exemple of resulting spoiled environment (com_err won't even compile)

com_err.log (text/plain), 2.01 KB, created by Mike Hammill on 2008-02-27 23:22:27 UTC

>>> Unpacking source...
>>> Unpacking e2fsprogs-1.40.6.tar.gz to /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/com_err-1.40.6/work
 * Applying com_err-1.39-makefile.patch ...
  [ ok ]
>>> Source unpacked.
>>> Compiling source in /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/com_err-1.40.6/work/e2fsprogs-1.40.6 ...
 * econf: updating e2fsprogs-1.40.6/config/config.guess with /usr/share/gnuconfig/config.guess
 * econf: updating e2fsprogs-1.40.6/config/config.sub with /usr/share/gnuconfig/config.sub
./configure --prefix=/usr --host=mips-unknown-linux-gnu --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --datadir=/usr/share --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var/lib --enable-elf-shlibs --with-ldopts= --enable-nls --build=mips-unknown-linux-gnu
Generating configuration file for e2fsprogs version 1.40.6
Release date is February, 2008
checking build system type... mips-unknown-linux-gnu
checking host system type... mips-unknown-linux-gnu
CC defaults to mips-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc
checking for mips-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc... mips-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... configure: error: cannot run C compiled programs.
If you meant to cross compile, use `--host'.
See `config.log' for more details.

!!! Please attach the following file when seeking support:
!!! /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/com_err-1.40.6/work/e2fsprogs-1.40.6/config.log
 * 
 * ERROR: sys-libs/com_err-1.40.6 failed.
 * Call stack:
 *               ebuild.sh, line   49:  Called src_compile
 *             environment, line 2326:  Called econf 'src_compile' 'src_compile' '--enable-elf-shlibs'
 *               ebuild.sh, line  513:  Called die
 * The specific snippet of code:
 *   			die "econf failed"
 *  The die message:
 *   econf failed
 * 
 * If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.
 * A complete build log is located at '/var/log/portage/sys-libs:com_err-1.40.6:20080227-222850.log'.
 * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/com_err-1.40.6/temp/environment'.
 *