Problem with automake on a 2005.1 stage2 install

[Haifen]

Hello-
I have been trying to get a stage2 install of Gentoo 2005.1 off the ground (and have followed the gentoo handbook almost to the letter), but have hit a little snag. When running 'emerge --emptytree system' I eventually get the following error during a ./configure script:
checking whether autoconf is installed... no
configure: error: Autoconf 2.58 or better is required.
Please make sure it is installed and is in your PATH.

!!! Please attach the config.log to your bug report:
!!! /var/tmp/portage/automake-11.8.5-r3/work/automake-1.8.5/config.log

Here is config.log:

This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.

It was created by GNU Automake configure 1.8.5, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59. Invocation command line was

$ ./configure --prefix=/usr --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --datadir=/usr/share --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var/lib --build=i686-pc-linux-gnu

## --------- ##
## Platform. ##
## --------- ##

hostname = livecd
uname -m = i686
uname -r = 2.6.12-gentoo-r6
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #1 SMP Tue Aug 2 16:32:16 UTC 2005

/usr/bin/uname -p =
/bin/uname -X = unknown

/bin/arch = unknown
/usr/bin/arch -k = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
hostinfo = unknown
/bin/machine = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel = unknown
/bin/universe = unknown

PATH: /sbin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /usr/lib/portage/bin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /opt/bin
PATH: /usr/i686-pc-linux-gnu/gcc-bin/3.3.5-20050130


## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
## ----------- ##

configure checking build system type
configure result: i686-pc-linux-gnu
configure checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure result: /bin/install -c
configure checking whether build environment is sane
configure result: yes
configure checking for gawk
configure found /bin/gawk
configure result: gawk
configure checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
configure result: yes
configure checking for perl
configure found /usr/bin/perl
configure result: /usr/bin/perl
configure checking for tex
configure result: no
configure checking whether autoconf is installed
configure eval autoconf --version
./configure: line 1826: autoconf: command not found
configure $? = 127
configure result: no
configure error: Autoconf 2.58 or better is required.
Please make sure it is installed and in your PATH.

## ---------------- ##
## Cache variables. ##
## ---------------- ##

ac_cv_build=i686-pc-linux-gnu
ac_cv_build_alias=i686-pc-linux-gnu
ac_cv_env_build_alias_set=set
ac_cv_env_build_alias_value=i686-pc-linux-gnu
ac_cv_env_host_alias_set=set
ac_cv_env_host_alias_value=i686-pc-linux-gnu
ac_cv_env_target_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_value=
ac_cv_path_PERL=/usr/bin/perl
ac_cv_path_install='/bin/install -c'
ac_cv_prog_AWK=gawk
ac_cv_prog_make_make_set=yes
am_cv_autoconf_installed=no

## ----------------- ##
## Output variables. ##
## ----------------- ##

ACLOCAL='perllibdir=/var/tmp/portage/automake-1.8.5-r3/work/automake-1.8.5"/lib:./lib" /var/tmp/portage/automake-1.8.5-r3/work/automake-1.8.5/aclocal --acdir=m4'
AMTAR='${SHELL} /var/tmp/portage/automake-1.8.5-r3/work/automake-1.8.5/lib/missing --run tar'
APIVERSION='1.8'
AUTOCONF='${SHELL} /var/tmp/portage/automake-1.8.5-r3/work/automake-1.8.5/lib/missing --run autoconf'
AUTOHEADER='${SHELL} /var/tmp/portage/automake-1.8.5-r3/work/automake-1.8.5/lib/missing --run autoheader'
AUTOMAKE='perllibdir=/var/tmp/portage/automake-1.8.5-r3/work/automake-1.8.5"/lib:./lib" /var/tmp/portage/automake-1.8.5-r3/work/automake-1.8.5/automake --libdir=lib'
AWK='gawk'
CYGPATH_W='echo'
DEFS=''
ECHO_C=''
ECHO_N='-n'
ECHO_T=''
EGREP=''
FGREP=''
INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM='${SHELL} $(install_sh) -c -s'
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
LN=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
MAKEINFO='${SHELL} /var/tmp/portage/automake-1.8.5-r3/work/automake-1.8.5/lib/missing --run makeinfo'
MODIFICATION_DELAY=''
PACKAGE='automake'
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='bug-automake@gnu.org'
PACKAGE_NAME='GNU Automake'
PACKAGE_STRING='GNU Automake 1.8.5'
PACKAGE_TARNAME='automake'
PACKAGE_VERSION='1.8.5'
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
PERL='/usr/bin/perl'
SET_MAKE=''
SHELL='/bin/sh'
STRIP=''
TEX=''
VERSION='1.8.5'
ac_ct_STRIP=''
am__leading_dot='.'
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build='i686-pc-linux-gnu'
build_alias='i686-pc-linux-gnu'
build_cpu='i686'
build_os='linux-gnu'
build_vendor='pc'
datadir='/usr/share'
exec_prefix='NONE'
host_alias='i686-pc-linux-gnu'
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='/usr/share/info'
install_sh='/var/tmp/portage/automake-1.8.5-r3/work/automake-1.8.5/lib/install-sh'
libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'
localstatedir='/var/lib'
mandir='/usr/share/man'
mkdir_p='mkdir -p -- .'
oldincludedir='/usr/include'
pkgvdatadir='${datadir}/automake-1.8'
prefix='/usr'
program_transform_name='s,x,x,'
sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin'
sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
sysconfdir='/etc'
target_alias=''

## ----------- ##
## confdefs.h. ##
## ----------- ##

#define PACKAGE "automake"
#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "bug-automake@gnu.org"
#define PACKAGE_NAME "GNU Automake"
#define PACKAGE_STRING "GNU Automake 1.8.5"
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME "automake"
#define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.8.5"
#define VERSION "1.8.5"


I really did run 'emerge --emptytree system' and not 'emerge --emptytree world' like I had previously claimed. It was a typo which I corrected.
configure: exit 1

[borfig]

in the installation, you should do a emerge -e system...
secondly, I think I remember I got this error 2 months ago... the config.log was helpful to fix the problem...
btw, if you have another computer in your place, start an SSH deamon on the being-installed computer and set the root password. and then you will be able to copy&paste here with no problem

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/etc/init.d/sshd start && passwd

Tip: run your chroot in a screen so you can close the SSH connection without stoping the installation:

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screen chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash

To detach screen without closing, press Ctrl+A and then D. When you are done with the chroot, just leave it (by typing exit or press Ctrl+D).

[meyerm]

Please try an "emerge -O autoconf" before emerging the system.

[tdb]

Just for the record; I had this problem too. I got the "checking whether autoconf is installed... no" and the "you need to install autoconf-2.58" message too. I checked and I had autoconf-2.59 installed, but the binary was named "/usr/bin/autoconf-2.59". I did a "ln-s /usr/bin/autoconf-2.59 /usr/bin/autoconf" and the emerge system started working again.