/bin/sh ../../../libtool --tag=CXX --mode=link x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-g++ -Wsign-compare -Wsign-compare -Wall -Os -march=athlon64 -pipe -pipe -o libskins2_plugin.so libskins2_plugin.a -L/usr/lib64 -shared -lpthread -fpic -fPIC -L/usr/lib64 -lSM -lICE -lXext -lX11 -lfreetype -lz -L/usr/lib64 -lfribidi -ltar -lz -u vlc_entry__0_8_5
mkdir .libs
x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-g++ -Wsign-compare -Wsign-compare -Wall -Os -march=athlon64 -pipe -pipe -o libskins2_plugin.so -shared -fpic -fPIC -u vlc_entry__0_8_5  libskins2_plugin.a -L/usr/lib64 -lpthread /usr/lib64/libSM.so /usr/lib64/libICE.so /usr/lib64/libXext.so /usr/lib64/libX11.so /usr/lib64/libXau.so /usr/lib64/libXdmcp.so -ldl /usr/lib64/libfreetype.so /usr/lib64/libfribidi.so -ltar -lz
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.1.1/../../../../x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: /usr/lib64/libtar.a(handle.o): relocation R_X86_64_32 against `a local symbol' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
/usr/lib64/libtar.a: could not read symbols: Bad value
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[6]: *** [libskins2_plugin.so] Error 1
make[6]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/media-video/vlc-0.8.5-r5/work/vlc-0.8.5/modules/gui/skins2'
make[5]: *** [all-modules] Error 1
make[5]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/media-video/vlc-0.8.5-r5/work/vlc-0.8.5/modules/gui/skins2'
make[4]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/media-video/vlc-0.8.5-r5/work/vlc-0.8.5/modules/gui'
make[3]: *** [all] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/media-video/vlc-0.8.5-r5/work/vlc-0.8.5/modules/gui'
make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/media-video/vlc-0.8.5-r5/work/vlc-0.8.5/modules'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/media-video/vlc-0.8.5-r5/work/vlc-0.8.5'
make: *** [all] Error 2

!!! ERROR: media-video/vlc-0.8.5-r5 failed.
Call stack:
  ebuild.sh, line 1568:   Called dyn_compile
  ebuild.sh, line 937:   Called src_compile
  vlc-0.8.5-r5.ebuild, line 229:   Called die

!!! make of VLC failed
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