# emerge -uD python Calculating dependencies ...done! >>> emerge (1 of 4) sys-libs/gdbm-1.8.3-r2 to / >>> md5 files ;-) gdbm-1.8.3-r2.ebuild >>> md5 files ;-) files/digest-gdbm-1.8.3-r2 >>> md5 files ;-) files/gdbm-1.8.3-fix-install-ownership.patch >>> md5 src_uri ;-) gdbm-1.8.3.tar.gz >>> Unpacking source... >>> Unpacking gdbm-1.8.3.tar.gz to /var/tmp/portage/gdbm-1.8.3-r2/work * Applying gdbm-1.8.3-fix-install-ownership.patch ... [ ok ] * Running elibtoolize in: gdbm-1.8.3 * Portage patch failed to apply (ltmain.sh version 1.4.2)! !!! ERROR: sys-libs/gdbm-1.8.3-r2 failed. !!! Function elibtoolize, Line 315, Exitcode 0 !!! Portage patch failed to apply! !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message.
meh. resolved itself with some different emerge updating... damn this box is old...