Cannot emerge sandbox with emerge without using tricks

[sumerman]

I have generally updated my computer quite regularly (emerge -u world) --- 2 or 3 times a month on average. However, last week I could not emerge sandbox. I got the following info from the start of the build:

>>> Unpacking source...
>>> Unpacking sandbox-1.2.18.1.tar.bz2 to /var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/sandbox-1.2.18.1/work
>>> Source unpacked.
>>> Compiling source in /var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/sandbox-1.2.18.1/work/sandbox-1.2.18.1 ...
* If configure fails with a 'cannot run C compiled programs' error, try this:
* FEATURES=-sandbox emerge sandbox
* Configuring sandbox for ABI=x86...
* econf: updating sandbox-1.2.18.1/config.guess with /usr/share/gnuconfig/config.guess
* econf: updating sandbox-1.2.18.1/config.sub with /usr/share/gnuconfig/config.sub
../sandbox-1.2.18.1//configure --prefix=/usr --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --datadir=/usr/share --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var/lib --libdir=/usr/lib32 --enable-multilib --build=i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc... i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

!!! Please attach the following file when filing a report to bugs.gentoo.org:
!!! /var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/sandbox-1.2.18.1/work/build-x86-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/config.log

!!! ERROR: sys-apps/sandbox-1.2.18.1 failed.
Call stack:
ebuild.sh, line 1629: Called dyn_compile
ebuild.sh, line 975: Called qa_call 'src_compile'
ebuild.sh, line 44: Called src_compile
sandbox-1.2.18.1.ebuild, line 83: Called econf '--libdir=/usr/lib32' '--enable-multilib'
ebuild.sh, line 578: Called die

!!! econf failed
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.
!!! A complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/sandbox-1.2.18.1/temp/build.log'.

I thought the reference to i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc was peculiar, and so I did an "export CC=x86_64-pc-gnu-linux-gcc" before building sandbox, and lo and behold, it then built to completion, including installation. However, when this problem arose, other problems arose simultaneously. For instance, I now have no sound, although /proc/asound has the usual entries. An example from using mplayer to play a .wav file:

MPlayer dev-SVN-rUNKNOWN-4.1.2 (C) 2000-2007 MPlayer Team
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+ (Family: 15, Model: 47, Stepping: 0)
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 3DNow 3DNowEx SSE SSE2
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control.

Playing igotrhythm-old1.wav.
Audio file file format detected.
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [pcm] Uncompressed PCM audio decoder
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 1411.2 kbit/100.00% (ratio: 176400->176400)
Selected audio codec: [pcm] afm: pcm (Uncompressed PCM)
==========================================================================
[AO OSS] audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy
[AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: pcm_direct.c:1590:(snd_pcm_direct_parse_open_conf) The field ipc_gid must be a valid group (create group audio)
[AO_ALSA] Playback open error: Invalid argument
mcop warning: user defined signal handler found for SIG_PIPE, overriding
[AO ARTS] can't connect to aRts soundserver
[AO ESD] esd_open_sound failed: No such file or directory
[JACK] cannot open server
[AO SDL] Samplerate: 44100Hz Channels: Stereo Format s16le
[AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: pcm_direct.c:1590:(snd_pcm_direct_parse_open_conf) The field ipc_gid must be a valid group (create group audio)
mcop warning: user defined signal handler found for SIG_PIPE, overriding
[AO SDL] Unable to open audio: No available audio device
AO: [null] 44100Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
Video: no video
Starting playback...
A: 1.3 (01.3) of 174.0 (02:54.0) 0.1%

Despite the verbiage about no valid group, there is a group audio, to which I am a member (gid 1. I am guessing that these problems are related.

Interestingly, I can build everything without any problem except sandbox (which I build with my little export trick). I've tried emerge -e alsa-lib as one maneuver, but no luck. Does anyone have any ideas? I have a feeling that solving the sandbox problem might solve the rest.

Thanks!

[Sadako]

Could you please post your full `emerge --verbose --info`?
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[cciechad]

I had the same issue. In my case i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc was an old wrapper that used to invoke GCC but for some reason it was depreciated and portage did not remove.

Try which i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
and then run i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -v and see if you get any errors.

The solution in my case was to delete all of the old wrapper scripts as soon as this was done I was able to do an emerge -e world.

Chad

[sumerman]

Needless to say, any and all help is appreciated.

Portage 2.1.3_rc3 (default-linux/amd64/2006.1/desktop, gcc-4.1.2, glibc-2.5-r3, 2.6.21-gentoo-r2 x86_64)
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[sumerman]

Chad, I think you've found it!

For 'which i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc' I get /usr/bin/i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc

For 'i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -v" I get:

gcc-config error: i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc wrapper: Could not determine which compiler to use. Invalid CTARGET or CTARGET has no selected profile.

And now the clincher: where are the wrappers that I should delete? Are they symlinks? Are they files?

Thanks,

Paul

[sumerman]

Wasn't sure what the wrappers were, but saw 11 files in /usr/bin dated Apr 25, 2006, including i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc and removed them all. Was then able to emerge sandbox without any problem. Now I'm happily (if wearily) doing an emerge -e world. Hopefully the ALSA sound will return when I'm through.

By the way, an error in emerging glib-1.2.10-r5 was resolved by 'export SED=sed'. There is a thread on this elsewhere here. An easy fix and it meant I didn't have to do an emerge -e world from the beginning!

Paul

[energyman76b]

Have you guys ever heart of 'bugs.gentoo.org'?

Your problem is mentioned there A LOT.

Complete with explanation what went from (eselect-compiler was/is broken) and how to fix it.

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=133209

Comment #25 From Kevin F. Quinn 2006-09-10 02:30:51 0000 [reply] -------
Your config.log shows the compiler wrappers are broken. You must have had
eselect-compiler installed for a while, then reverted to gcc-config
Unfortunately when eselect-compiler was masked recently, a clean migration path
back to gcc-config was not provided. The "Unable to determine executable" is
something the eselect-compiler wrapper says, but not the gcc-config one, and
you don't have eselect-compiler itself installed, according to your emerge
--info.

By moving those files you have effectively removed some of the eselect-compiler
wrappers. However there may be more. To find them all try:

find /usr/bin | xargs strings -f 2> /dev/null | grep "Unable to determine
executable" | cut -d : -f 1

then just remove any files listed, and use gcc-config to re-select your
preferred compiler to be sure all the gcc-config wrappers are installed
correctly.
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