buildconf hell

What is the status of bringing PHP build process up to current automake/autoconf/libtool versions?... Gentoo doesn't even have a libtool 1.4.x available, afaict... I've down-graded automake and autoconf okay, but then I can't even emerge wget to try and download libtool from source because emerge wget requires autoconf more recent... Guess I'll try hacking away with symlinks and whatnot. Kind of a PITA... I realize there must be some reason for all this, but it seems awfully creaky to this naive user. -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So?