From: pk@pk.invalid   
      
   jef wrote:   
      
   > even linux-headers won't compile !   
   >   
   > *********************************   
   >>>> Compiling source in /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.6.23-   
   > r3/work/gentoo-headers-base-2.6.23 ...   
   >>>> Source compiled.   
   >>>> Test phase [not enabled]: sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.6.23-r3   
   >   
   >>>> Install linux-headers-2.6.23-r3 into /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/   
   > linux-headers-2.6.23-r3/image/ category sys-kernel   
   >   CHK     include/linux/version.h   
   >   UPD     include/linux/version.h   
   >   HOSTCC  scripts/unifdef   
   > In file included from /usr/include/ctype.h:28,   
   >                  from scripts/unifdef.c:66:   
   > /usr/include/bits/types.h:31:20: stddef.h: No such file or directory   
   > In file included from scripts/unifdef.c:67:   
   > /usr/include/err.h:26:20: stdarg.h: No such file or directory   
   > scripts/unifdef.c:69:21: stdbool.h: No such file or directory   
      
   For some reason, you have some include files that are missing. On my system,   
   stddef.h is in /usr/include/linux, while stdarg.h and stdbool.h are   
   in /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.1.2/include.   
   It seems you are experiencing major breakages and I'm afraid I can't help   
   you further here.   
   There may be, however, another path, but this requires that you have another   
   working (and preferably up-to-date) gentoo system. If that is the case, you   
   can issue the following command on that system:   
      
   # quickpkg linux-headers gcc glibc portage   
      
   While doing this, write down the version of gcc it packages.   
   After this, you will have binary tarballs for the above packages   
   under /usr/portage/packages. Copy (using a USB drive or any other means)   
   the whole /usr/portage/packages directory to your broken system. After the   
   copy, you should have recreated the same directory structure   
   under /usr/portage/packages. Now, issue this command:   
      
   # emerge -K linux-headers gcc glibc portage   
      
   This will install the packages using the binary tarballs you previously   
   built and transferred here. That shouldn't really need to compile anything,   
   just unpack the .tgz.   
      
   If the whole thing succeeds, you'll need to select the proper gcc version on   
   your system by using the command "gcc-config -l" and then "gcc-config "   
   where  is the number corresponding to the version of gcc you just   
   installed, as shown by "gcc-config -l".   
      
   If you get this far, then you can try emerging something and see whether   
   that works.   
      
   Sorry, can't be of more help.   
      
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