segfault during emerge system, can't install [Solved]

l_bratch · Guru Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 494 Location: Jersey

I get through emerge --sync, then I do my make.conf, then I get to emerge --emptytree system, and it all goes wrong:

It starts by emerging patch-2.5.9, but fails with:

"patch.c: In function 'copy_till':
patch.c:1201: internal compiler error: in expand_call, at calls.c:2361
Please submit a full bug report,
with preprocessed source if appropriate.
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The bug is not reproducible, so it is likely to be a hardware os OS problem.
make: *** [patch.o] Error 1
make: **** Waiting for unfinished jobs....

!!! ERROR: sys-devel/patch-2.5.9 failed.
!!! Function src_compile, Line 38, Exitcode 2
!!! emake failed"

So er, damn.

emerge --sync didn't go 100% successfully either by the way, it failed with "rsync session terminated", but then did retry 2 out of 3 and successfully competed then.

I have tried starting over a few times now, so it wasn't just a free emerge --sync error.

Any ideas, I'm basically stuck without a functioning desktop till this is solved.

bkunlimited · l33t Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 672

which version of gcc do you use?

l_bratch · Guru Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 494 Location: Jersey

gcc-3.3.5, as it is what comes on the LiveCD.

bkunlimited · l33t Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 672

can you run a memtest on your machine. just to make sure the memory is ok

nixnut · Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 5:36 pm Post subject:

post the output of emerge info
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l_bratch · Guru Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 494 Location: Jersey

Bugger.

memtest86 soon racked up thousands of errors.

Damn.

nixnut · Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 5:42 pm Post subject:

Ouch, well better return the ram and get some good ones instead if that's possible. Cause of the problem is pretty clear here.
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l_bratch · Guru Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 494 Location: Jersey

Thanks bkunlimited for suggesting running the memtest, it has at least saved hours more time wasted trying to find the problem.

bkunlimited · l33t Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 672

i hope there's still some warranty on your rams...