See the actual error to compile: * econf: updating automake-1.11.6/lib/config.sub with /usr/share/gnuconfig/config.sub * econf: updating automake-1.11.6/lib/config.guess with /usr/share/gnuconfig/config.guess ./configure --prefix=/usr --build=i686-pc-linux-gnu --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --datadir=/usr/share --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var/lib --docdir=/usr/share/doc/automake-1.11.6 HELP2MAN=true checking whether make supports nested variables... yes checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c checking whether build environment is sane... yes checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /bin/mkdir -p checking for gawk... gawk checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes checking for perl... /usr/bin/perl checking whether /usr/bin/perl supports ithreads... yes checking for tex... no checking whether autoconf is installed... no configure: error: Autoconf 2.62 or better is required. Please make sure it is installed and in your PATH. !!! Please attach the following file when seeking support: !!! /var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/automake-1.11.6/work/automake-1.11.6/config.log * ERROR: sys-devel/automake-1.11.6 failed (compile phase): * econf failed * * Call stack: * ebuild.sh, line 93: Called src_compile * environment, line 2199: Called econf '--docdir=/usr/share/doc/automake-1.11.6' 'HELP2MAN=true' * phase-helpers.sh, line 501: Called die * The specific snippet of code: * die "econf failed" * * If you need support, post the output of `emerge --info '=sys-devel/automake-1.11.6'`, * the complete build log and the output of `emerge -pqv '=sys-devel/automake-1.11.6'`. * The complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/automake-1.11.6/temp/build.log'. * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/automake-1.11.6/temp/environment'. * Working directory: '/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/automake-1.11.6/work/automake-1.11.6' * S: '/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/automake-1.11.6/work/automake-1.11.6' >>> Failed to emerge sys-devel/automake-1.11.6, Log file: Reproducible: Always