OK ... thanks Mike.....
Got further ... was missing a few packages .... it was a fresh install..
The last few lines from make
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../../lib/autoconf/lang.m4:193: AC_LANG_CONFTEST is expanded from...
../../lib/autoconf/general.m4:2661: _AC_LINK_IFELSE is expanded from...
../../lib/autoconf/general.m4:2678: AC_LINK_IFELSE is expanded from...
configure.ac:552: the top level
configure.ac:75: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow.
See the Autoconf documentation.
autoreconf: /usr/bin/autoconf failed with exit status: 1
make: *** [/home/rig/qemu/qemu-1.4.0/pixman/configure] Error 1
make: *** Deleting file `/home/rig/qemu/qemu-1.4.0/pixman/configure'