(...) /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.1.1/../../../../i686-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: BFD 2.16.1 assertion fail /var/tmp/portage/binutils-2.16.1-r3/work/binutils-2.16.1/bfd/elf-strtab.c:220 /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.1.1/../../../../i686-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: BFD 2.16.1 internal error, aborting at /var/tmp/portage/binutils-2.16.1-r3/work/binutils-2.16.1/bfd/elflink.c line 6536 in elf_link_output_extsym /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.1.1/../../../../i686-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: Please report this bug. collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make: *** [ssh-rand-helper] Error 1 make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... !!! ERROR: net-misc/openssh-4.3_p2-r5 failed. Call stack: ebuild.sh, line 1546: Called dyn_compile ebuild.sh, line 937: Called src_compile openssh-4.3_p2-r5.ebuild, line 133: Called die ########################################################################### Portage 2.1.1 (default-linux/x86/2006.0, gcc-4.1.1, glibc-2.3.6-r4, 2.6.17-gentoo-r8 i686) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.17-gentoo-r8 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) Processor Gentoo Base System version 1.12.5 Last Sync: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:50:01 +0000 distcc 2.18.3 i686-pc-linux-gnu (protocols 1 and 2) (default port 3632) [disabled] app-admin/eselect-compiler: [Not Present] dev-java/java-config: 1.2.11-r1 dev-lang/python: 2.3.5-r2, 2.4.3-r1 dev-python/pycrypto: 2.0.1-r5 dev-util/ccache: [Not Present] dev-util/confcache: [Not Present] sys-apps/sandbox: 1.2.17 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.59-r7 sys-devel/automake: 1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6-r2 sys-devel/binutils: 2.16.1-r3 sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.3.13-r3 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.22 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.17-r1 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CBUILD="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-O2 -march=athlon -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/3.5/env /usr/kde/3.5/share/config /usr/kde/3.5/shutdown /usr/share/X11/xkb /usr/share/config /usr/share/texmf/dvipdfm/config/ /usr/share/texmf/dvips/config/ /usr/share/texmf/tex/generic/config/ /usr/share/texmf/tex/platex/config/ /usr/share/texmf/xdvi/" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/env.d /etc/gconf /etc/revdep-rebuild /etc/terminfo" CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=athlon -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoconfig distlocks metadata-transfer parallel-fetch sandbox sfperms strict" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://darkstar.ist.utl.pt/pub/gentoo/ ftp://ftp.rnl.ist.utl.pt/pub/gentoo/" LINGUAS="" MAKEOPTS="-j2" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS="--recursive --links --safe-links --perms --times --compress --force --whole-file --delete --delete-after --stats --timeout=180 --exclude='/distfiles' --exclude='/local' --exclude='/packages'" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" SYNC="rsync://ftp.rnl.ist.utl.pt/gentoo-portage/" USE="x86 3dnow 3dnowext X aac alsa apache2 apm arts asf bash-completion berkdb bitmap-fonts bzip2 cli crypt cups dlloader dri eds elibc_glibc emboss encode esd f77 flac foomaticdb fortran gdbm gif gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 imlib input_devices_keyboard input_devices_mouse isdnlog java jpeg jpeg2k kde kdeenablefinal kdexdeltas kernel_linux latex libg++ libwww lm_sensors logrotate mad mikmod mmx mmxext motif mp3 mpeg musicbrainz ncurses nls nptl nvidia ogg opengl oss pam pcre pdf perl png pppd python qt3 quicktime readline real reflection samba sdl session spell spl ssl tcpd tetex truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts udev unicode userland_GNU video_cards_nv video_cards_nvidia vorbis win32codecs xine xml xmms xorg xv zlib" Unset: CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, INSTALL_MASK, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS, PORTDIR_OVERLAY
Tried to replicate this bug, but was unable. Build completes sucessfully on my (x86, Core Duo) test system: # ebuild /usr/portage/net-misc/openssh/openssh-4.3_p2-r5.ebuild compile [[configure removed for brevity, no errors or warnings]] OpenSSH has been configured with the following options: User binaries: /usr/bin System binaries: /usr/sbin Configuration files: /etc/ssh Askpass program: /usr/lib/misc/ssh-askpass Manual pages: /usr/share/man/manX PID file: /var/run Privilege separation chroot path: /var/empty sshd default user PATH: /usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin Manpage format: doc PAM support: yes KerberosV support: no SELinux support: no Smartcard support: no S/KEY support: no TCP Wrappers support: yes MD5 password support: yes libedit support: no IP address in $DISPLAY hack: no Translate v4 in v6 hack: yes BSD Auth support: no Random number source: OpenSSL internal ONLY Host: i686-pc-linux-gnu Compiler: i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc Compiler flags: -march=prescott -msse -msse2 -msse3 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer -mfpmath=sse,387 -Wall -Wpointer-arith -Wuninitialized -Wsign-compare -Wno-pointer-sign -std=gnu99 Preprocessor flags: Linker flags: Libraries: -lwrap -lpam -ldl -lresolv -lssl -lcrypto -ldl -lutil -lz -lnsl -lcrypt [[compilation redacted for brevity, no errors or warnings]] >>> Source compiled. # emerge --info Portage 2.1.1 (default-linux/x86/2006.1, gcc-4.1.1, glibc-2.4-r3, 2.6.18-rc7 i686) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.18-rc7 i686 Genuine Intel(R) CPU 1300 @ 1.66GHz Gentoo Base System version 1.12.5 Last Sync: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:30:02 +0000 app-admin/eselect-compiler: [Not Present] dev-java/java-config: 1.3.6, 2.0.30 dev-lang/python: 2.4.3-r1 dev-python/pycrypto: 2.0.1-r5 dev-util/ccache: [Not Present] dev-util/confcache: [Not Present] sys-apps/sandbox: 1.2.17 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.59-r7 sys-devel/automake: 1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6-r2 sys-devel/binutils: 2.16.1-r3 sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.3.13-r3 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.22 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.17-r1 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CBUILD="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-march=prescott -msse -msse2 -msse3 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer -mfpmath=sse,387" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/share/X11/xkb" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/env.d /etc/env.d/java/ /etc/gconf /etc/java-config/vms/ /etc/revdep-rebuild /etc/terminfo" CXXFLAGS="" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoconfig distlocks metadata-transfer sandbox sfperms strict" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://ftp.ucsb.edu/pub/mirrors/linux/gentoo http://gentoo.seren.com/gentoo http://cudlug.cudenver.edu/gentoo/ http://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/gentoo/" LINGUAS="" MAKEOPTS="-j3" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS="--recursive --links --safe-links --perms --times --compress --force --whole-file --delete --delete-after --stats --timeout=180 --exclude='/distfiles' --exclude='/local' --exclude='/packages'" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="x86 X a52 aac acpi alsa berkdb bitmap-fonts cdr cli crypt cups dlloader dri dts dvd elibc_glibc ffmpeg flac fortran gdbm gpm gtk gtk2 ieee1394 input_devices_keyboard input_devices_mouse ipv6 isdnlog jpeg kernel_linux libg++ lirc_devices_serial mmap mmx mmxext mp3 ncurses nls nptl nptlonly offensive ogg opengl pam pcre perl png ppds pppd python qt readline reflection rtc session sharedmem socks5 spl sse ssl sysfs tcpd theora threads truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts udev unicode usb userland_GNU video_cards_i810 video_cards_vesa vorbis xml xml2 xorg xosd xv zlib" Unset: CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, INSTALL_MASK, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 115603 ***