Daniel Iliev wrote:
> I tried to use a x86 pc to aid the compiling of packages for amd64 via
> distcc. I followed the official "DistCC Cross-compiling Guide" [1] but I
> had no luck. Is it possible at all, am I doing something wrong or there
> is a bug?
> 
> [1] http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/cross-compiling-distcc.xml
> 
I'm running such a setup for about 6 months now and I have never run
into any package not compiling due to the crossdev environment (and I
compile quite a lot of packages as an amd64 AT). So this should in
general work without any trouble or patches.
> 
> The i686 pc gives:
> 
> localhost ~ # crossdev -t x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
>  * You need to set PORTDIR_OVERLAY in your make.conf.
>  * A standard setting is /usr/local/portage
> localhost ~ # echo PORTDIR_OVERLAY=/usr/local/portage >> /etc/make.conf
> localhost ~ # crossdev -t x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
> !!! Invalid PORTDIR_OVERLAY (not a dir): '/usr/local/portage'
> !!! Invalid PORTDIR_OVERLAY (not a dir): '/usr/local/portage'
> 
> localhost ~ # mkdir /usr/local/portage
> localhost ~ # crossdev -t x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>  * Host Portage ARCH:     x86
>  * Target Portage ARCH:   amd64
>  * Target System:         x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
>  * Stage:                 4 (C/C++ compiler)
> 
>  * binutils:              binutils-[latest]
>  * gcc:                   gcc-[latest]
>  * headers:               linux-headers-[latest]
>  * libc:                  glibc-[latest]
> 
>  * PORTDIR_OVERLAY:       /usr/local/portage
>  * PORT_LOGDIR:           /var/log/portage
>  * PKGDIR:                /usr/portage/packages/cross/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
>  * PORTAGE_TMPDIR:        /tmp/cross/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
>   _  -  ~  -  _  -  ~  -  _  -  ~  -  _  -  ~  -  _  -  ~  -  _  -  ~ 
> -  _  -
>  * Forcing the latest versions of binutils-config/gcc-config
> ...          [ ok ]
>  * Log: /var/log/portage/cross-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-binutils.log
>  * Emerging cross-binutils ...
> 
>  * binutils failed :(
>  * If you file a bug, please attach the following logfiles:
>  * /var/log/portage/cross-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-info.log
>  * /var/log/portage/cross-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-binutils.log

If this was a bug I would close it as RESOLVED NEEDINFO right now.
Please attach these two log files if you want anybody to be able to help
you ;)