Here is the printout from equo as it died during my weekly update
entropy: 1.0_rc78
equo: 1.0_rc78
>> ++ (96/184) >>> net-im/pidgin-2.10.0-r2
>> ## Unpacking: net-im:pidgin-2.10.0-r2~0.tbz2
>> ## SPM: setup phase
/usr/lib64/portage/bin/ebuild.sh: line 180: 4870 Segmentation fault
"$PORTAGE_BIN_PATH"/ebuild-ipc has_version "$ROOT" "$1"
* ERROR: net-im/pidgin-2.10.0-r2 failed (setup phase):
* unexpected portageq exit code: 139
*
* Call stack:
* ebuild.sh, line 56: Called pkg_setup
* environment, line 4479: Called python_set_active_version '2'
* environment, line 6440: Called _python_final_sanity_checks
* environment, line 1223: Called has_version 'dev-lang/python:2.7'
* ebuild.sh, line 197: Called die
* The specific snippet of code:
* die "unexpected portageq exit code: ${retval}"
*
* If you need support, post the output of 'emerge --info
=net-im/pidgin-2.10.0-r2',
* the complete build log and the output of 'emerge -pqv
=net-im/pidgin-2.10.0-r2'.
* The complete build log is located at
'/var/tmp/entropy/packages/amd64/5/net-im_pidgin-2.10.0-r2_0.tbz2/portage/net-im/pidgin-2.10.0-r2/temp/build.log'.
* The ebuild environment file is located at
'/var/tmp/entropy/packages/amd64/5/net-im_pidgin-2.10.0-r2_0.tbz2/portage/net-im/pidgin-2.10.0-r2/temp/environment'.
* S:
'/var/tmp/entropy/packages/amd64/5/net-im_pidgin-2.10.0-r2_0.tbz2/portage/net-im/pidgin-2.10.0-r2/work/pidgin-2.10.0'
>> ## SPM: pre-install phase
/usr/lib64/portage/bin/isolated-functions.sh: line 547: 5027 Segmentation
fault ( if has --exclude-init-phases $*; then
unset S _E_DOCDESTTREE_ _E_EXEDESTTREE_; if [[ -n $PYTHONPATH ]]; then
export PYTHONPATH=${PYTHONPATH/${PORTAGE_PYM_PATH}:}; [[ -z
$PYTHONPATH ]] && unset PYTHONPATH;
fi;
fi; unset COLORTERM DISPLAY EDITOR LESS LESSOPEN LOGNAME LS_COLORS PAGER
TERM TERMCAP USER ftp_proxy http_proxy no_proxy; unset CVS_RSH
ECHANGELOG_USER GPG_AGENT_INFO SSH_AGENT_PID SSH_AUTH_SOCK STY WINDOW
XAUTHORITY; unset ${!CCACHE_*} ${!DISTCC_*}; for x in pkg_setup pkg_nofetch
src_unpack src_prepare src_configure src_compile src_test src_install
pkg_preinst pkg_postinst pkg_prerm pkg_postrm;
do
unset -f default_$x _eapi{0,1,2,3,4}_$x;
done; unset x; unset -f assert assert_sigpipe_ok dump_trace die diefunc
quiet_mode vecho elog_base eqawarn elog esyslog einfo einfon ewarn eerror
ebegin _eend eend KV_major KV_minor KV_micro KV_to_int get_KV unset_colors
set_colors has has_phase_defined_up_to hasg hasgq hasv hasq qa_source
qa_call addread addwrite adddeny addpredict _sb_append_var lchown lchgrp
esyslog use usev useq has_version portageq best_version use_with use_enable
register_die_hook keepdir unpack strip_duplicate_slashes econf einstall
dyn_setup dyn_unpack dyn_clean into insinto exeinto docinto insopts diropts
exeopts libopts docompress abort_handler abort_prepare abort_configure
abort_compile abort_test abort_install dyn_prepare dyn_configure
dyn_compile dyn_test dyn_install dyn_preinst dyn_help debug-print
debug-print-function debug-print-section inherit EXPORT_FUNCTIONS
remove_path_entry save_ebuild_env filter_readonly_variables
preprocess_ebuild_env set_unless_changed unset_unless_changed
source_all_bashrcs ebuild_main ebuild_phase ebuild_phase_with_hooks
_ebuild_arg_to_phase _ebuild_phase_funcs default _pipestatus
${QA_INTERCEPTORS}; unset ACCEPT_LICENSE BAD BRACKET BUILD_PREFIX COLS
DISTCC_DIR DISTDIR DOC_SYMLINKS_DIR EBUILD_FORCE_TEST EBUILD_MASTER_PID
ECLASS_DEPTH ENDCOL FAKEROOTKEY GOOD HILITE HOME LAST_E_CMD LAST_E_LEN
LD_PRELOAD MISC_FUNCTIONS_ARGS MOPREFIX NOCOLOR NORMAL PKGDIR PKGUSE
PKG_LOGDIR PKG_TMPDIR PORTAGE_BASHRCS_SOURCED PORTAGE_NONFATAL
PORTAGE_QUIET PORTAGE_SANDBOX_DENY PORTAGE_SANDBOX_PREDICT
PORTAGE_SANDBOX_READ PORTAGE_SANDBOX_WRITE PREROOTPATH QA_INTERCEPTORS
RC_DEFAULT_INDENT RC_DOT_PATTERN RC_ENDCOL RC_INDENTATION ROOT ROOTPATH
RPMDIR TEMP TMP TMPDIR USE_EXPAND WARN XARGS _RC_GET_KV_CACHE; unset
DOC_SYMLINKS_DIR INSTALL_MASK PKG_INSTALL_MASK; declare -p; declare -fp; if
[[ ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} == 3 ]]; then
export;
fi )
* ERROR: net-im/pidgin-2.10.0-r2 failed (preinst phase):
* save_ebuild_env failed
*
* Call stack:
* ebuild.sh, line 2409: Called assert 'save_ebuild_env
failed'
* isolated-functions.sh, line 14: Called die
* The specific snippet of code:
* [[ $x -eq 0 ]] || die "$@"
*
* If you need support, post the output of 'emerge --info
=net-im/pidgin-2.10.0-r2',
* the complete build log and the output of 'emerge -pqv
=net-im/pidgin-2.10.0-r2'.
* The complete build log is located at
'/var/tmp/entropy/packages/amd64/5/net-im_pidgin-2.10.0-r2_0.tbz2/portage/net-im/pidgin-2.10.0-r2/temp/build.log'.
* The ebuild environment file is located at
'/var/tmp/entropy/packages/amd64/5/net-im_pidgin-2.10.0-r2_0.tbz2/portage/net-im/pidgin-2.10.0-r2/temp/environment'.
* S:
'/var/tmp/entropy/packages/amd64/5/net-im_pidgin-2.10.0-r2_0.tbz2/portage/net-im/pidgin-2.10.0-r2/work/pidgin-2.10.0'
/usr/lib64/portage/bin/misc-functions.sh: line 1000: 5130 Segmentation
fault "$PORTAGE_BIN_PATH"/ebuild-ipc exit $?
>> ## Installing package: net-im/pidgin-2.10.0-r2
>> ## [GTK Instant Messenger client]
>> ## Updating database: net-im/pidgin-2.10.0-r2
Segmentation fault
