When emerging xorg-x11, the compile failed due to missing autoconf.h. Examining the /usr/include/linux/ shows that it is missing the autoconf.h. Examining the /usr/src/linux/include/linux/ reveals the missing autoconf.h. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. emerge --update xorg-x11 2. 3. Actual Results: Compiler complains missing autoconf.h as referenced by /usr/include/linux/config.h file. Expected Results: Successful compile. # emerge info Portage 2.0.51-r15 (default-linux/x86/2004.3, gcc-3.3.5, glibc-2.3.4.20040808-r1, 2.6.10-gentoo-r4 i686) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.10-gentoo-r4 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2600+ Gentoo Base System version 1.4.16 Python: dev-lang/python-2.3.4 [2.3.4 (#1, Dec 21 2004, 16:29:17)] dev-lang/python: 2.3.4 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.59-r6 sys-devel/automake: 1.8.5-r3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.5, 1.6.3, 1.4_p6, 1.9.4 sys-devel/binutils: 2.15.92.0.2-r1 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.2-r7 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.8.1-r2 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CFLAGS="-O2 -mcpu=i686 -m3dnow -msse -mmmx -march=athlon-xp -fomit-frame-pointer" 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/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/qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-O2 -mcpu=i686 -m3dnow -msse -mmmx -march=athlon-xp -fomit-frame-pointer" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoaddcvs autoconfig ccache distlocks sandbox sfperms" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.osuosl.org/ http://adelie.polymtl.ca/ ftp://cs.ubishops.ca/pub/gentoo ftp://sunsite.ualberta.ca/pub/unix/Linux/gentoo/ ftp://gentoo.risq.qc.ca/ ftp://ftp.gtlib.cc.gatech.edu/pub/gentoo http://csociety-ftp.ecn.purdue.edu/pub/gentoo/ ftp://csociety-ftp.ecn.purdue.edu/pub/gentoo/ ftp://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/pub/linux/gentoo ftp://ftp.ucsb.edu/pub/mirrors/linux/gentoo/ http://gentoo.seren.com/gentoo http://gentoo.chem.wisc.edu/gentoo/ ftp://gentoo.chem.wisc.edu/gentoo/ http://cudlug.cudenver.edu/gentoo/ ftp://cudlug.cudenver.edu/pub/mirrors/distributions/gentoo/ http://gentoo.mirrors.pair.com/ ftp://gentoo.mirrors.pair.com/ http://gentoo.ccccom.com ftp://gentoo.ccccom.com http://mirrors.tds.net/gentoo ftp://mirrors.tds.net/gentoo 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://mirrors.acm.cs.rpi.edu/gentoo/ ftp://ftp.ndlug.nd.edu/pub/gentoo/ ftp://gentoo.agsn.ca/ http://open-systems.ufl.edu/mirrors/gentoo http://gentoo.llarian.net/ ftp://gentoo.llarian.net/pub/gentoo http://gentoo.binarycompass.org http://gentoo.mirrored.ca/ ftp://gentoo.mirrored.ca/ http://mirror.datapipe.net/gentoo http://mirror.datapipe.net/gentoo http://gentoo.eliteitminds.com http://chod.cwru.edu/gentoo ftp://chod.cwru.edu/gentoo http://gentoo.cs.lewisu.edu/gentoo/ ftp://linux.cs.lewisu.edu/gentoo/ http://prometheus.cs.wmich.edu/gentoo http://modzer0.cs.uaf.edu/public/gentoo/ http://mirror.usu.edu/mirrors/gentoo/" MAKEOPTS="-j2" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="x86 3dnow X Xaw3d aac accessibility acl acpi aim alsa apache2 apm audiofile avi bash-completion bcmath berkdb bindist bitmap-fonts bmp bonobo bzlib caps cdr crypt cscope ctype cups curlwrappers dga dio divx4linux doc dvb dvd dvdr emacs encode esd ethereal exif f77 fam fastcgi flac font-server foomaticdb fortran ftp gdbm ggi gif gmp gnome gnutls gphoto2 gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 gtkhtml guile icq imagemagick imap imlib ipv6 jabber jack jpeg kde ldap lesstif libg++ libwww mad mbox mhash mikmod milter mime mmap mmx mng motif mozilla mpeg msn mysql ncurses nhc98 nls nocardbus nptl oggvorbis opengl oscar oss pam pcntl pcre pdflib perl perl5 php pic pie png pnp posix python qt quicktime readline recode ruby samba sasl sdl shared sharedmem slang sndfile sockets speex spell spl sqlite sse ssl svga sysvipc szip tcltk tcpd tetex theora tiff transcode truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts usb v4l2 wmf xine xinerama xml xml2 xmms xpm xv xvid yahoo zlib" Unset: ASFLAGS, CBUILD, CTARGET, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, PORTDIR_OVERLAY
re-emerge your linux headers
WORKAROUND: Performing the following steps fixes the problem (but it is unclear if this is the correct solution): # cd /usr/include # mv linux linux-old # ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/linux linux # emerge --update xorg-x11 ALTERNATIVE (BETTER) WORKAROUND: SpanKY's solution offered did a bugzilla mid-air collision with me # emerge linux-headers
dont link /usr/include/{linux,asm} to /usr/src/linux ever we dont support that ever
