When trying to recompile wmclockmon-0.8.0-r1 it fails with the following error: config.status: config.h is unchanged config.status: executing default-1 commands cd . && automake --gnu --include-deps Makefile configure.ac:9: your implementation of AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE comes from an configure.ac:9: old Automake version. You should recreate aclocal.m4 configure.ac:9: with aclocal and run automake again. make: *** [Makefile.in] Error 63 !!! ERROR: x11-plugins/wmclockmon-0.8.0-r1 failed. Call stack: ebuild.sh, line 1614: Called dyn_compile ebuild.sh, line 971: Called qa_call 'src_compile' environment, line 3453: Called src_compile wmclockmon-0.8.0-r1.ebuild, line 45: Called die !!! Compilation failed !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant. !!! A complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/x11-plugins/wmclockmon-0.8.0-r1/temp/build.log'. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. emerge wmclockmon 2. This will fail, see emerge --info for what programs I used Actual Results: It failed to configure, see description. Expected Results: It should have configured and compiled. Portage 2.1.2-r9 (default-linux/amd64/2006.1, gcc-4.1.1, glibc-2.5-r0, 2.6.17-ge ntoo-r4 x86_64) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.17-gentoo-r4 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+ Gentoo Base System version 1.12.9 Timestamp of tree: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 12:20:01 +0000 ccache version 2.4 [enabled] dev-java/java-config: 1.3.7, 2.0.31 dev-lang/python: 2.4.4 dev-python/pycrypto: 2.0.1-r5 dev-util/ccache: 2.4-r6 sys-apps/sandbox: 1.2.18.1 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.61 sys-devel/automake: 1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6-r2, 1.10 sys-devel/binutils: 2.17 sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.3.14 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.22 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.20 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64 ~amd64" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CBUILD="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-march=athlon64 -O3 -pipe" CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/3.5/env /usr/kde/3.5/share/config /usr/kde/3.5/shu tdown /usr/share/X11/xkb /usr/share/config" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/env.d /etc/env.d/java/ /etc/gconf /etc/java-config/vms / /etc/revdep-rebuild /etc/terminfo" CXXFLAGS="-march=athlon64 -O3 -pipe" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoconfig buildpkg ccache distlocks metadata-transfer sandbox sfperms strict" GENTOO_MIRRORS="ftp://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo/ ftp://ftp6.u ni-erlangen.de/pub/mirrors/gentoo ftp://mirror.switch.ch/mirror/gentoo/" LINGUAS="en en_GB nl" MAKEOPTS="-j2" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS="--recursive --links --safe-links --perms --times --compress --force --whole-file --delete --delete-after --stats --timeout=180 --exclude=/di stfiles --exclude=/local --exclude=/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage /home/stefan/test/ebuilds" SYNC="rsync://rsync.europe.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="a52 aac aalib alsa amd64 apache2 audiofile bash-completion berkdb bitmap-fo nts bzip2 cdr cjk cli cracklib crypt cups dga dlloader dri dvd dvdr dvdread emul -linux-x86 encode exif ffmpeg flac fortran ftp gd gdbm gnutls gphoto2 gstreamer iconv ipv6 isdnlog jabber jpeg jpeg2k libg++ lm_sensors maildir midi mime mng mp 3 mpeg ncurses nls nptl nptlonly nsplugin ogg openal osc pam pcre perl php png p osix ppds pppd python readline reflection seamonkey session spl ssl svg tcpd tif f truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts udev unicode usb utempter vhosts vorbis wm f xml xorg xpm xv xvid zlib" ALSA_CARDS="ali5451 als4000 atiixp atiixp-modem bt8 7x ca0106 cmipci emu10k1x ens1370 ens1371 es1938 es1968 fm801 hda-intel intel8x0 intel8x0m maestro3 trident usb-audio via82xx via82xx-modem ymfpci" ALSA_PCM_PLU GINS="adpcm alaw asym copy dmix dshare dsnoop empty extplug file hooks iec958 io plug ladspa lfloat linear meter mulaw multi null plug rate route share shm softv ol" ELIBC="glibc" INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse void" KERNEL="linux" LCD_DEVICES ="bayrad cfontz cfontz633 glk hd44780 lb216 lcdm001 mtxorb ncurses text" LINGUAS ="en en_GB nl" USERLAND="GNU" VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia nv dummy vesa fbdev" Unset: CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, INSTALL_MASK, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, PORTA GE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS
By setting the WANT_AUTOMAKE and WANT_AUTOCONF strings in the ebuild file to "1.4". I was able to configure and compile it. It runs stable on amd64 btw :)
Fixed. Thanks for the submission!