MirMir enlightened us with:
> when emerging transcode it stops when linking pf6_decore. It
> searches for file
> '/var/tmp/portage/expat-1.95.8/image//usr/lib/libexpat.la'

Ok.

> (characters ' and // i rewriten from screen to)

What do you mean with "rewritten from screen"?

> but it dont fides it and complains that it is not valid library
> (dont exist => has bad structure).

First you say it doesn't exist, now it exists but has a bad structure.
Why don't you copy & paste the error message?

> My idea was to :
> ebuild ...expat unpack
> but ...(it goves the source only)

Don't use ebuild, use emerge. Read the Gentoo Handbook.

> And my idea is that there are glued 2 paths (brgiht idea indead).

Before you get more bright ideas, learn how to spell. You're not
making any sense.

> I don't know where is error log file and emerge transcode > file
> don't pass errors to file, so i had to type error message like
> above.

Why can't you use copy & paste?

> Im begginig linux ( gentoo) user.(in usenet im unexpirienced in,
> too) Sorry for my bad ( creative ?) english.

Try using a dictionary, it helps. At least use a spell checker.

> what are synonimes for idea ?

emerge app-dicts/dictd-web1913

Sybren
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