try to run one of the scripts in /etc/init.d. It won't work, using v 1.43 of runscript.sh Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. pick a service 2. run it's init.d script 3. watch the pretty error. Actual Results: mars fax # /etc/init.d/samba status * /sbin/runscript.sh: Do not run this directly mars ~ # /etc/init.d/courier-imapd status * /sbin/runscript.sh: Do not run this directly mars ~ # /etc/init.d/dnetc status * /sbin/runscript.sh: Do not run this directly mars ~ # /etc/init.d/vixie-cron status * /sbin/runscript.sh: Do not run this directly mars ~ # /etc/init.d/named status * /sbin/runscript.sh: Do not run this directly mars ~ # /etc/init.d/clamd status * /sbin/runscript.sh: Do not run this directly mars ~ # /etc/init.d/syslog-ng status * /sbin/runscript.sh: Do not run this directly ( I think you get the idea ) Expected Results: should not display error, and should perform requested operation. the runscript from 05/05/2004 (in use on a differet gentoo machine) works fine System uname: 2.6.8-gentoo-r8 i686 Pentium III (Coppermine) Gentoo Base System version 1.6.7 Python: dev-lang/python-2.3.4 [2.3.4 (#1, Nov 1 2004, 19:05:55)] distcc 2.18.2 i686-pc-linux-gnu (protocols 1 and 2) (default port 3632) [enabled] dev-lang/python: 2.3.4 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.59-r6, 2.13 sys-devel/automake: 1.4_p6, 1.6.3, 1.9.3, 1.5, 1.7.9 sys-devel/binutils: 2.15.92.0.2-r1 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.10-r1 virtual/os-headers: 2.4.22 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86 ~x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CFLAGS="-O2 -mcpu=i686 -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe " CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3.3/env /usr/kde/3.3/share/config /usr/kde/3.3/shutdown /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/fax /usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref /usr/share/config /var/bind /var/qmail/control /var/spool/fax/etc" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-O2 -mcpu=i686 -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe " DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoaddcvs autoconfig ccache distcc distlocks sandbox sfperms" GENTOO_MIRRORS="ftp://localhost/pub/gentoo/ http://cudlug.cudenver.edu/gentoo/ http://mirror.datapipe.net/gentoo http://gentoo.ccccom.com http://gentoo.mirrors.pair.com/ http://gentoo.llarian.net/" MAKEOPTS="-j4" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="X alsa apm arts avi berkdb bitmap-fonts cdr crypt cups encode esd f77 fam foomaticdb fortran gdbm gif gnome gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 imlib jpeg kde libg++ libwww mad mikmod motif mozilla mpeg mysql ncurses nls oggvorbis opengl oss pam pdflib perl png postgres python qt quicktime readline samba sdl slang spell ssl svga tcltk tcpd tiff truetype x86 xml2 xmms xv zlib"
your tree is outdated, upgrade baselayout
Newer baselayout seems to work. But I think that should have happened as part of emerge world.
