!!! ARCH is not set.......Are you missing the /etc/make.profile symlink?
!!! Is the symlink correct? Is your portage tree complete?
#cat make.conf
[code:1]# These settings were set by the catalyst build script that automatically built this stage
# Please consult /etc/make.conf.example for a more detailed example
CFLAGS="-march=athlon-xp -pipe -O2"
CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
MAKEOPTS="-j2"
USE="-gtk -gnome qt kde dvd alsa cdr"[/code:1]
[code:1]# These settings were set by the catalyst build script that automatically built this stage
# Please consult /etc/make.conf.example for a more detailed example
CFLAGS="-O3 -march=pentium4 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"
CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
MAKEOPTS="-j2"
USE="acpi acpi4linux alsa dvd bash-completion bzlib cdparanoia divx4linux dvd \
dvdread exif ffmpeg gimp cdr gmail gtk2 i8x0 jpeg2k mozilla mp3 mpeg4 real \
samba type1 type1-fonts cjk nls xosd -oss -apm -fortran -f77 bzip2"