diffutils-3.5 compile failure

[jjnunes]

For the record, <mysql-connector-c-6.1.9-r1> and <telepathy-gabble-0.18.4> also fail, but seems like solving this has priority. Just saying, since the failures could be related in cause.

Thanks for any help!

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emerge --info =sys-apps/diffutils-3.5::core-kit
Portage 2.3.41 (python 3.4.6-final-0, funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/arch/x86-64bit, gcc-7.3.0, glibc-2.23-r8, 4.15.17-1 x86_64)
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                         System Settings
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System uname: Linux-4.15.17-1-x86_64-Intel-R-_Xeon-R-_CPU_X5680_@_3.33GHz-with-gentoo-2.2.2
KiB Mem:    49446712 total,  38770500 free
KiB Swap:          0 total,         0 free
sh bash 4.4_p18
ld GNU ld (Funtoo 2.25) 2.25.0
app-shells/bash:          4.4_p18::core-kit
dev-java/java-config:     2.2.0-r3::gentoo
dev-lang/perl:            5.24.0-r3::perl-kit
dev-lang/python:          2.7.14-r2::python-kit, 3.4.6-r1::python-kit
dev-util/cmake:           3.8.0::core-kit
sys-apps/baselayout:      2.2.2::core-kit
sys-apps/openrc:          0.35.5::core-kit
sys-apps/sandbox:         2.10-r4::core-kit
sys-devel/autoconf:       2.13::core-kit, 2.69-r2::core-kit
sys-devel/automake:       1.13.4-r2::core-kit, 1.15.1-r2::core-kit
sys-devel/binutils:       2.25-r2::gentoo, 2.29.1-r1::core-kit
sys-devel/gcc:            7.2.0::core-kit, 7.3.0::core-kit
sys-devel/gcc-config:     1.8-r1::core-kit
sys-devel/libtool:        2.4.6-r4::core-kit
sys-devel/make:           4.1-r1::core-kit
sys-kernel/linux-headers: 4.9::core-kit (virtual/os-headers)
sys-libs/glibc:           2.23-r8::core-kit
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    masters: core-kit
    priority: -500

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haskell-kit
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    masters: core-kit
    priority: 1

java-kit
    location: /var/git/meta-repo/kits/java-kit
    masters: core-kit
    priority: 1

kde-kit
    location: /var/git/meta-repo/kits/kde-kit
    masters: core-kit
    priority: 1

lang-kit
    location: /var/git/meta-repo/kits/lang-kit
    masters: core-kit
    priority: 1

lisp-scheme-kit
    location: /var/git/meta-repo/kits/lisp-scheme-kit
    masters: core-kit
    priority: 1

llvm-kit
    location: /var/git/meta-repo/kits/llvm-kit
    masters: core-kit
    priority: 1

media-kit
    location: /var/git/meta-repo/kits/media-kit
    masters: core-kit
    priority: 1

ml-lang-kit
    location: /var/git/meta-repo/kits/ml-lang-kit
    masters: core-kit
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net-kit
    location: /var/git/meta-repo/kits/net-kit
    masters: core-kit
    priority: 1

perl-kit
    location: /var/git/meta-repo/kits/perl-kit
    masters: core-kit
    priority: 1

php-kit
    location: /var/git/meta-repo/kits/php-kit
    masters: core-kit
    priority: 1

python-kit
    location: /var/git/meta-repo/kits/python-kit
    masters: core-kit
    priority: 1

python-modules-kit
    location: /var/git/meta-repo/kits/python-modules-kit
    masters: core-kit
    priority: 1

ruby-kit
    location: /var/git/meta-repo/kits/ruby-kit
    masters: core-kit
    priority: 1

science-kit
    location: /var/git/meta-repo/kits/science-kit
    masters: core-kit
    priority: 1

security-kit
    location: /var/git/meta-repo/kits/security-kit
    masters: core-kit
    priority: 1

text-kit
    location: /var/git/meta-repo/kits/text-kit
    masters: core-kit
    priority: 1

xfce-kit
    location: /var/git/meta-repo/kits/xfce-kit
    masters: core-kit
    priority: 1

xorg-kit
    location: /var/git/meta-repo/kits/xorg-kit
    masters: core-kit
    priority: 1

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