If you have a USE of -nls, the ebuild ignores, and tries to install NLS. In the src_compile, there is: use nls || myconf="--disable-nls" but the econf doesnt have ${myconf}: econf || die All that needs to be done is to do: econf ${myconf} || die Attached is the fixed ebuild.
Created attachment 4395 [details] fixed popt-1.6.3.ebuild
Fixed, THX for the bug catch :)