Using MAKEFLAGS=-j3 >>> Source unpacked. >>> Compiling source in /var/tmp/portage/exim-4.62/work/exim-4.62 ... /bin/sh: line 0: cd: build-exim-gentoo: No such file or directory make[1]: Entering directory `/var/tmp/portage/exim-4.62/work/exim-4.62' /bin/sh: line 0: cd: build-exim-gentoo: No such file or directory >>> Creating links to source files... make[2]: Entering directory `/var/tmp/portage/exim-4.62/work/exim-4.62' mkdir: cannot create directory `build-exim-gentoo': File exists *** It appears that ../scripts/MakeLinks was previously interrupted. *** You need to remove the build directory, and then run 'make' again. make[2]: *** [build-directory] Error 1
So don't set MAKEFLAGS; should be MAKEOPTS instead. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 84636 ***