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Re: automatic update Makefile.am -> Makefile.in -> Makefile no longer wo
From: |
Noah Misch |
Subject: |
Re: automatic update Makefile.am -> Makefile.in -> Makefile no longer working |
Date: |
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:28:58 -0700 |
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Mutt/1.5.9i |
On Thu, Jun 21, 2007 at 01:14:11AM +0200, Bruno Haible wrote:
> aclocal.m4:14: error: this file was generated for autoconf 2.61.
> You have another version of autoconf.
>
> is causing a major regression in the functioning of automake and the GNU
> build system. Namely, a change in Makefile.am does not cause a corresponding
> change to Makefile.in to happen during "make", in many circumstances.
See this thread for the development of the error:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf/2006-04/msg00060.html
> Or is there an "obvious" workaround that I'm not seeing?
Not obvious, but touch `configure.ac' and run `make' to regenerate everything
with your autotools. Perhaps the error message should recommend this.
>From your other message:
> $ autoreconf
> configure.ac:41: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_LIBTOOL_WIN32_DLL
> If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow.
> See the Autoconf documentation.
> configure.ac:45: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
You do not have Libtool macro files installed such that `aclocal' can find them.
Re: automatic update Makefile.am -> Makefile.in -> Makefile no longer working,
Noah Misch <=