Gentoo Development Guide

src_compile

Function	`src_compile`
Purpose	Configure and build the package.
Sandbox	Enabled
Privilege	user
Called for	ebuild

Default `src_compile`

src_compile() {
    if [ -x ./configure ]; then
        econf
    fi
    if [ -f Makefile ] || [ -f GNUmakefile ] || [ -f makefile ]; then
        emake || die "emake failed"
    fi
}

Sample `src_compile`

src_compile() {
    use sparc && filter-flags -fomit-frame-pointer
    append-ldflags -Wl,-z,now

    econf \
        $(use_enable ssl ) \
        $(use_enable perl perlinterp ) \
        || die "Configure failed!"

    emake || die "Make failed!"
}