stage4x86_hard i7 / # emerge iproute2

These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild  N     ] sys-apps/iproute2-3.8.0  USE="berkdb iptables -atm -ipv6 -minimal" 0 kB
[ebuild  N     ]  net-firewall/iptables-1.4.20  USE="-ipv6 -netlink -static-libs" 0 kB

Total: 2 packages (2 new), Size of downloads: 0 kB

Would you like to merge these packages? [Yes/No]
>>> Verifying ebuild manifests
>>> Emerging (1 of 2) net-firewall/iptables-1.4.20
>>> Jobs: 0 of 2 complete, 1 running                Load avg: 0.08, 0.03, 0.05 (null)*(null) (null)ACCESS DENIED(null):  open_wr:      /dev/tty
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>>> Failed to emerge net-firewall/iptables-1.4.20, Log file:
>>>  '/var/tmp/portage/net-firewall/iptables-1.4.20/temp/build.log'
>>> Jobs: 0 of 2 complete, 1 failed                 Load avg: 0.08, 0.03, 0.05
*** Resuming merge...

These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order:

Calculating dependencies... done!

Total: 0 packages, Size of downloads: 0 kB
 * emerge --keep-going: sys-apps/iproute2-3.8.0 dropped because it requires
 * >=net-firewall/iptables-1.4.16, >=net-firewall/iptables-1.4.16

 * Messages for package net-firewall/iptables-1.4.20:

 * ERROR: net-firewall/iptables-1.4.20::gentoo failed (unpack phase):
 *   Failed to create dir '/var/tmp/portage/net-firewall/iptables-1.4.20/work'
 *
 * Call stack:
 *            ebuild.sh, line 714:  Called __ebuild_main 'unpack'
 *   phase-functions.sh, line 955:  Called __dyn_unpack
 *   phase-functions.sh, line 240:  Called die
 * The specific snippet of code:
 *              install -m${PORTAGE_WORKDIR_MODE:-0700} -d "${WORKDIR}" || die "Failed to create dir '${WORKDIR}'"
 *
 * If you need support, post the output of `emerge --info '=net-firewall/iptables-1.4.20::gentoo'`,
 * the complete build log and the output of `emerge -pqv '=net-firewall/iptables-1.4.20::gentoo'`.
 * The complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/net-firewall/iptables-1.4.20/temp/build.log'.
 * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/net-firewall/iptables-1.4.20/temp/environment'.
 * Working directory: '/usr/lib/portage/pym'
 * S: '/var/tmp/portage/net-firewall/iptables-1.4.20/work/iptables-1.4.20'

 * Messages for package sys-apps/iproute2-3.8.0:

 * emerge --keep-going: sys-apps/iproute2-3.8.0 dropped because it requires
 * >=net-firewall/iptables-1.4.16, >=net-firewall/iptables-1.4.16
 *
 * The following 2 packages have failed to build or install:
 *
 *  (net-firewall/iptables-1.4.20::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge), Log file:
 *   '/var/tmp/portage/net-firewall/iptables-1.4.20/temp/build.log'
 *  (sys-apps/iproute2-3.8.0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge)
 *