Run make depend now? [y]
sh ./makedepend MAKE=make
make[1]: Entering directory `/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/libperl-5.8.8-r1/work/perl-5.8.8'
sh writemain lib/auto/DynaLoader/DynaLoader.a  > perlmain.c
rm -f opmini.c
cp op.c opmini.c
echo  av.c scope.c op.c doop.c doio.c dump.c hv.c mg.c reentr.c perl.c perly.c pp.c pp_hot.c pp_ctl.c pp_sys.c regcomp.c regexec.c utf8.c gv.c sv.c taint.c toke.c util.c deb.c run.c universal.c xsutils.c pad.c globals.c perlio.c perlapi.c numeric.c locale.c pp_pack.c pp_sort.c miniperlmain.c perlmain.c opmini.c | tr ' ' '\n' >.clist
make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/libperl-5.8.8-r1/work/perl-5.8.8'
./makedepend: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
make: *** [depend] Error 2

If you compile perl5 on a different machine or from a different object
directory, copy the Policy.sh file from this object directory to the
new one before you run Configure -- this will help you with most of
the policy defaults.

sh ./makedepend MAKE=make
./makedepend: Already running, exiting.
test -s perlmain.c && touch perlmain.c
cd x2p; make depend
make[1]: Entering directory `/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/libperl-5.8.8-r1/work/perl-5.8.8/x2p'
sh ../makedepend MAKE=make
make[2]: Entering directory `/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/libperl-5.8.8-r1/work/perl-5.8.8/x2p'
echo hash.c  str.c util.c walk.c | tr ' ' '\n' >.clist
make[2]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/libperl-5.8.8-r1/work/perl-5.8.8/x2p'
../makedepend: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
make[1]: *** [depend] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/libperl-5.8.8-r1/work/perl-5.8.8/x2p'
make: *** [depend] Error 2

!!! ERROR: sys-devel/libperl-5.8.8-r1 failed.
Call stack:
  ebuild.sh, line 1621:   Called dyn_compile
  ebuild.sh, line 973:   Called qa_call 'src_compile'
  ebuild.sh, line 44:   Called src_compile
  libperl-5.8.8-r1.ebuild, line 268:   Called die

!!! Couldn't make libperl.so depends
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.
!!! A complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/libperl-5.8.8-r1/temp/build.log'.

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