I get the following error with emerging vlc-0.8.2 on both an x86 and amd64 machine: + expr 0.14.4 '>=' 0.11.5 + autopoint=autopoint + GETTEXT=yes + pkg-config --version + PKGCONFIG=yes + aclocal=aclocal-1.6 + automake=automake-1.6 + autoconf=autoconf + autoheader=autoheader + set +x generating modules/**/Makefile.am and m4/private.m4 .................................................................... done. + rm -f aclocal.m4 configure config.log config.h config.h.in + rm -Rf autom4te.cache + rm -f config.guess config.sub missing mkinstalldirs compile depcomp install-sh + rm -Rf autotools + mkdir autotools + rm -f ltmain.sh libtool ltconfig + rm -f ABOUT-NLS + rm -Rf intl + rm -f m4/oldgettext.m4 stamp-pic configure.ac.in Modules.am + rm -f stamp-builtin 'stamp-h*' mozilla/stamp-pic + rm -f vlc-config.in + printf '' + '[' yes '!=' yes ']' + autopoint -f autopoint: *** cvs program not found autopoint: *** Stop. sed: can't read configure: No such file or directory !!! ERROR: media-video/vlc-0.8.2 failed. !!! Function src_unpack, Line 126, Exitcode 2 !!! sed glide failed. !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message. Here are the dependencies: [ebuild U ] media-video/vlc-0.8.2 [0.8.1-r3] -3dfx +X +a52 +aac +aalib +alsa (-altivec) +arts -bidi -cdda -corba -daap -debug -dts -dvb +dvd +esd -fbcon +ffmpeg +flac +freetype -ggi -gnutls +gtk2 -hal -httpd -joystick -libcaca -lirc -live -matroska -mod +mp3 +mpeg +ncurses +nls +ogg +opengl +oss +png +samba -screen +sdl -speex -stream +svg +svga +theora +unicode -v4l +vcd -vlm +vorbis +wxwindows +xml2 -xosd +xv 0 kB Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. emerge -u vlc 2. 3. Actual Results: >>> emerge (1 of 11) media-video/vlc-0.8.2 to / >>> md5 files ;-) vlc-0.8.1-r1.ebuild >>> md5 files ;-) vlc-0.6.2.ebuild >>> md5 files ;-) vlc-0.8.1-r3.ebuild >>> md5 files ;-) vlc-0.6.2-r1.ebuild >>> md5 files ;-) vlc-0.7.2.ebuild >>> md5 files ;-) ChangeLog >>> md5 files ;-) vlc-0.8.1-r2.ebuild >>> md5 files ;-) metadata.xml >>> md5 files ;-) vlc-0.8.2.ebuild >>> md5 files ;-) files/digest-vlc-0.6.2-r1 >>> md5 files ;-) files/digest-vlc-0.8.1-r1 >>> md5 files ;-) files/digest-vlc-0.8.1-r2 >>> md5 files ;-) files/digest-vlc-0.8.1-r3 >>> md5 files ;-) files/glide.patch >>> md5 files ;-) files/digest-vlc-0.6.2 >>> md5 files ;-) files/digest-vlc-0.7.2 >>> md5 files ;-) files/digest-vlc-0.8.2 >>> md5 files ;-) files/mpeg2dec-20030612-configure.in-fpic.patch >>> md5 files ;-) files/0.6.2-mozilla-fix.patch >>> md5 src_uri ;-) vlc-0.8.2.tar.bz2 >>> md5 src_uri ;-) vlc-patches-4.tar.bz2 * Using /usr/lib/wx/config/gtk2-unicode-release-2.6 >>> Unpacking source... >>> Unpacking vlc-0.8.2.tar.bz2 to /var/tmp/portage/vlc-0.8.2/work >>> Unpacking vlc-patches-4.tar.bz2 to /var/tmp/portage/vlc-0.8.2/work * Applying various patches (bugfixes/updates) ... * 00_all_glide.patch ... [ ok ] * 00_all_matroska-shared.patch ... [ ok ] * 01_all_amd64-cpudetect.patch ... [ ok ] * 01_all_cast.patch ... [ ok ] * 03_all_fbsd-swap.patch ... [ ok ] * Done with patching + AUTOMAKESUCKS=no + INSTALLSUCKS=no + ACLOCAL_ARGS='-I m4' + test -d extras/contrib/bin + amvers=none + automake-1.8 --version + amvers=-1.8 + automake-1.6 --version ++ automake-1.6 --version ++ sed -e '1s/[^0-9]*//' -e q + expr 1.6.3 '>' 1.6.1 + amvers=-1.6 + test -1.6 = none + gettextize --version ++ gettextize --version ++ sed -e '1s/[^0-9]*//' -e q + expr 0.14.4 '>=' 0.11.5 + autopoint=autopoint + GETTEXT=yes + pkg-config --version + PKGCONFIG=yes + aclocal=aclocal-1.6 + automake=automake-1.6 + autoconf=autoconf + autoheader=autoheader + set +x generating modules/**/Makefile.am and m4/private.m4 .................................................................... done. + rm -f aclocal.m4 configure config.log config.h config.h.in + rm -Rf autom4te.cache + rm -f config.guess config.sub missing mkinstalldirs compile depcomp install-sh + rm -Rf autotools + mkdir autotools + rm -f ltmain.sh libtool ltconfig + rm -f ABOUT-NLS + rm -Rf intl + rm -f m4/oldgettext.m4 stamp-pic configure.ac.in Modules.am + rm -f stamp-builtin 'stamp-h*' mozilla/stamp-pic + rm -f vlc-config.in + printf '' + '[' yes '!=' yes ']' + autopoint -f autopoint: *** cvs program not found autopoint: *** Stop. sed: can't read configure: No such file or directory !!! ERROR: media-video/vlc-0.8.2 failed. !!! Function src_unpack, Line 126, Exitcode 2 !!! sed glide failed. !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message. Expected Results: Successful compilation Two machines are experiencing the same issue. The x86: Portage 2.0.51.19 (default-linux/x86/2005.0, gcc-3.4.4, glibc-2.3.5-r0, 2.6.11-gentoo-r4 i686) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.11-gentoo-r4 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1600MHz Gentoo Base System version 1.6.12 Python: dev-lang/python-2.3.5 [2.3.5 (#1, Apr 30 2005, 16:49:11)] dev-lang/python: 2.3.5 sys-apps/sandbox: [Not Present] sys-devel/autoconf: 2.59-r6, 2.13 sys-devel/automake: 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.5, 1.4_p6, 1.6.3, 1.9.5 sys-devel/binutils: 2.15.92.0.2-r10 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.16 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.8.1-r2 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CFLAGS="-O2 -march=pentium-m -frename-registers -fforce-addr -fomit-frame-pointer -ftracer -pipe" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /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/X11/xkb /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 -march=pentium-m -frename-registers -fforce-addr -fomit-frame-pointer -ftracer -pipe" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoaddcvs autoconfig ccache distlocks sandbox sfperms strict" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.mirrors.pair.com/ ftp://gentoo.ccccom.com http://gentoo.mirrors.tds.net/gentoo ftp://gentoo.netnitco.net/pub/mirrors/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="x86 X a52 aac aalib acpi aim alsa apache2 arts avi berkdb bitmap-fonts bonobo bzlib calendar cdparanoia cdr crypt cups curl db2 divx4linux doc dvd dvdr dvdread eds emboss encode esd ethereal evo fam ffmpeg flac flash foomaticdb fortran freetype ftp gd gdbm gif gnome gstreamer gtk gtk2 gtkhtml guile imagemagick imap imlib iodbc ithreads jabber java javascript jpeg junit kde kerberos krb4 lcms ldap libg++ libgda libwww lm_sensors mad maildir mailwrapper memlimit mime mmap mmx mmx2 mng motif mozilla mp3 mpeg msn ncurses nls nptl odbc offensive ogg oggvorbis openal opengl oss pam pcmcia pda pdflib perl php png pnp postgres ppds pthreads python qt quicktime readline recode ruby samba sasl scanner sdl slang smartcard snmp spell sse sse2 ssl svg svga tcltk tcpd tetex theora tidy tiff truetype truetype-fonts trusted type1-fonts unicode usb vcd vorbis wifi wmf wxwindows xface xine xml xml2 xmlrpc xmms xpm xprint xv xvid zeo zlib userland_GNU kernel_linux elibc_glibc" Unset: ASFLAGS, CBUILD, CTARGET, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, LINGUAS and an amd64 box: Portage 2.0.51.19 (default-linux/amd64/2004.3, gcc-3.4.4, glibc-2.3.5-r0, 2.6.11-gentoo-r7 x86_64) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.11-gentoo-r7 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+ Gentoo Base System version 1.6.12 Python: dev-lang/python-2.3.5 [2.3.5 (#1, May 13 2005, 18:23:26)] ccache version 2.3 [enabled] dev-lang/python: 2.3.5 sys-apps/sandbox: [Not Present] sys-devel/autoconf: 2.59-r6, 2.13 sys-devel/automake: 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.5, 1.4_p6, 1.6.3, 1.9.5 sys-devel/binutils: 2.15.92.0.2-r10 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.16 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.8.1-r4 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CFLAGS="-O3 -march=athlon64 -fforce-addr -fomit-frame-pointer -frename-registers -ftracer -fweb -pipe" CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /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/X11/xkb /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="-O3 -march=athlon64 -fforce-addr -fomit-frame-pointer -frename-registers -ftracer -fweb -pipe" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoaddcvs autoconfig ccache distlocks sandbox sfperms strict" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.mirrors.pair.com/ ftp://gentoo.ccccom.com http://gentoo.mirrors.tds.net/gentoo ftp://gentoo.netnitco.net/pub/mirrors/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 a52 aac aalib acpi aim alsa amd64 apache2 arts avi berkdb bitmap-fonts bonobo bzlib calendar cdparanoia cdr crypt cups curl db2 doc dvd dvdr dvdread eds encode esd ethereal evo fam ffmpeg flac flash font-server foomaticdb fortran freetype ftp gd gdbm gif gnome gstreamer gtk gtk2 gtkhtml guile imagemagick imap imlib iodbc ithreads jabber java javascript jp2 jpeg junit kde kerberos krb4 lcms ldap libg++ libgda libwww lm_sensors lzw lzw-tiff mad maildir mailwrapper memlimit mime mmap mng motif mozilla mp3 mpeg msn multilib ncurses nls nptl odbc offensive ogg oggvorbis openal opengl oss pam pdflib perl php png postgres ppds pthreads python qt quicktime readline recode ruby samba sasl scanner sdl smartcard snmp spell ssl svg tcltk tcpd tetex theora tidy tiff truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts usb userlocales vcd vorbis wifi wmf wxwindows xface xine xml xml2 xmlrpc xmms xpm xprint xrandr xv xvid zeo zlib userland_GNU kernel_linux elibc_glibc" Unset: ASFLAGS, CBUILD, CTARGET, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, LINGUAS
Do you have dev-utils/cvs installed?
Yes, cvs is installed. It was, however, broken. A revdep-build showed a large number of broken packages (what the hell is libcom_err.so.3 anyway?). Once all of those were rebuilt, vlc built correctly. Sorry for the confusion.
(In reply to comment #2) > Yes, cvs is installed. It was, however, broken. A revdep-build showed a large > number of broken packages (what the hell is libcom_err.so.3 anyway?). Once all > of those were rebuilt, vlc built correctly. Heh, you failed to run revdep-rebuild after sys-fs/e2fsprogs upgrade; sys-libs/com_err-1.37 is it's new dependency ;) > Sorry for the confusion. No problem, good that it works now.