Re: autoconf-2.13

["James M. Cape" <jcape jcinteractive com>]

kmb wrote:
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> When I try to run autoconf on glib from cvs.gnome.org it complains I don't have
> autoconf-2.13 so I rpm -e autoconf-2.12-981127-1a.noarch.rpm, which is from
>  R5.  I got autoconf-2.13 from ftp.gnu.org and it compiles.   Next, I run it in the
>  cvs glib:
> [root@localhost glib]# autoconf
> FATAL ERROR: Autoconf version 2.13 or higher is required for this script
> [root@localhost glib]#
> [root@localhost glib]# rpm -e autoconf
> [root@localhost glib]#
> [root@localhost autoconf-2.13]# ./configure
> [root@localhost autoconf-2.13]# make
> make: Nothing to be done for `all'.
> [root@localhost autoconf-2.13]# make install
> [root@localhost glib]# ./configure
> loading cache ./config.cache
> ../configure: line 584: syntax error near unexpected token `AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE($PACKAGE,'
> ../configure: line 584: `AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE($PACKAGE, $VERSION, no-define)'
> [root@localhost glib]# autoconf
> bash: /usr/bin/autoconf: No such file or directory
> [root@localhost glib]# ln -s /usr/local/bin/autoconf /usr/bin/autoconf
> [root@localhost glib]# autoconf
> configure.in:171: warning: AC_TRY_RUN called without default to allow cross compiling
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> I know virtually nothing about computer programming but after getting kde
> running I am trying to get gnome runnung too.  So far only a few programs out
> of the whole directory compiled and they aren't enough to get started.  My rpms
> are old.  Is this the correct way to build something from cvs?
> 
> kmb

Try running ./autogen.sh instead.

    Jim Cape
    http://www.jcinteractive.com

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