If /mnt/cdrom is mounted the emerge fails with: !!! Cannot write to '/mnt/cdrom'. !!! Please check permissions and directories for broken symlinks. !!! You may start the merge process again by using ebuild: !!! ebuild /usr/portage/sys-apps/baselayout/baselayout-1.8.5.5.ebuild merge !!! And finish by running this: env-update
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 9849 ***