the ebuild for sys-libs/db-4.8.24 bails out on OS X, possibly on other systems too, because it does not check for glibtoolize... only libtoolize. I have a patch which allows systems using glibtoolize to build correctly.
Created attachment 208855 [details, diff] Patch - adds a check for glibtolize into the ebuild
I can confirm both the error and that the patch is working for me (OS X).
ah, the AIX fix that was introduced broke it, fixed now, thanks