emerge failure asked for heres the output
Created attachment 53876 [details, diff] 0.7.2-r1 patch for python2.4 This patch fixes the 0.7.2-r1 ebuild to work with Python 2.4
Thanks for the patch Rob.