binutils-2.14.90.0.8-r2 fails on 2.6

[melanarchy]

root@melanarchy jm # emerge -DUv world
>>> --upgradeonly implies --update... adding --update to options.
Calculating world dependencies ...done!
>>> emerge (1 of 8) sys-devel/binutils-2.14.90.0.8-r2 to /
>>> md5 src_uri ;-) binutils-2.14.90.0.8.tar.bz2
>>> md5 src_uri ;-) binutils-2.14.90.0.8-patches-1.3.tar.bz2
>>> Unpacking source...
>>> Unpacking binutils-2.14.90.0.8.tar.bz2 to /var/tmp/portage/binutils-2.14.90.0.8-r2/work
>>> Unpacking binutils-2.14.90.0.8-patches-1.3.tar.bz2 to /var/tmp/portage/binutils-2.14.90.0.8-r2/work

!!! ERROR: sys-devel/binutils-2.14.90.0.8-r2 failed.
!!! Function src_unpack, Line 39, Exitcode 1
!!! (no error message)

Anybody have any ideas here? I emerge DU nearly everyday and don't usually have problems.

[Shaman]

Happened to me too.

[Purrkur]

You can follow what happens with this in bugzilla here:

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54059

[spb]

Anybody have any ideas here? I emerge DU nearly everyday and don't usually have problems.

Not strictly related to the binutils problem, but don't use -U. Use -u instead.

[bArtAA]

emerge -u world gives the same error......

[Purrkur]

bArtAA: What thebell was refering to was in general terms and not specific to this problem. If you use "-U" instead of "-u" then you will end up breaking your Gentoo. There are several references to this in the forums. If in doubt, read "man emerge".