The current stable splashutils-1.5.4.4 fails to build. The issue is described in bug #408283 (left open for some reason) and fixed with splashutils-1.5.4.4-r1. Please stabilize splashutils-1.5.4.4-r1.
sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.2.12 (-build -deblob -symlink) media-libs/freetype-2.4.9-r1 (X bzip2 static-libs -auto-hinter -bindist -debug -doc -fontforge -utils) app-arch/bzip2-1.0.6-r3 (static-libs -static) sys-libs/zlib-1.2.7 (minizip static-libs) media-gfx/splashutils-1.5.4.4-r1 (fbcondecor gpm mng png truetype -hardened) With my xz patch from <a href=https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=417375>bug 417375</a> it's all builds and work. splash_geninitramfs -v --xz -g /boot/fbsplash-all-1024x768 -r 1024x768 --no8bpp --all /etc/splash or cd /etc/splash splash_geninitramfs -v --xz -g /boot/fbsplash-natural_gentoo-1600x900 -r 1600x900 natural_gentoo [[ CONFIG_KERNEL_XZ=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y CONFIG_RD_XZ=y ]]
It's still broken in stable!
x86 stable
amd64 done
ppc stable. Last arch, closing