# emerge -v dev-db/mysql Calculating dependencies... done! >>> Emerging (1 of 1) dev-db/mysql-5.0.32 to / /usr/portage/eclass/mysql.eclass: line 869: syntax error near unexpected token `}' /usr/portage/eclass/mysql.eclass: line 869: `}' !!! ERROR: dev-db/mysql-5.0.32 failed. Call stack: ebuild.sh, line 1454: Called source '/usr/portage/dev-db/mysql/mysql-5.0.32.ebuild' mysql-5.0.32.ebuild, line 8: Called inherit 'mysql' ebuild.sh, line 1207: Called die !!! died sourcing /usr/portage/eclass/mysql.eclass in inherit() !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant. The problem lies here: mysql_pkg_postrm() { # mysql_lib_symlinks "${D}" } Empty functions aren't allowed in bash, but the fix is easy...
Already fixed :) http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo-x86/eclass/mysql.eclass?r1=1.69&r2=1.70