It requires sys-apps/texinfo-4.14 as it uses newer features (see below). See http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/64278 Moreover, seems emacs ebuild lacks dependency on texinfo altogether. /var/tmp/paludis/app-editors-emacs-vcs-24.3.9999/work/emacs-vcs-24.3.9999/doc/misc/org.texi:5055: Unknown command `backslashchar'. /var/tmp/paludis/app-editors-emacs-vcs-24.3.9999/work/emacs-vcs-24.3.9999/doc/misc/org.texi:5055: Misplaced {. /var/tmp/paludis/app-editors-emacs-vcs-24.3.9999/work/emacs-vcs-24.3.9999/doc/misc/org.texi:5055: Misplaced }. Reproducible: Always
As far as I can see, texinfo-4.14 isn't even released yet. Since a solution is already available, let Emacs upstream take care of it.