When I try to update autoconf, I get an error from "make" saying that there are too many files open. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.emerge -u autoconf 2. 3. Actual Results: this is the Error message I get: config.status: executing tests/atconfig commands make: GNUmakefile:33: pipe: Too many open files make: *** creating jobs pipe: Too many open files. Stop. !!! ERROR: sys-devel/autoconf-2.59-r4 failed. !!! Function src_compile, Line 48, Exitcode 2 !!! (no error message) Portage 2.0.50-r11 (default-x86-1.4, gcc-3.3.4, glibc-2.3.3.20040420-r1, 2.4.20-xfs-r4) ================================================================= System uname: 2.4.20-xfs-r4 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) III Mobile CPU 866MHz Gentoo Base System version 1.4.16 Autoconf: sys-devel/autoconf-2.59-r3 Automake: sys-devel/automake-1.8.3 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CFLAGS="-O3 -mcpu=i686 -funroll-loops -pipe" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" COMPILER="" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3.1/share/config /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref /usr/share/config /usr/share/texmf/tex/generic/config/ /usr/share/texmf/tex/platex/config/ /var/qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-O3 -mcpu=i686 -funroll-loops -pipe" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoaddcvs ccache sandbox" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.mirror.sdv.fr http://mirror.switch.ch/mirror/gentoo/ ftp://mirror.switch.ch/mirror/gentoo/" MAKEOPTS="-j2" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/home/bazin/gentoo" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="" SYNC="rsync://rsync.de.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="X apm arts avi berkdb bitmap-fonts bonobo cdr crypt cups encode esd foomaticdb gdbm gif gpm gtk2 imlib java jpeg kde ldap libg++ libwww mad mikmod motif mozilla mpeg ncurses nls oggvorbis opengl pam pdflib perl png python qt quicktime readline sdl slang spell ssl svga tcpd tetex truetype x86 xml2 xmms xprint xv zlib"
see if the config.log has anything interesting
post config.log and re-open