On Wed, 2025-09-17 at 19:41 +0500, zyxhere💭 wrote: > Hello I'm trying to build (well have built) a stage3 from scratch using > > emerge -av --root /path/to/new/rootfs \ > virtual/package-manager virtual/libc make gcc binutils \ > app-alternatives/tar app-alternatives/bzip2 app-alternatives/gzip \ > bash coreutils patch grep awk sed shadow findutils diffutils > > Then chroot into rootfs and build everything else from there with my > ideal C*FLAGS. I have built it to a complete GNOME desktop (I'm using > profile 45 musl/hardened). But theres just one problem I can't seem to > fix which is [subject]. I have noto-emoji installed but nano in gnome- > console doesn't show any (instead of cat cry tears it has �^=^x� > instead). The weird thing is that if I download the musl-hardened > stage3 from downloads.gentoo.org and chroot into that the nano in there > is able to show the emojis! I'm a little stumped as to why that is. I > have built a new rootfs with just -O2 -pipe and still emojis broken 😿 > I have no clue why. I can tar up the rootfs and share it if anyone's > curious (and see if it reproduces for anyone else too). > > I have also rebuilt the stage3 from gentoo.org > > emerge -1 gcc musl && emerge -e @world > > And nano in there is still able to show emojis. > > Maybe I'm missing a dependency or something for nano. > > emerge --info from the newly built rootfs > > Portage 3.0.69 (python 3.13.7-final-0, > default/linux/amd64/23.0/musl/hardened, gcc-14, musl-1.2.5-r3, 6.16.5- > gentoo-r1 x86_64) > ================================================================= > System Settings > ================================================================= > System uname: Linux-6.16.5-gentoo-r1-x86_64-12th_Gen_Intel-R-_Core-TM- > _i5-1235U-with-libc > Timestamp of repository gentoo: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 10:30:00 +0000 > sh bash 5.3_p3-r2 > app-misc/pax-utils: 1.3.8::gentoo > app-shells/bash: 5.3_p3-r2::gentoo > dev-build/make: 4.4.1-r101::gentoo > dev-lang/python: 3.13.7::gentoo > sys-apps/baselayout: 2.18::gentoo > sys-apps/sandbox: 2.46::gentoo > sys-devel/binutils: 2.44-r4::gentoo > sys-devel/binutils-config: 5.5.2::gentoo > sys-devel/gcc: 14.3.0::gentoo > sys-kernel/linux-headers: 6.16::gentoo > sys-libs/musl: 1.2.5-r3::gentoo > Repositories: > > gentoo > location: /var/db/repos/gentoo > sync-type: git > sync-uri: https://anongit.gentoo.org/git/repo/gentoo.git > sync-user: root:portage > priority: -1000 > volatile: True > > local > location: /var/db/repos/local > masters: gentoo > volatile: True > > Binary Repositories: > > gentoobinhost > priority: 1 > sync-uri: > 🐧https://distfiles.gentoo.org/releases/amd64/binpackages/23.0/x86-64_musl_hardened🐧 > > ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64 ~amd64" > ACCEPT_LICENSE="@FREE" > CBUILD="x86_64-pc-linux-musl" > CFLAGS="-O2 -pipe" > CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-musl" > CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/share/gnupg/qualified.txt" > CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/ca-certificates.conf /etc/env.d /etc/gconf > /etc/gentoo-release /etc/sandbox.d" > CXXFLAGS="-O2 -pipe" > DISTDIR="/var/cache/distfiles" > ENV_UNSET="CARGO_HOME DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS DISPLAY > GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE GOBIN GOPATH PERL5LIB PERL5OPT PERLPREFIX > PERL_CORE PERL_MB_OPT PERL_MM_OPT XAUTHORITY XDG_CACHE_HOME > XDG_CONFIG_HOME XDG_DATA_HOME XDG_RUNTIME_DIR XDG_STATE_HOME" > FCFLAGS="-O2 -pipe" > FEATURES="assume-digests binpkg-docompress binpkg-dostrip binpkg-logs > binpkg-multi-instance buildpkg-live candy config-protect-if-modified > distlocks ebuild-locks export-pms-vars fixlafiles ipc-sandbox merge- > sync merge-wait network-sandbox news parallel-fetch pid-sandbox pkgdir- > index-trusted preserve-libs protect-owned qa-unresolved-soname-deps > sandbox strict unknown-features-warn unmerge-logs unmerge-orphans > userfetch userpriv usersandbox usersync xattr 😿" > FFLAGS="-O2 -pipe" > GENTOO_MIRRORS="https://mirror.freedif.org/gentoo > https://distfiles.gentoo.org"; > INSTALL_MASK="charset.alias /usr/share/locale/locale.alias" > LANG="C" > LDFLAGS="-Wl,-O1 -Wl,--as-needed -Wl,-z,pack-relative-relocs" > LEX="flex" > MAKEOPTS="-j9" > PKGDIR="/var/cache/binpkgs" > PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT="/" > PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS="--recursive --links --safe-links --perms --times -- > omit-dir-times --compress --force --whole-file --delete --stats -- > human-readable --timeout=180 --exclude=/distfiles --exclude=/local -- > exclude=/packages --exclude=/.git" > PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" > RUSTFLAGS="-C target-cpu=native" > SHELL="/bin/bash" > USE="acl amd64 bzip2 cet crypt hardened iconv ipv6 libtirpc lz4 lzma > lzo ncurses nls pam pcre pic pie readline seccomp ssl ssp test-rust > unicode xattr xml xtpax zlib zstd 🐾" ABI_X86="64" ADA_TARGET="gcc_14" > APACHE2_MODULES="authn_core authz_core socache_shmcb unixd actions > alias auth_basic authn_anon authn_dbm authn_file authz_dbm > authz_groupfile authz_host authz_owner authz_user autoindex cache cgi > cgid dav dav_fs dav_lock deflate dir env expires ext_filter file_cache > filter headers include info log_config logio mime mime_magic > negotiation rewrite setenvif speling status unique_id userdir usertrack > vhost_alias" CALLIGRA_FEATURES="karbon sheets words" > COLLECTD_PLUGINS="df interface irq load memory rrdtool swap syslog" > CPU_FLAGS_X86="mmx mmxext sse sse2 aes avx avx2 avx_vnni bmi1 bmi2 f16c > fma3 pclmul popcnt rdrand sha sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vpclmulqdq" > ELIBC="musl" GPSD_PROTOCOLS="ashtech aivdm earthmate evermore fv18 > garmin garmintxt gpsclock greis isync itrax navcom oceanserver oncore > rtcm104v2 rtcm104v3 sirf skytraq superstar2 tsip tripmate tnt ublox" > GUILE_SINGLE_TARGET="3-0" GUILE_TARGETS="3-0" INPUT_DEVICES="libinput" > KERNEL="linux" LCD_DEVICES="bayrad cfontz glk hd44780 lb216 lcdm001 > mtxorb text" LLVM_TARGETS="AMDGPU X86" LUA_SINGLE_TARGET="lua5-1" > LUA_TARGETS="lua5-1" OFFICE_IMPLEMENTATION="libreoffice" > PHP_TARGETS="php8-3" POSTGRES_TARGETS="postgres17" > PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET="python3_13" PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_13" > RUBY_TARGETS="ruby33" VIDEO_CARDS="fbdev intel vesa dummy lavapipe" > XTABLES_ADDONS="quota2 psd pknock lscan length2 ipv4options ipp2p iface > geoip fuzzy condition tarpit sysrq proto logmark ipmark dhcpmac delude > chaos account" > Unset: ADDR2LINE, AR, ARFLAGS, AS, ASFLAGS, CC, CCLD, CONFIG_SHELL, > CPP, CPPFLAGS, CTARGET, CXX, CXXFILT, ELFEDIT, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, > EXTRA_ECONF, F77FLAGS, FC, GCOV, GPROF, LC_ALL, LD, LFLAGS, LIBTOOL, > LINGUAS, MAKE, MAKEFLAGS, NM, OBJCOPY, OBJDUMP, PORTAGE_BINHOST, > PORTAGE_BUNZIP2_COMMAND, PORTAGE_COMPRESS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS_FLAGS, > PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS, PYTHONPATH, RANLIB, READELF, SIZE, STRINGS, > STRIP, YACC, YFLAGS > > ================================================================= > Package Settings > ================================================================= > > app-editors/nano-8.6::gentoo was built with the following: > USE="ncurses nls spell (unicode) -debug -justify -magic -minimal" > > > sys-libs/ncurses-6.5_p20250802::gentoo was built with the following: > USE="cxx (tinfo) -ada -debug -doc -gpm -minimal -profile (-split-usr) > (-stack-realign) -static-libs -test -trace -verify-sig" > > > sys-libs/musl-1.2.5-r3::gentoo was built with the following: > USE="-crypt -headers-only (-split-usr) -verify-sig" > > sys-devel/gcc-14.3.0::gentoo was built with the following: > USE="(cxx) (default-stack-clash-protection) (default-znow) fortran > hardened openmp (pie) sanitize (ssp) zstd -ada (-cet) (-custom-cflags) > -d -debug -doc (-fixed-point) -go -graphite (-ieee-long-double) -jit (- > libssp) -lto -modula2 (-multilib) (-nls) -objc -objc++ -objc-gc (-pch) > -pgo -rust (-systemtap) -test (-time64) -valgrind -vanilla (-vtv)" > CFLAGS="-march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -pipe -O2" > CXXFLAGS="-march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -pipe -O2" Ok I let let llvm compile overnight on this laptop and now nano shows emojis! can't tell what changed other then the laptop going to sleep.
I'll install GNOME on this and if nano is still working I'll mark this as solved. Sorry for the noise in advance (hope I didn't jinx it).
