jayden / # cd /usr/portage/
jayden portage # scripts/bootstrap.sh

Gentoo Linux 2005.0; http://www.gentoo.org/
Copyright 1999-2005 Gentoo Foundation; Distributed under the GPLv2
Starting Bootstrap of base system ...
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[[ (0/6) Locating packages ]]
* Using baselayout : >=sys-apps/baselayout-1.9.4
* Using portage    : >=sys-apps/portage-2.0.51
* Using os-headers : virtual/os-headers
* Using binutils   : >=sys-devel/binutils-2.15.90.0.1.1-r1
* Using gcc        : >=sys-devel/gcc-3.3.4
* Using gettext    : sys-devel/gettext
* Using libc       : virtual/libc
* Using texinfo    : sys-apps/texinfo
* Using zlib       : sys-libs/zlib
* Using ncurses    : sys-libs/ncurses
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[[ (1/6) Configuring environment ]]
* GENTOO_MIRRORS='http://gentoo.osuosl.org http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/gentoo'
* PORTDIR='/usr/portage'
* DISTDIR='/usr/portage/distfiles'
* PKGDIR='/usr/portage/packages'
* PORTAGE_TMPDIR='/var/tmp'
* CFLAGS='-O2 -pipe -mtune=athlon64'
* CHOST='x86_64-pc-linux-gnu'
* CXXFLAGS='-O2 -pipe -mtune=athlon64'
* MAKEOPTS='-j2'
* ACCEPT_KEYWORDS='amd64'
* FEATURES='autoaddcvs autoconfig ccache distlocks sandbox'
* STAGE1_USE='multilib'
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[[ (2/6) Updating portage ]]
Calculating dependencies ...done!
>>> emerge (1 of 1) sys-apps/portage-2.0.51-r15 to /
*** Adjusting cvs-src permissions for portage user...
>>> md5 src_uri ;-) portage-2.0.51-r15.tar.bz2
>>> Unpacking source...
>>> Unpacking portage-2.0.51-r15.tar.bz2 to /var/tmp/portage/portage-2.0.51-r15/work
>>> Source unpacked.
gcc: /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.2/: Is a directory
rm -f libsandbox.so sandbox
rm -f *.o *~ core
rm -f localdecls.h
./create-localdecls
Checking truncate argument type... off_t
Checking libc version... gcc: /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.2/: Is a directory
ldd: ./libctest: No such file or directory

rm: cannot remove `libctest': No such file or directory

gcc -O1 -pipe -DSB_HAVE_64BIT_ARCH  -D_GNU_SOURCE -DPIC -fPIC -D_REENTRANT -Wall -c libsandbox.c
gcc: /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.2/: Is a directory
make: *** [libsandbox.o] Error 1

!!! ERROR: sys-apps/portage-2.0.51-r15 failed.
!!! Function src_compile, Line 72, Exitcode 2
!!! (no error message)
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message.
jayden portage # gcc-config 2; source /etc/profile; gcc-config 1; source /etc/profile
* Switching to x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-3.4.2-hardened compiler...                             [ ok ]

* If you intend to use the gcc from the new profile in an already
* running shell, please remember to do:

*   # source /etc/profile

* Switching to x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-3.4.2 compiler...                                      [ ok ]

* If you intend to use the gcc from the new profile in an already
* running shell, please remember to do:

*   # source /etc/profile

jayden portage # scripts/bootstrap.sh
THis time bootstrap.sh worked.

And Borked w/ this message.
checking build system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc... /var/tmp/portage/gcc-3.4.3-r1/work/build/gcc/xgcc -B/var/tmp/portage/gcc-3.4.3-r1/work/build/gcc/ -B/usr/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ -B/usr/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/lib/ -isystem /usr/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/include -isystem /usr/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/sys-include  -m32
checking for C compiler default output... 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.
make[1]: *** [configure-target-libstdc++-v3] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/gcc-3.4.3-r1/work/build'
make: *** [profiledbootstrap] Error 2

!!! ERROR: sys-devel/gcc-3.4.3-r1 failed.
!!! Function gcc_do_make, Line 1113, Exitcode 2
!!! make failed with profiledbootstrap
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message.