An earlier attempt to merge those sources failed and the install is left
incomplete. Do a --depclean to be safe, delete the source tree, merge it
again

On 06 Jan 2010 9:33 PM, "Walt Rarus" <geeked.up@gmail.com> wrote:


> So, please check where these files came from by > > qfile
/usr/src/linux-2.6.31-gentoo-r6/Makefile...
WALRUS ~ # qfile /usr/src/linux-2.6.31-gentoo-r6/Makefile
sys-kernel/-MERGING-gentoo-sources
(/usr/src/linux-2.6.31-gentoo-r6/Makefile)

Whatever that means.

> Have you installed this kernel 'by hand' i.e. outside of portage? >
No. I've not built nor installed *any* 2.6.31 kernel. I've never succeeded
in emerging the sources.

Helmut, thanks for your rapid attention!