Re: autoconf-2.13

[David Ford <david killerlabs com>]

On Tue, 2 Mar 1999, James M. Cape wrote:
> > ../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
[...]
> > 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?

> Try running ./autogen.sh instead.

autogen.sh calls autoconf and family.  his underlying problems are programs
that aren't current.

to the original poster, if you are using redhat, i recommend you stick with
rpms.  if you still wish to do it by hand, i'm overhauling the generic tgz
howto for gnome.  it's a document in work, but it's mostly usable. 
http://hax0r.org/I-nexus/gnome-tgz.html.

please direct comments/criticism about my markkups on this page to me the
modifier and not to the creator of the page.

obcredit: Les Thompson is the original author of this document with artwork
from Tigert.  please compliment them on the design.

-d
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