Looks like I was hit by this bug, related to GCC 3.2.2:

  http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15288

and I've logged a comment. Based on the comments, I think I'm able to
get my system back on its legs.

A.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexander Staubo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 5:36 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [gentoo-user] Problem: gcc emerge failed, gcc/libs now hosed
> 
> 
> I did "emerge sync && emerge -u world", which eventually 
> wanted to upgrade gcc. However, the merge failed with:
> 
> /var/tmp/portage/gcc-3.2.2/temp/fix_libtool_files.sh: line 
> 40: [: too many arguments
> gawk: fatal: can't open source file `portage:' for reading 
> (No such file or directory)
> 
> The upshot is that the system is now GCC-less, and related 
> libs are non-existent, so for example:
> 
> # emerge
> python2.2: error while loading shared libraries: 
> libstdc++.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file 
> or directory
> 
> What's the easiest way for me to fix the system? I assume 
> it's possible to install a dummy copy of gcc in order to 
> bootstrap emerge, but then again the GCC install through 
> emerge failed in the first place.
> 
> Oh, and:
> 
> # cat /etc/gentoo-release 
> Gentoo Base System version 1.4.2.3
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> A.
> 
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