Re: [gtk-list] Grrr. aclocal; automake; autoconf

["Shawn T. Amundson" <amundson CompleteIS com>]

On 31 Jan 1998, Daniel R Risacher wrote:

> 
> So I tried to go bleeding-edge and start building the Gimp and Gtk
> >From the CVS tree, but can't seem to navigate the maze of twisty
> little automagic files, all alike.  I believe that I have the
> recommended versions of automake, autoconf, and libtool, but it still
> doesn't work.  Is there some secret trick I'm missing?
> 
> 
> -Dan Risacher

Are all your packages installed in /usr/local or all via rpm?  I know
that if you install say libtool via rpm (thus in /usr) and the rest
via tar.gz (/usr/local) then you are asking for trouble.  Make sure
you are not using any rpms.

-Shawn

> 
> 
> gtk+# aclocal; automake; autoconf
> aclocal: configure.in: 29: macro `AM_PROG_LIBTOOL' not found in library
> configure.in:204: warning: AC_TRY_RUN called without default to allow cross compiling
> configure.in:222: warning: AC_TRY_RUN called without default to allow cross compiling
> gtk+# cd glib/
> glib# aclocal; automake; autoconf
> aclocal: configure.in: 11: macro `AM_PROG_LIBTOOL' not found in library
> configure.in:57: warning: AC_TRY_RUN called without default to allow cross compiling
> configure.in:58: warning: AC_TRY_RUN called without default to allow cross compiling
> configure.in:59: warning: AC_TRY_RUN called without default to allow cross compiling
> configure.in:60: warning: AC_TRY_RUN called without default to allow cross compiling
> configure.in:61: warning: AC_TRY_RUN called without default to allow cross compiling
> glib# cd ..
> gtk+# ./configure
> creating cache ./config.cache
> ./configure: line 574: syntax error near unexpected token `AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE($PACKAGE,'
> ./configure: line 574: `AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE($PACKAGE, $VERSION, no-define)'
> gtk+# aclocal --version
> aclocal (GNU automake) 1.2d
> 
> Copyright (C) 1996, 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
> warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
> 
> Written by Tom Tromey <tromey@cygnus.com>
> gtk+# automake --version
> automake (GNU automake) 1.2d
> 
> Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
> warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
> 
> Written by Tom Tromey <tromey@cygnus.com>
> gtk+# autoconf --version
> Autoconf version 2.12
> gtk+# libtool --version
> ltmain.sh (GNU libtool) 1.0h
> 
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Shawn T. Amundson		Complete Internet Solutions
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