Calculating dependencies ...done! >>> emerge (1 of 2) sys-apps/baselayout-1.8.6.13-r1 to / >>> md5 src_uri ;-) sysvinit-2.84.tar.gz >>> md5 src_uri ;-) rc-scripts-1.4.3.13p1.tar.bz2 >>> Merging sys-apps/baselayout-1.8.6.13-r1 to / --- /bin/ >>> /bin/last >>> /bin/mesg >>> /bin/wall >>> /bin/utmpdump >>> /bin/lastb -> last >>> /bin/rc-status --- /dev/ --- /dev/shm/ !!! copy /var/tmp/portage/baselayout-1.8.6.13-r1/image/dev/shm/.keep -> /dev/shm/.keep failed. !!! [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/dev/shm/.keep#new' The permissions on /dev/shm/ are drwxr-xr-x, and yes this is as root. Also, now when i do an emerge -up world, i get the following error: INCOMPLETE MERGE: /var/db/pkg/sys-apps/-MERGING-baselayout-1.8.6.13-r1 Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. emerge -u baselayout 2. 3. Gentoo Base System version 1.4.3.13 Portage 2.0.50-r1 (default-x86-1.4, gcc-3.3.3, glibc-2.3.3_pre20040207-r0, 2.6.3-mm2) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.3-mm2 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.00GHz distcc 2.12.1 i686-pc-linux-gnu (protocols 1 and 2) (default port 3632) [disabled] ccache version 2.3 [enabled] Autoconf: sys-devel/autoconf-2.59-r3 Automake: sys-devel/automake-1.8.2 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86 ~x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CFLAGS="-O2 -march=pentium4 -msse2 -pipe" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" COMPILER="gcc3" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/share/config /var/bind /var/qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=pentium4 -msse2 -pipe" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoaddcvs ccache sandbox" GENTOO_MIRRORS="ftp://mirror.iawnet.sandia.gov/pub/gentoo/ ftp://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/pub/linux/gentoo ftp://ftp.ucsb.edu/pub/mirrors/linux/gentoo/ http://gentoo.mirrors.pair.com/ ftp://gentoo.mirrors.pair.com/ http://gentoo.seren.com/gentoo http://gentoo.noved.org/ ftp://gentoo.noved.org/ http://gentoo.chem.wisc.edu/gentoo/ ftp://cs.ubishops.ca/pub/gentoo ftp://sunsite.ualberta.ca/pub/unix/Linux/gentoo/ http://cudlug.cudenver.edu/gentoo/ ftp://cudlug.cudenver.edu/pub/mirrors/distributions/gentoo/ http://gentoo.ccccom.com ftp://gentoo.ccccom.com http://gentoo.netnitco.net ftp://gentoo.netnitco.net/pub/mirrors/gentoo/source/ http://mirror.tucdemonic.org/gentoo/ http://mirror.clarkson.edu/pub/distributions/gentoo/ http://128.213.5.34/gentoo/ http://lug.mtu.edu/gentoo/ ftp://lug.mtu.edu/gentoo/source" MAKEOPTS="-j2" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="X aalib alsa berkdb bonobo cdr crypt cups directfb dvd encode foomaticdb gdbm gif gnome gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 gtkhtml guile imlib java jpeg libg++ libwww mad mikmod motif mozilla mpeg mysql ncurses nls oggvorbis opengl oss pam pdflib perl png postgres python quicktime readline samba sdl slang spell ssl svga tcltk tcpd truetype x86 xml2 xmms xv zlib"
Similar issue, but it fails on a different dir for me: >>> Merging sys-apps/baselayout-1.8.6.13-r1 to / --- /bin/ >>> /bin/last >>> /bin/mesg >>> /bin/wall >>> /bin/utmpdump >>> /bin/lastb -> last >>> /bin/rc-status --- /dev/ --- /dev/pts/ !!! copy /var/tmp/portage/baselayout-1.8.6.13-r1/image/dev/pts/.keep -> /dev/pts/.keep failed. !!! [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/dev/pts/.keep#new Portage 2.0.50-r1 (default-x86-1.4, gcc-3.3.3, glibc-2.3.3_pre20040207-r0, 2.4.22-gentoo-r7) ================================================================= System uname: 2.4.22-gentoo-r7 i686 Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.80GHz Gentoo Base System version 1.4.3.13 Autoconf: sys-devel/autoconf-2.59-r3 Automake: sys-devel/automake-1.8.2 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86 ~x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CFLAGS="-O3 -mcpu=pentium4 -funroll-loops -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" COMPILER="gcc3" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref /usr/share/config /var/qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/afs/C /etc/afs/afsws /etc/gconf /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-O3 -mcpu=pentium4 -funroll-loops -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoaddcvs ccache sandbox" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.ccccom.com http://gentoo.noved.org" MAKEOPTS="-j5" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="X Xaw3d aalib afs alsa apache2 apm avi berkdb cdr crypt cscope cups curl dedicated dga dnd dv dvd encode esd ethereal faad fltk foomaticdb gdbm gif glut gnome gphoto2 gtk gtk2 guile imagemagick imap imlib jack java jpeg lcms libg++ libwww lua mad maildir mikmod mldonkeypango mng mozcalendar mozilla mozp3p mozsvg mpeg mpi ncurses nls offensive oggvorbis openal opengl oss pam parse-clocks pdflib perl pic png python qt qt-mt quicktime readline ruby sasl sdl skey slang slp spell sse ssl tcltk tcpd tiff transcode truetype usb videos wmf wxwin wxwindows x86 xface xine xml xml2 xmms xosd xv xvid zlib"
Same problem for me.
one more "same for me" with a 2.4 kernel and /dev/pts/ directory Portage 2.0.50-r1 (default-x86-1.4, gcc-3.3.3, glibc-2.3.3_pre20040207-r0, 2.4.25) ================================================================= System uname: 2.4.25 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2600+ Gentoo Base System version 1.4.3.13 Autoconf: sys-devel/autoconf-2.59-r3 Automake: sys-devel/automake-1.8.2 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86 ~x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CFLAGS="-march=athlon-xp -O3 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" COMPILER="gcc3" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref /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/ /var/bind /var/qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-march=athlon-xp -O3 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoaddcvs buildpkg ccache digest sandbox strict userpriv" GENTOO_MIRRORS="ftp://gentoo.mirrors.pair.com/" MAKEOPTS="-j2" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/usr/portage/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage/" SYNC="rsync://rsync.europe.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="3dnow X aalib accessibility acpi alsa apache2 avi berkdb bonobo cdr crypt cups doc dv dvd dvdr encode esd ethereal evo faad flac flash foomaticdb gd gdbm gif gnome gnomedb gphoto2 gstreamer gtk gtk2 gtkhtml innodb ipv6 joystick jpeg ldap libg++ libgda libwww mad mikmod mmx mozilla mpeg mysql ncurses nls oggvorbis opengl oss pam pda pdflib perl pic plotutils png postgres ppds python quicktime readline samba sasl sdl slang snmp spell sse ssl svga tcpd tetex threads tiff truetype usb videos x86 xml xml2 xv zlib"
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 9849 ***