Re: [Gtk-osx-users] Can't compile gtk-osx - autoconf version

[John Ralls <jralls ceridwen fremont ca us>]

On May 24, 2010, at 8:18 AM, Alexander Ivanenko wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I'm trying to compile gtk-osx using instructions described here:
> https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/gtk-osx/wiki/Build
> However, error messag popup on "~/.local/bin/jhbuild bootstrap" phase.
> 
> *** Configuring automake-1.7 *** [3/8]
> ./configure --prefix /Users/aleksej/gtk/inst --libdir '/Users/aleksej/gtk/inst/lib'  --disable-static 
> checking for a BSD-compatible install... /Users/aleksej/.local/bin/install-check
> checking whether build environment is sane... yes
> checking for gawk... no
> checking for mawk... no
> checking for nawk... no
> checking for awk... awk
> checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
> checking for perl... /usr/bin/perl
> checking for tex... no
> configure: error: Autoconf 2.54 or better is required.
>  Is it installed?  Is it in your PATH?  (try running `autoconf --version')
>  Is it working?  See also config.log for error messages before this one.
> *** Error during phase configure of automake-1.7: ########## Error running ./configure --prefix /Users/aleksej/gtk/inst --libdir '/Users/aleksej/gtk/inst/lib'  --disable-static  *** [3/8]
> 
>  [1] Rerun phase configure
>  [2] Ignore error and continue to build
>  [3] Give up on module
>  [4] Start shell
>  [5] Reload configuration
>  [6] Go to phase force_checkout
>  [7] Go to phase clean
>  [8] Go to phase distclean
> 
> My system is 10.6.3, autoconf --version :  2.65 
> 
> Any suggestions? Any help is appreciated.

Looks like your path has gotten screwed up somehow. Select "4" (start shell) and do the usual unixy things like "which autoconf" and
"echo $PATH". Bootstrap builds and installs an autoconf into prefix (~/gtk/bin), and that's the one that you want to find.

If that all looks right, read the file ~/gtk/src/automake-1.7.9/config.log and see if there's more information there.

Regards,
John Ralls