brew install -v --HEAD thrift

gistfile1.txt

==> Installing thrift
==> Checking out http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/thrift/trunk
/usr/bin/svn up --force /Users/apetresc/Library/Caches/Homebrew/thrift--svn-HEAD
At revision 1242504.
/usr/bin/svn export --force /Users/apetresc/Library/Caches/Homebrew/thrift--svn-HEAD /private/tmp/homebrew-thrift-HEAD-xvWF
Export complete.
==> ./bootstrap.sh
./bootstrap.sh 
Configuring for:
PHP Api Version:         20090626
Zend Module Api No:      20090626
Zend Extension Api No:   220090626
configure.ac:20: error: Autoconf version 2.65 or higher is required
configure.ac:20: the top level
autom4te: /usr/bin/gm4 failed with exit status: 63
autoscan: /usr/bin/autom4te failed with exit status: 63
==> Exit Status: 63
http://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/blob/master/Library/Formula/thrift.rb#L17
==> Environment
HOMEBREW_VERSION: 0.8.1
HEAD: 28949854affc7c44a37f84d05f29fb7a846c1ab3
HOMEBREW_PREFIX: /usr/local
HOMEBREW_CELLAR: /usr/local/Cellar
Hardware: 8-core 64-bit sandybridge
OS X: 10.7.2
Kernel Architecture: x86_64
Xcode: 4.2.1
GCC-4.0: N/A
GCC-4.2: N/A
LLVM: build 2336
Clang: 3.0 build 211
MacPorts or Fink? false
X11 installed? true
System Ruby: 1.8.7-249
/usr/bin/ruby => /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/bin/ruby
Which Perl:   /usr/bin/perl
Which Python: /Users/apetresc/.virtualenvs/serviceTemplates/bin/python
Which Ruby:   /usr/bin/ruby => /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/bin/ruby
==> Build Flags
CC: /usr/bin/llvm-gcc => /usr/llvm-gcc-4.2/bin/llvm-gcc-4.2
CXX: /usr/bin/llvm-g++ => /usr/llvm-gcc-4.2/bin/llvm-g++-4.2
LD: /usr/bin/llvm-gcc => /usr/llvm-gcc-4.2/bin/llvm-gcc-4.2
CFLAGS: -O3 -w -pipe -march=core2 -msse4
CXXFLAGS: -O3 -w -pipe -march=core2 -msse4
MAKEFLAGS: -j8

Error: Failed executing: ./bootstrap.sh 
These existing issues may help you:
    https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/issues/8578
Otherwise, please report the bug:
    https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/wiki/checklist-before-filing-a-new-issue