What i want: emerge mysql with perl flag. package.use has: dev-db/mysql latin1 perl emerge -av mysql Dep: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild N ] perl-core/Storable-2.16 0 kB [ebuild N ] perl-core/Sys-Syslog-0.18 51 kB [ebuild R ] dev-db/mysql-5.0.44 USE="berkdb latin1 perl* ssl -big-tables -cluster -debug -embedded -extraengine -max-idx-128 -minimal (-selinux) -static" 0 kB [ebuild N ] dev-perl/Net-Daemon-0.41 56 kB [ebuild N ] virtual/perl-Storable-2.16 0 kB [ebuild N ] virtual/perl-Sys-Syslog-0.18 0 kB [ebuild N ] dev-perl/PlRPC-0.2019 36 kB [ebuild N ] dev-perl/DBI-1.58 479 kB [ebuild N ] dev-perl/DBD-mysql-4.00.5 120 kB On yes this comes foro package perl-core/Storable-2.16 ====================================================== Writing Makefile for Storable cp Storable.pm blib/lib/Storable.pm AutoSplitting blib/lib/Storable.pm (blib/lib/auto/Storable) /usr/bin/perl5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/ExtUtils/xsubpp -typemap /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/ExtUtils/typemap Storable.xs > Storable.xsc && mv Storable.xsc Storable.c i386-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -c -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -Wdeclaration-after-statement -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -mtune=i386 -O2 -pipe -fforce-addr -DVERSION=\"2.16\" -DXS_VERSION=\"2.16\" -fPIC "-I/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/i386-linux/CORE" Storable.c gcc-config error: Could not run/locate "i386-pc-linux-gnu-gcc" make: *** [Storable.o] Error 1 !!! ERROR: perl-core/Storable-2.16 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 ebuild.sh, line 1311: Called perl-module_src_compile perl-module.eclass, line 138: Called die !!! compilation failed !!! 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/perl-core/Storable-2.16/temp/build.log'. My GCC settings: ================ team perl-core # gcc-config -l [1] i686-pc-linux-gnu-3.4.6 * [2] i686-pc-linux-gnu-3.4.6-hardenednopie [3] i686-pc-linux-gnu-3.4.6-hardenednopiessp [4] i686-pc-linux-gnu-3.4.6-hardenednossp [5] i686-pc-linux-gnu-3.4.6-vanilla team perl-core # gcc-config -c i686-pc-linux-gnu-3.4.6