When I try to emerge kde, it emerges (apt-crypt)qca-tls.  qca-tls fails with 
the following error:

...
>>> Install qca-tls-1.0 into /usr/local/porttmp/portage/qca-tls-1.0/image/ 
category app-crypt
ACCESS DENIED  mkdir:     /qt
mkdir: cannot create directory 
`/usr/local/porttmp/portage/qca-tls-1.0/image/../../../../../../qt': 
Permission denied
make: *** [install_target] Error 1

!!! ERROR: app-crypt/qca-tls-1.0 failed.
!!! Function src_install, Line 30, Exitcode 2
!!! make install failed

-------------------------- ACCESS VIOLATION SUMMARY---------------------------
LOG FILE = "/tmp/sandbox-app-crypt_-_qca-tls-1.0-17763.log"

mkdir:     /qt
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I've tried creating /qt, and giving it 777 permissions, but then I get the 
same error for directory /qt/3.

I'm running this as root.

What's up?