[GRASS-dev] autotools

What versions of autoconf, automake, etc. is everyone using? When I do
autoreconf, I get errors. The generated configure script has extraneous
'fi' statements.

It seems to be a problem with certain nested AC_CHECK_LIB() calls.
Removing them allows me to progress further (curses, mysql), but
obviously that's not the right way to go.

Is there some version specific autotools calls I'm not aware of?

autoconf: 2.59
automake: 1.9.6
libtool: 1.5

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73, de Brad KB8UYR/6 <rez touchofmadness com>

Brad,

AFAIK we use autoconf-2.13 and nothing else.

Markus

Brad Douglas wrote:

What versions of autoconf, automake, etc. is everyone using? When I do
autoreconf, I get errors. The generated configure script has extraneous
'fi' statements.

It seems to be a problem with certain nested AC_CHECK_LIB() calls.
Removing them allows me to progress further (curses, mysql), but
obviously that's not the right way to go.

Is there some version specific autotools calls I'm not aware of?

autoconf: 2.59
automake: 1.9.6
libtool: 1.5

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73, de Brad KB8UYR/6 <rez touchofmadness com>

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On my Mactel MacBook Pro, I have...

cmb-MBP:~ cmbarton$ autoconf -V
autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.59
Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.

Copyright (C) 2003 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.
cmb-MBP:~ cmbarton$ automake --version
automake (GNU automake) 1.6.3
Written by Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>.

Copyright 2002 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.
cmb-MBP:~ cmbarton$ libtool -V
Apple Computer, Inc. version cctools-622.5
cmb-MBP:~ cmbarton$

On 9/5/07 5:45 PM, "Brad Douglas" <rez@touchofmadness.com> wrote:

What versions of autoconf, automake, etc. is everyone using? When I do
autoreconf, I get errors. The generated configure script has extraneous
'fi' statements.

It seems to be a problem with certain nested AC_CHECK_LIB() calls.
Removing them allows me to progress further (curses, mysql), but
obviously that's not the right way to go.

Is there some version specific autotools calls I'm not aware of?

autoconf: 2.59
automake: 1.9.6
libtool: 1.5

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Michael Barton, Professor of Anthropology
Director of Graduate Studies
School of Human Evolution & Social Change
Center for Social Dynamics & Complexity
Arizona State University

phone: 480-965-6213
fax: 480-965-7671
www: http://www.public.asu.edu/~cmbarton

Thanks! That seems to work.

On Wed, 2007-09-05 at 21:55 -0700, Markus Neteler wrote:

Brad,

AFAIK we use autoconf-2.13 and nothing else.

Markus

Brad Douglas wrote:
>
> What versions of autoconf, automake, etc. is everyone using? When I do
> autoreconf, I get errors. The generated configure script has extraneous
> 'fi' statements.
>
> It seems to be a problem with certain nested AC_CHECK_LIB() calls.
> Removing them allows me to progress further (curses, mysql), but
> obviously that's not the right way to go.
>
> Is there some version specific autotools calls I'm not aware of?

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73, de Brad KB8UYR/6 <rez touchofmadness com>

Markus Neteler wrote:

> What versions of autoconf, automake, etc. is everyone using? When I do
> autoreconf, I get errors. The generated configure script has extraneous
> 'fi' statements.
>
> It seems to be a problem with certain nested AC_CHECK_LIB() calls.
> Removing them allows me to progress further (curses, mysql), but
> obviously that's not the right way to go.
>
> Is there some version specific autotools calls I'm not aware of?
>
> autoconf: 2.59
> automake: 1.9.6
> libtool: 1.5

AFAIK we use autoconf-2.13 and nothing else.

That's correct. GRASS requires autoconf 2.13; later versions aren't
remotely compatible.

We don't use automake or libtool.

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