pavonis tommy # tail -n50 /var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/hal-0.5.10/temp/build.log
 *   0045-lshal-use-l-as-default-for-show.patch ...                                            [ ok ]
 *   0046-set-laptop_panel.brightness_in_hardware-true-for-all.patch ...                       [ ok ]
 *   0047-always-define-DELL_WCTL.patch ...                                                    [ ok ]
 *   0049-add-missing-semicolon-lost-in-the-cleanup.patch ...                                  [ ok ]
 *   0050-linux-add-drm-subsystem.patch ...                                                    [ ok ]
 *   0051-use-slices-for-HalProperty.patch ...                                                 [ ok ]
 *   0052-use-g_slice-for-hotplug-events.patch ...                                             [ ok ]
 *   0053-process-coldplug-events-as-soon-as-they-re-generated.patch ...                       [ ok ]
 *   0054-rework-handling-of-data-from-udevinfo-for-more-effic.patch ...                       [ ok ]
 * Done with patching
 * Applying hal-0.5.9-hide-recovery-partitions.patch ...                                       [ ok ]
 * Applying 96_plugdev_allow_send.patch ...                                                    [ ok ]
 * Running eautoreconf in '/var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/hal-0.5.10/work/hal-0.5.10' ...
 * Running aclocal ...                                                                         [ !! ]

 * Failed Running aclocal !
 * 
 * Include in your bugreport the contents of:
 * 
 *   /var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/hal-0.5.10/temp/aclocal-2028.out

 * 
 * ERROR: sys-apps/hal-0.5.10 failed.
 * Call stack:
 *               ebuild.sh, line   49:  Called src_unpack
 *             environment, line 3731:  Called eautoreconf
 *             environment, line 1289:  Called eaclocal
 *             environment, line 1228:  Called autotools_run_tool 'src_unpack'
 *             environment, line  558:  Called die
 * The specific snippet of code:
 *           die "Failed Running $1 !";
 *  The die message:
 *   Failed Running aclocal !
 * 
 * If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.
 * A complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/hal-0.5.10/temp/build.log'.
 * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/hal-0.5.10/temp/environment'.
 * 
pavonis tommy # cat /var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/hal-0.5.10/temp/aclocal-2028.out
***** aclocal *****

configure.in:394: error: m4_require: circular dependency of AC_LANG_COMPILER(C++)
../../lib/autoconf/lang.m4:297: AC_LANG_COMPILER_REQUIRE is expanded from...
../../lib/autoconf/general.m4:2405: AC_LINK_IFELSE is expanded from...
/usr/share/aclocal/libtool.m4:1005: _LT_SYS_MODULE_PATH_AIX is expanded from...
/usr/share/aclocal/libtool.m4:5287: _LT_LANG_CXX_CONFIG is expanded from...
/usr/share/aclocal/libtool.m4:787: _LT_LANG is expanded from...
/usr/share/aclocal/libtool.m4:770: LT_LANG is expanded from...
../../lib/autoconf/c.m4:736: AC_LANG_COMPILER(C++) is expanded from...
../../lib/autoconf/lang.m4:297: AC_LANG_COMPILER_REQUIRE is expanded from...
../../lib/autoconf/general.m4:2405: AC_LINK_IFELSE is expanded from...
../../lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4:516: AS_IF is expanded from...
../../lib/autoconf/general.m4:1898: AC_CACHE_VAL is expanded from...
../../lib/autoconf/general.m4:1911: AC_CACHE_CHECK is expanded from...
../../lib/autoconf/libs.m4:121: AC_CHECK_LIB is expanded from...
configure.in:394: the top level
autom4te-2.61: /usr/bin/m4 failed with exit status: 1
aclocal-1.10: autom4te failed with exit status: 1