[gentoo] strange emerge problem

[RabbieBurns]

*
* ERROR: dev-python/twisted-web-8.1.0 failed.
* Call stack:
*               ebuild.sh, line   49:  Called src_install
*             environment, line 3313:  Called twisted_src_install
*             environment, line 3677:  Called distutils_src_install '--install-       lib=usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/'
*             environment, line  902:  Called die
* The specific snippet of code:
*           die "Illegal installation into /usr/local";
*  The die message:
*   Illegal installation into /usr/local
*
* If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if rele       vant.
* A complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/dev-python/twisted-web-8       .1.0/temp/build.log'.
* The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/dev-python/twiste       d-web-8.1.0/temp/environment'.
*

>>> Failed to emerge dev-python/twisted-web-8.1.0, Log file:

>>>  '/var/tmp/portage/dev-python/twisted-web-8.1.0/temp/build.log'

* Messages for package dev-python/twisted-web-8.1.0:

*
* ERROR: dev-python/twisted-web-8.1.0 failed.
* Call stack:
*               ebuild.sh, line   49:  Called src_install
*             environment, line 3313:  Called twisted_src_install
*             environment, line 3677:  Called distutils_src_install '--install-       lib=usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/'
*             environment, line  902:  Called die
* The specific snippet of code:
*           die "Illegal installation into /usr/local";
*  The die message:
*   Illegal installation into /usr/local
*
* If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if rele       vant.
* A complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/dev-python/twisted-web-8       .1.0/temp/build.log'.
* The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/dev-python/twiste       d-web-8.1.0/temp/environment'.

 

Any Ideas?

[aggie]

Has this problem sorted itself out?

 

I'm guessing it's a broken ebuild on Gentoo? - I'm pretty sure Gentoo packages aren't supposed to try and install into /usr/local

 

If doing an emerge --sync and trying it again doesn't work then try masking (/etc/portage/package.mask) that version and install an earlier one if possible.

 

Alternatively go the other way and unmask an later version - I sometimes find that the Gentoo developers are a bit slow to unmask packages that are actually pretty stable:tinfoil3:

[RabbieBurns]

nah its still broken (had completely forgot about it till you replied)

 

I will need to have a look at it again, will do so later today