...almost undoubtedly something wrong with my system... when I try to compile, I get this: ./configure --prefix=/usr --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --datadir=/usr/share --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var/lib --disable-altivec --enable-audio-oss --enable-audio-alsa --enable-audio-arts --disable-audio-jack --enable-lirc --disable-joystick-menu --disable-xvmc-vld --disable-dvb --disable-dvb-eit --dvb-path=/usr/include --enable-opengl-vsync --enable-vorbis --disable-xvmc --enable-xv --disable-directfb --enable-x11 --enable-proc-opt --enable-mmx --compile-type=release --disable-distcc WARNING: include the output of ./configure along with any bug report, when using a processor optimized build. # Basic Settings Compile type release Compiler cache no DistCC no Install prefix /usr CPU x86 (VIA Nehemiah) Big Endian no MMX enabled yes Vector Builtins no # Input Support Joystick menu no lirc support yes ivtv support yes FireWire support no DVB support no [/usr/include] # Sound Output Support OSS support yes ALSA support yes aRts support yes JACK support no # Video Output Support x11 support yes xrandr support yes xv support yes XvMC support no XvMC VLD support no OpenGL vsync yes Creating config.mak and config.h Could not find mkspecs for your QMAKESPEC after trying: /usr/qt/3/mkspecs /usr/qt/3/mkspecs /usr/qt/3/mkspecs /usr/qt/3 /usr/qt/3 Error processing project file: /var/tmp/portage/mythtv-0.18-r2/work/mythtv-0.18/mythtv.pro !!! ERROR: media-tv/mythtv-0.18-r2 failed. !!! Function src_compile, Line 115, Exitcode 2 !!! qmake failed !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message. -- emerge info -- Portage 2.0.51.19 (default-linux/x86/2005.0, gcc-3.3.5-20050130, glibc-2.3.4.20041102-r1, 2.6.9-epia0 i686) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.9-epia0 i686 VIA Nehemiah Gentoo Base System version 1.4.16 Python: dev-lang/python-2.3.5 [2.3.5 (#1, May 2 2005, 14:02:43)] dev-lang/python: 2.3.5 sys-apps/sandbox: [Not Present] 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-r7 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.16 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.8.1-r2 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CFLAGS="-march=i686 -msse -mmmx -mfpmath=sse -Os -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /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/lib/X11/xkb /usr/share/config /var/qmail/control /var/www/localhost/htdocs//mythweb/config" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-march=i686 -msse -mmmx -mfpmath=sse -Os -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoaddcvs autoconfig ccache distlocks sandbox sfperms strict" GENTOO_MIRRORS="ftp://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/pub/linux/gentoo http://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/mirrors/gentoo http://gentoo.mirror.sdv.fr" MAKEOPTS="-j2" 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 alsa apache2 apm arts avi berkdb bitmap-fonts cdr cle266 crypt cups curl directfb dv dvd emboss encode fam flac foomaticdb fortran gdbm gif gpm gtk gtk2 imagemagick imlib ipv6 java jpeg libg++ libwww lirc mad maildir mailwrapper mikmod mjpeg mmx motif mozilla mp3 mpeg mysql mythtv ncurses nls nptl ogg oggvorbis opengl oss pam pdflib perl png python qt quicktime readline sdl slang speex spell sse ssl svga tcpd theora tiff truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts v4l vorbis xine xinerama xml2 xmms xv xvid zlib video_cards_cle266 video_cards_via userland_GNU kernel_linux elibc_glibc" Unset: ASFLAGS, CBUILD, CTARGET, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, LINGUAS -- qt info -- (maybe orphaned qt-embedded is the problem?) # emerge -pv qt qt-embedded These are the packages that I would merge, in order: Calculating dependencies ...done! [ebuild R ] x11-libs/qt-3.3.4-r3 +cups -debug -doc -examples -firebird +gif -immqt -immqt-bc +ipv6 +mysql -nas -odbc +opengl -postgres -sqlite +xinerama +zlib 0 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/qt-embedded-3.3.4 [3.3.2-r1] +cups -debug -doc -firebird +gif +ipv6* +mysql -nis -odbc +opengl -postgres -sqlite 19,252 kB
I unmerged qt-embedded and the problem went away.