Re: [sigc] Libtool library used but `LIBTOOL' is undefined

[Martin Schulze <martin-ml hippogriff de>]

Am 18.11.2004 23:26:38 schrieb(en) Murray Cumming:
> On Sat, 2004-10-23 at 11:50 +0000, Martin Schulze wrote:
> > I've updated the build environment for libtool 1.5a which has
> support
> > for the Intel compiler. Unfortunately, libtool 1.5a is not
> compatible
> > with older versions. E.g. the autoconf/automake macro is now called
>
> > 'LT_INIT' instead of 'AM_PROG_LIBTOOL'.
>
> What is this 1.5a and where can I get the source code? I have libtool
> 1.5.10 in jhbuild.

1.5a seems to be a beta version of 1.6. I get it as a debian package  
from the sid (unstable) branch.

> I'm concerned that libsigc++ has been unbuildable in jhbuild for a
> few
> weeks. That means that changes get less testing.

The migration to the libtool 1.6 "API" has been done to support the  
Intel C++ compiler. I hope that libtool 1.6 gets stable soon.
The only thing we could to is to use different versions of libtool in  
cvs and for the releases.

> > > I build libsigc++ from cvs every couple of weeks, so this is
> probably
> > > a
> > > recent change in libsigc++ or the autotools that jhbuild
> installs.
> > > Ideas?
> >
> > jhbuild probably works with an older version of libtool.

Yes.

 Martin