See the actual error to compile: >>> Emerging (1 of 5) sys-devel/automake-1.9.6-r3 * automake-1.9.6.tar.bz2 SHA256 SHA512 WHIRLPOOL size ;-) ... [ ok ] * This profile has not been tested thoroughly and is not considered to be * a supported server profile at this time. For a supported server * profile, please check the Hardened project (http://hardened.gentoo.org). * This profile is merely a convenience for people who require a more * minimal profile, yet are unable to use hardened due to restrictions in * the software being used on the server. This profile should also be used * if you require GCC 4.1 or Glibc 2.4 support. If you don't know if this * applies to you, then it doesn't and you should probably be using * Hardened, instead. >>> Unpacking source... >>> Unpacking automake-1.9.6.tar.bz2 to /var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/automake-1.9.6-r3/work * Applying automake-1.9.6-infopage-namechange.patch ... [ ok ] * Applying automake-1.9.6-include-dir-prefix.patch ... [ ok ] * Applying automake-1.9.6-ignore-comments.patch ... [ ok ] * Applying automake-1.9.6-aclocal7-test-sleep.patch ... [ ok ] * Applying automake-1.9.6-subst-test.patch ... [ ok ] * Applying automake-1.10-ccnoco-ldflags.patch ... [ ok ] * Applying automake-1.8.5-CVE-2009-4029.patch ... [ ok ] >>> Source unpacked in /var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/automake-1.9.6-r3/work >>> Compiling source in /var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/automake-1.9.6-r3/work/automake-1.9.6 ... * econf: updating automake-1.9.6/lib/config.guess with /usr/share/gnuconfig/config.guess * econf: updating automake-1.9.6/lib/config.sub with /usr/share/gnuconfig/config.sub ./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 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 gawk... gawk checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes checking for perl... /usr/bin/perl checking for tex... no checking whether autoconf is installed... no configure: error: Autoconf 2.58 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-1.9.6-r3/work/automake-1.9.6/config.log * ERROR: sys-devel/automake-1.9.6-r3 failed (compile phase): * econf failed * * Call stack: * ebuild.sh, line 93: Called src_compile * environment, line 1981: Called __eapi0_src_compile * phase-helpers.sh, line 570: Called econf * 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-1.9.6-r3'`, * the complete build log and the output of `emerge -pqv '=sys-devel/automake-1.9.6-r3'`. * The complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/automake-1.9.6-r3/temp/build.log'. * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/automake-1.9.6-r3/temp/environment'. * Working directory: '/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/automake-1.9.6-r3/work/automake-1.9.6' * S: '/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/automake-1.9.6-r3/work/automake-1.9.6' >>> Failed to emerge sys-devel/automake-1.9.6-r3, Log file: Reproducible: Always