>>> Unpacking source...
>>> Unpacking emact-2.53.0.tar.gz to /var/tmp/portage/app-editors/emact-2.53.0/work
>>> Source unpacked.
>>> Compiling source in /var/tmp/portage/app-editors/emact-2.53.0/work/emact-2.53.0 ...
 * econf: updating emact-2.53.0/conf/config.guess with /usr/share/gnuconfig/config.guess
 * econf: updating emact-2.53.0/conf/config.sub with /usr/share/gnuconfig/config.sub
./configure --prefix=/usr --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --datadir=/usr/share --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var/lib --without-x --build=i686-pc-linux-gnu
creating cache ./config.cache
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler (gcc -pipe -include /var/tmp/portage/app-editors/emact-2.53.0/temp/flagscheck.h -Wl,-O1) works... no
configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables.

!!! Please attach the following file when seeking support:
!!! /var/tmp/portage/app-editors/emact-2.53.0/work/emact-2.53.0/config.log
 * 
 * ERROR: app-editors/emact-2.53.0 failed.
 * Call stack:
 * ebuild.sh, line   49:  Called src_compile
 * environment, line   80:  Called econf '--without-x'
 * ebuild.sh, line  548:  Called die
 * The specific snippet of code:
 * die "econf failed"
 * The die message:
 * econf failed
 * 
 * If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.
 * A complete build log is located at '/var/log/portage/app-editors:emact-2.53.0:20081023-051544.log'.
 * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/app-editors/emact-2.53.0/temp/environment'.
 *