1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/bin/brew b/bin/brew
index 95b077251..1c1f2d29a 100755
--- a/bin/brew
+++ b/bin/brew
@@ -434,6 +434,13 @@ rescue BuildError => e
   # then replace that string with the following when the github api returns
   issues = issues_for_formula(formula_name)
   puts "These existing issues may help you:", *issues unless issues.empty?
+  if e.was_running_configure?
+    puts "It looks like an autotools configure failed."
+    puts "Consider re-running the install with '-vd' to keep 'config.log' around:"
+    puts "    brew install -vd formula_name"
+    puts "Gist 'config.log' and any error output when reporting an issue."
+  end
+  puts
   puts "Consider running `brew doctor` if a large number of installs are failing."
   exit 1
 rescue RuntimeError, SystemCallError => e