On Saturday 15 Oct 2011 18:27:50 Jonas de Buhr wrote:
> Am Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:17:41 +0100
> 
> schrieb Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>:
> > On Saturday 15 Oct 2011 14:09:46 Jonas de Buhr wrote:
> > > Am Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:24:02 +0100
> > > 
> > > schrieb Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>:
> > > > On Saturday 15 Oct 2011 00:20:14 Jonas de Buhr wrote:
> > > > > Am Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:01:04 +0100
> > > > > 
> > > > > schrieb Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>:
> > > > > > Have you seen this before?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > `/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/pam-1.1.4/work/Linux-PAM-1.1.4'
> > > > > > make[1]: Leaving directory
> > > > > > `/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/pam-1.1.4/work/Linux-PAM-1.1.4'
> > > > > > /var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/pam-1.1.4/temp/environment: line
> > > > > > 2226: scanelf: command not found
> > > > > 
> > > > > you could try reinstalling app-misc/pax-utils.
> > > > > 
> > > > > this is either a missing dependency or for some reason your
> > > > > pax-utils install is broken.
> > > > 
> > > > Thank you!  I've remerged pax-utils.  This is an old laptop and
> > > > both the main battery and CMOS battery have run out of juice.  I
> > > > noticed that the clock was out by more than 100 years - but I
> > > > think that I had sync'ed portage in the meanwhile.
[snip...]

> > Thank you!  :-)
> 
> you're welcome ;)
> its really easy to help you because you provide the right information =)

To save me asking next time ... how did you know that pax-utils was to blame?
-- 
Regards,
Mick