Re: [Evolution] Slightly OT: Autoconf macro directory

[Andrew Conkling <andrewski fr st>]

On Fri, 2004-03-12 at 20:18, Jeffrey Stedfast wrote:
> there's no error in what you pasted...

That still begs the question: what is and where can I find my autoconf
macro directory?  If I'm asking in the wrong place, can someone redirect
me?
> On Fri, 2004-03-12 at 17:07, Andrew Conkling wrote:
> > I'm getting an error when trying to configure various packages from
> > CVS.  (Output below) I'm not sure how to address the problem, but I
> > think this question is in order: how do I find my "autoconf macro
> > directory"?  And would it be enough to put symbolic links in said
> > directory?
> >
> > [BEGIN OUTPUT]
> > andrew:gal$ ./autogen.sh --prefix=/opt/gnome
> > processing .
> > Creating ./aclocal.m4 ...
> > Running glib-gettextize...  Ignore non-fatal messages.
> > Copying file po/Makefile.in.in
> >
> > Please add the files
> >   codeset.m4 gettext.m4 glibc21.m4 iconv.m4 isc-posix.m4 lcmessage.m4
> >   progtest.m4
> > from the /usr/share/aclocal directory to your autoconf macro directory
> > or directly to your aclocal.m4 file.
> > You will also need config.guess and config.sub, which you can get from
> > ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/config/.
> >
> > Making ./aclocal.m4 writable ...
> > Running intltoolize...
> > patching file po/Makefile.in.in
> > Running libtoolize...
> > You should add the contents of `/usr/share/aclocal/libtool.m4' to
> > `aclocal.m4'.
> > Running aclocal -I /usr/share/aclocal/gnome2-macros  ...
> > [SNIP]