mt-daapd requires autoconf 1.6 to build. It failed the first time on my machine then after I emerged automake 1.6.3 everything worked perfectly. Automake 1.6.3 should be a build-time requirement for mt-dappd
All automake slots are part of system (see sys-devel/automake-wrapper and profiles) and installed by default on every Gentoo box. Not our fault that you've unmerged it.
(In reply to comment #1) > All automake slots are part of system (see sys-devel/automake-wrapper and > profiles) and installed by default on every Gentoo box. Not our fault that > you've unmerged it. > Makes sense, I pruned it and just assumed that things that depend on it would drag it back in. My mistake.