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Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild  N     ] dev-libs/oniguruma-5.9.2-r1  USE="-combination-explosion-check -crnl-as-line-terminator -static-libs" 0 kB

Total: 1 package (1 new), Size of downloads: 0 kB

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>>> Verifying ebuild manifests

>>> Emerging (1 of 1) dev-libs/oniguruma-5.9.2-r1
 * onig-5.9.2.tar.gz SHA256 SHA512 WHIRLPOOL size ;-) ...                                                                [ ok ]
>>> Unpacking source...
>>> Unpacking onig-5.9.2.tar.gz to /var/tmp/portage/dev-libs/oniguruma-5.9.2-r1/work
>>> Source unpacked in /var/tmp/portage/dev-libs/oniguruma-5.9.2-r1/work
>>> Preparing source in /var/tmp/portage/dev-libs/oniguruma-5.9.2-r1/work/onig-5.9.2 ...
 * Applying oniguruma-5.9.2-makefile.patch ...                                                                           [ ok ]
 * Running eautoreconf in '/var/tmp/portage/dev-libs/oniguruma-5.9.2-r1/work/onig-5.9.2' ...
 * ERROR: dev-libs/oniguruma-5.9.2-r1 failed (prepare phase):
 *   Cannot find the latest automake! Tried 1.11.1:1.11
 * 
 * Call stack:
 *     ebuild.sh, line   93:  Called src_prepare
 *   environment, line 3036:  Called autotools-utils_src_prepare
 *   environment, line  622:  Called eautoreconf
 *   environment, line  954:  Called _elibtoolize '--install' '--copy' '--force'
 *   environment, line  358:  Called autotools_run_tool 'libtoolize' '--install' '--copy' '--force' '--automake'                
 *   environment, line  707:  Called autotools_env_setup                                                                        
 *   environment, line  668:  Called die                                                                                        
 * The specific snippet of code:                                                                                                
 *           [[ ${WANT_AUTOMAKE} == "latest" ]] && die "Cannot find the latest automake! Tried ${_LATEST_AUTOMAKE}";            
 *                                                                                                                              
 * If you need support, post the output of `emerge --info '=dev-libs/oniguruma-5.9.2-r1'`,                                      
 * the complete build log and the output of `emerge -pqv '=dev-libs/oniguruma-5.9.2-r1'`.                                       
/usr/lib64/portage/bin/isolated-functions.sh: line 213: wait: `Cannot find the latest automake! Tried 1.11.1:1.11': not a pid or valid job spec                                                                                                                 
 * The complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/dev-libs/oniguruma-5.9.2-r1/temp/build.log'.                          
 * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/dev-libs/oniguruma-5.9.2-r1/temp/environment'.                   
 * Working directory: '/var/tmp/portage/dev-libs/oniguruma-5.9.2-r1/work/onig-5.9.2'                                            
 * S: '/var/tmp/portage/dev-libs/oniguruma-5.9.2-r1/work/onig-5.9.2'                                                            
                                                                                                                                
>>> Failed to emerge dev-libs/oniguruma-5.9.2-r1, Log file:                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
>>>  '/var/tmp/portage/dev-libs/oniguruma-5.9.2-r1/temp/build.log'                                                              
                                                                                                                                
 * Messages for package dev-libs/oniguruma-5.9.2-r1:

 * ERROR: dev-libs/oniguruma-5.9.2-r1 failed (prepare phase):
 *   Cannot find the latest automake! Tried 1.11.1:1.11
 * 
 * Call stack:
 *     ebuild.sh, line   93:  Called src_prepare
 *   environment, line 3036:  Called autotools-utils_src_prepare
 *   environment, line  622:  Called eautoreconf
 *   environment, line  954:  Called _elibtoolize '--install' '--copy' '--force'
 *   environment, line  358:  Called autotools_run_tool 'libtoolize' '--install' '--copy' '--force' '--automake'
 *   environment, line  707:  Called autotools_env_setup
 *   environment, line  668:  Called die
 * The specific snippet of code:
 *           [[ ${WANT_AUTOMAKE} == "latest" ]] && die "Cannot find the latest automake! Tried ${_LATEST_AUTOMAKE}";
 * 
 * If you need support, post the output of `emerge --info '=dev-libs/oniguruma-5.9.2-r1'`,
 * the complete build log and the output of `emerge -pqv '=dev-libs/oniguruma-5.9.2-r1'`.
 * The complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/dev-libs/oniguruma-5.9.2-r1/temp/build.log'.
 * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/dev-libs/oniguruma-5.9.2-r1/temp/environment'.
 * Working directory: '/var/tmp/portage/dev-libs/oniguruma-5.9.2-r1/work/onig-5.9.2'
 * S: '/var/tmp/portage/dev-libs/oniguruma-5.9.2-r1/work/onig-5.9.2'