Running emerge sys-kernel/gentoo-sources fails due to Failed to install sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16, but both the command output and the mentioned log file don't contain any information afaik:
# emerge sys-kernel/gentoo-sources * IMPORTANT: 8 news items need reading for repository 'gentoo'. * Use eselect news read to view new items. Calculating dependencies... done! >>> Verifying ebuild manifests >>> Emerging (1 of 1) sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16::gentoo * linux-4.9.tar.xz SHA256 SHA512 WHIRLPOOL size ;-) ... [ ok ] * genpatches-4.9-18.base.tar.xz SHA256 SHA512 WHIRLPOOL size ;-) ... [ ok ] * genpatches-4.9-18.extras.tar.xz SHA256 SHA512 WHIRLPOOL size ;-) ... [ ok ] >>> Preparing to unpack ... >>> Unpacking source... >>> Unpacking linux-4.9.tar.xz to /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/work >>> Unpacking genpatches-4.9-18.base.tar.xz to /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/work/patches >>> Unpacking genpatches-4.9-18.extras.tar.xz to /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/work/patches * Excluding Patch #5000_enable-additional-cpu-optimizations-for-gcc.patch ... [ ok ] * Applying 1000_linux-4.9.1.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1001_linux-4.9.2.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1002_linux-4.9.3.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1003_linux-4.9.4.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1004_linux-4.9.5.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1005_linux-4.9.6.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1006_linux-4.9.7.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1007_linux-4.9.8.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1008_linux-4.9.9.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1009_linux-4.9.10.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1010_linux-4.9.11.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1011_linux-4.9.12.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1012_linux-4.9.13.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1013_linux-4.9.14.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1014_linux-4.9.15.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1015_linux-4.9.16.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1500_XATTR_USER_PREFIX.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1510_fs-enable-link-security-restrictions-by-default.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 2300_enable-poweroff-on-Mac-Pro-11.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 2900_dev-root-proc-mount-fix.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 4200_fbcondecor.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 4400_alpha-sysctl-uac.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 4567_distro-Gentoo-Kconfig.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] >>> Source unpacked in /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/work >>> Preparing source in /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/work/linux-4.9.16-gentoo ... >>> Source prepared. >>> Configuring source in /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/work/linux-4.9.16-gentoo ... >>> Source configured. >>> Compiling source in /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/work/linux-4.9.16-gentoo ... >>> Source compiled. >>> Test phase [not enabled]: sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16 >>> Install gentoo-sources-4.9.16 into /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/image/ category sys-kernel >>> Copying sources ... >>> Completed installing gentoo-sources-4.9.16 into /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/image/ * Final size of build directory: 0 KiB * Final size of installed tree: 771620 KiB ecompressdir: bzip2 -9 /usr/share/doc >>> Installing (1 of 1) sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16::gentoo * IMPORTANT: 8 news items need reading for repository 'gentoo'. * Use eselect news read to view new items. Calculating dependencies... done! >>> Verifying ebuild manifests >>> Emerging (1 of 1) sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16::gentoo * linux-4.9.tar.xz SHA256 SHA512 WHIRLPOOL size ;-) ... [ ok ] * genpatches-4.9-18.base.tar.xz SHA256 SHA512 WHIRLPOOL size ;-) ... [ ok ] * genpatches-4.9-18.extras.tar.xz SHA256 SHA512 WHIRLPOOL size ;-) ... [ ok ] >>> Preparing to unpack ... >>> Unpacking source... >>> Unpacking linux-4.9.tar.xz to /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/work >>> Unpacking genpatches-4.9-18.base.tar.xz to /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/work/patches >>> Unpacking genpatches-4.9-18.extras.tar.xz to /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/work/patches * Excluding Patch #5000_enable-additional-cpu-optimizations-for-gcc.patch ... [ ok ] * Applying 1000_linux-4.9.1.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1001_linux-4.9.2.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1002_linux-4.9.3.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1003_linux-4.9.4.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1004_linux-4.9.5.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1005_linux-4.9.6.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1006_linux-4.9.7.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1007_linux-4.9.8.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1008_linux-4.9.9.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1009_linux-4.9.10.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1010_linux-4.9.11.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1011_linux-4.9.12.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1012_linux-4.9.13.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1013_linux-4.9.14.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1014_linux-4.9.15.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1015_linux-4.9.16.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1500_XATTR_USER_PREFIX.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1510_fs-enable-link-security-restrictions-by-default.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 2300_enable-poweroff-on-Mac-Pro-11.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 2900_dev-root-proc-mount-fix.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 4200_fbcondecor.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 4400_alpha-sysctl-uac.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 4567_distro-Gentoo-Kconfig.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] >>> Source unpacked in /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/work >>> Preparing source in /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/work/linux-4.9.16-gentoo ... >>> Source prepared. >>> Configuring source in /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/work/linux-4.9.16-gentoo ... >>> Source configured. >>> Compiling source in /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/work/linux-4.9.16-gentoo ... >>> Source compiled. >>> Test phase [not enabled]: sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16 >>> Install gentoo-sources-4.9.16 into /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/image/ category sys-kernel >>> Copying sources ... >>> Completed installing gentoo-sources-4.9.16 into /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/image/ * Final size of build directory: 0 KiB * Final size of installed tree: 771620 KiB ecompressdir: bzip2 -9 /usr/share/doc >>> Installing (1 of 1) sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16::gentoo >>> Failed to install sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16, Log file: >>> '/var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/temp/build.log' * GNU info directory index is up-to-date. * IMPORTANT: 8 news items need reading for repository 'gentoo'. * Use eselect news read to view new items. # less /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/temp/build.log * Package: sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16 * Repository: gentoo * Maintainer: [email protected] * USE: abi_ppc_32 elibc_glibc kernel_linux ppc userland_GNU * FEATURES: preserve-libs sandbox userpriv usersandbox >>> Preparing to unpack ... >>> Unpacking source... >>> Unpacking linux-4.9.tar.xz to /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/work >>> Unpacking genpatches-4.9-18.base.tar.xz to /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/work/patches >>> Unpacking genpatches-4.9-18.extras.tar.xz to /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/work/patches * Excluding Patch #5000_enable-additional-cpu-optimizations-for-gcc.patch ... [ ok ] * Applying 1000_linux-4.9.1.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1001_linux-4.9.2.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1002_linux-4.9.3.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1003_linux-4.9.4.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1004_linux-4.9.5.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1005_linux-4.9.6.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1006_linux-4.9.7.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1007_linux-4.9.8.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1008_linux-4.9.9.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1009_linux-4.9.10.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1010_linux-4.9.11.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1011_linux-4.9.12.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1012_linux-4.9.13.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1013_linux-4.9.14.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1014_linux-4.9.15.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1015_linux-4.9.16.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1500_XATTR_USER_PREFIX.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 1510_fs-enable-link-security-restrictions-by-default.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 2300_enable-poweroff-on-Mac-Pro-11.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 2900_dev-root-proc-mount-fix.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 4200_fbcondecor.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 4400_alpha-sysctl-uac.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] * Applying 4567_distro-Gentoo-Kconfig.patch (-p1) ... [ ok ] >>> Source unpacked in /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/work >>> Preparing source in /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/work/linux-4.9.16-gentoo ... >>> Source prepared. >>> Configuring source in /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/work/linux-4.9.16-gentoo ... >>> Source configured. >>> Compiling source in /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/work/linux-4.9.16-gentoo ... >>> Source compiled. >>> Test phase [not enabled]: sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16 >>> Install gentoo-sources-4.9.16 into /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/image/ category sys-kernel >>> Copying sources ... >>> Completed installing gentoo-sources-4.9.16 into /var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.16/image/ * Final size of build directory: 0 KiB * Final size of installed tree: 771620 KiB ecompressdir: bzip2 -9 /usr/share/doc
genkernel all fails due to * ERROR: Kernel Makefile (/usr/src/linux/Makefile) missing. Maybe re-install the kernel sources. which makes it pretty clear for me that the installation really didn't work, but that might still be not the case for a reason I don't see.
I'm using the minimal ppc32 live media 20140713 on an iMac G4 PowerMac6,1
makeshould work withoutMakefile. After adding more swap through a loop device the installation succeeded andgenkernel allfind the kernel source.