FEATURES='-distcc -ccache' MAKEOPTS='-j1' emerge ...

Worked for me on multiple systems

BillK

----- Original message -----
> For the last week or perhaps more, I have been unable to complete an emerge
> update of world because x11-libs/qt-webkit-4.6.2-r1 fails.  I now have just
> the following ebuilds that cannot finish because of qt-webkit:
>
> Calculating dependencies... done!
> [ebuild        U ] x11-libs/qt-webkit-4.6.2-r1 [4.6.2] USE="dbus%* exceptions kde
> (-aqua) -debug -pch" 0 kB
> [ebuild        U ] kde-base/ksplash-4.4.2-r1 [4.4.2] USE="mmx sse sse2 -3dnow (-
> altivec) (-aqua) -debug (-kdeenablefinal) (-kdeprefix) -xinerama" 0 kB
> [ebuild    R    ] kde-base/libplasmagenericshell-4.4.2  USE="(-aqua) -debug (-
> kdeenablefinal) (-kdeprefix) -test%" 0 kB                                                                           
>                                                                                        [ebuild        U ]
> kde-base/systemsettings-4.4.2-r1 [4.4.2] USE="handbook opengl  usb (-aqua)
> -debug (-kdeenablefinal) (-kdeprefix) -xinerama" 0 kB                                                   
>                                                            [ebuild        U ] app-cdr/k3b-1.91.0_rc2
> [1.70.0_beta1] USE="dvd encode flac  handbook%* mad vorbis wav (-aqua) -debug
> -emovix -ffmpeg (-kdeenablefinal) - lame -musepack -musicbrainz -sndfile -sox
> -taglib -vcd" LINGUAS="fr%* -ast% - be% -bg% -ca% -ca@valencia% -cs% -csb% -da%
> -de% -el% -en_GB% -eo% -es% -et% - eu% -fi% -ga% -gl% -he% -hi% -hne% -hr% -hu%
> -is% -it% -ja% -km% -ko% -ku% - lt% -mai% -nb% -nds% -nl% -nn% -oc% -pa% -pl%
> -pt% -pt_BR% -ro% -ru% -se% -sk%  -sl% -sv% -th% -tr% -uk% -zh_CN% -zh_TW%" 0 kB
>
> Total: 5 packages (4 upgrades, 1 reinstall), Size of downloads: 0 kB
>
> Near the end of the emerge, the following error occurs:
>
> compiling .rcc/release-shared/qrc_WebKit.cpp
> rm -f libQtWebKit.so.4.6.2 libQtWebKit.so libQtWebKit.so.4 libQtWebKit.so.4.6
> linking ../../../../lib/libQtWebKit.so.4.6.2
> /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.3.4/../../../../x86_64-pc-linux-
> gnu/bin/ld:obj/release/HTMLParser.o: file format not recognized; treating as
> linker script
> /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.3.4/../../../../x86_64-pc-linux-
> gnu/bin/ld:obj/release/HTMLParser.o:1: syntax error
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make: *** [../../../../lib/libQtWebKit.so.4.6.2] Error 1
>  * ERROR: x11-libs/qt-webkit-4.6.2-r1 failed:
>  *    emake failed
>
> There was a thread on gentoo forums with this very error listed as solved
> (https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=6262495), but the ccache solution
> suggested there has no effect on my experience of the problem.  Anyone have a
> suggestion on how to proceed?
>
> Thanks,
> --
> Jim