Same problem here with all(!) packages and emerge sync...
workaround:
go to line 39 in /usr/portage/eclass/eutils.eclass an comment the whole
paragraph "ecpu_check()" (not very important: "Checks user USE related
cpu flags against /proc/cpuinfo."

Anybody know from what ebuild this file is? portage?



Luís Ferreira wrote:
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> ash-2.05b# emerge -v hwsetup
> Calculating dependencies ...done!
>
>>>>emerge (1 of 1) sys-apps/hwsetup-1.0-r2 to /
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> /usr/lib/portage/bin/ebuild.sh: /usr/portage/eclass/eutils.eclass: line 39:
> syntax error near unexpected token `else'
> /usr/lib/portage/bin/ebuild.sh: /usr/portage/eclass/eutils.eclass: line 39:
> ` else'
>
> !!! ERROR: sys-apps/hwsetup-1.0-r2 failed.
> !!! Function inherit, Line 1443, Exitcode 1
> !!! died sourcing /usr/portage/eclass/eutils.eclass in inherit()
> !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status
> message.
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