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[Eildert Groeneveld]

On Wednesday 19 June 2002 22:05, Derek Atkins wrote:
> Eildert Groeneveld <eg@tzv.fal.de> writes:
> > > > hmmm, was not too successful:
> > > > FATAL ERROR: Autoconf version 2.52 or higher is required for this
> > > > script Running automake --gnu  ...
> > >
> > > what happened after this?
> >
> > what do you mean? autogen.sh simply stops there.
> > Should I start ./configure
> > ?
>
> I don't believe you that there was no more output after the "Running
> automake --gnu" line.  It would either print "**Error**: automake
> failed." and exit, or it would print "Running autoconf ..." and move
> on.
>
> So, what did it say?
here comes the lot:

root(eno,gnucash)# ./autogen.sh
**Warning**: I am going to run `configure' with no arguments.
If you wish to pass any to it, please specify them on the
`./autogen.sh' command line.

processing .
deletefiles is  macros/gnome-gettext.m4
Creating ./aclocal.m4 ...
Running gettextize...  Ignore non-fatal messages.
Wiping out intl/ subdirectory
Copying file ABOUT-NLS
Copying file intl/ChangeLog
Copying file intl/Makefile.in
Copying file intl/VERSION
Copying file intl/bindtextdom.c
Copying file intl/config.charset
Copying file intl/dcgettext.c
Copying file intl/dcigettext.c
Copying file intl/dcngettext.c
Copying file intl/dgettext.c
Copying file intl/dngettext.c
Copying file intl/explodename.c
Copying file intl/finddomain.c
Copying file intl/gettext.c
Copying file intl/gettext.h
Copying file intl/gettextP.h
Copying file intl/hash-string.h
Copying file intl/intl-compat.c
Copying file intl/l10nflist.c
Copying file intl/libgettext.h
Copying file intl/libgnuintl.h
Copying file intl/loadinfo.h
Copying file intl/loadmsgcat.c
Copying file intl/localcharset.c
Copying file intl/locale.alias
Copying file intl/localealias.c
Copying file intl/ngettext.c
Copying file intl/plural.c
Copying file intl/plural.y
Copying file intl/ref-add.sin
Copying file intl/ref-del.sin
Copying file intl/textdomain.c
Copying file po/Makefile.in.in
Adding an entry to po/ChangeLog (backup is in po/ChangeLog~)

Please add the files
  codeset.m4 gettext.m4 glibc21.m4 iconv.m4 isc-posix.m4 lcmessage.m4
  progtest.m4
from the /usr/share/aclocal directory to your autoconf macro directory
or directly to your aclocal.m4 file.
You will also need config.guess and config.sub, which you can get from
ftp://ftp.gnu.orroot(eno,gnucash)# ./autogen.sh
**Warning**: I am going to run `configure' with no arguments.
If you wish to pass any to it, please specify them on the
`./autogen.sh' command line.

processing .
deletefiles is  macros/gnome-gettext.m4
Creating ./aclocal.m4 ...
Running gettextize...  Ignore non-fatal messages.
Wiping out intl/ subdirectory
Copying file ABOUT-NLS
Copying file intl/ChangeLog
Copying file intl/Makefile.in
Copying file intl/VERSION
Copying file intl/bindtextdom.c
Copying file intl/config.charset
Copying file intl/dcgettext.c
Copying file intl/dcigettext.c
Copying file intl/dcngettext.c
Copying file intl/dgettext.c
Copying file intl/dngettext.c
Copying file intl/explodename.c
Copying file intl/finddomain.c
Copying file intl/gettext.c
Copying file intl/gettext.h
Copying file intl/gettextP.h
Copying file intl/hash-string.h
Copying file intl/intl-compat.c
Copying file intl/l10nflist.c
Copying file intl/libgettext.h
Copying file intl/libgnuintl.h
Copying file intl/loadinfo.h
Copying file intl/loadmsgcat.c
Copying file intl/localcharset.c
Copying file intl/locale.alias
Copying file intl/localealias.c
Copying file intl/ngettext.c
Copying file intl/plural.c
Copying file intl/plural.y
Copying file intl/ref-add.sin
Copying file intl/ref-del.sin
Copying file intl/textdomain.c
Copying file po/Makefile.in.in
Adding an entry to po/ChangeLog (backup is in po/ChangeLog~)

Please add the files
  codeset.m4 gettext.m4 glibc21.m4 iconv.m4 isc-posix.m4 lcmessage.m4
  progtest.m4
from the /usr/share/aclocal directory to your autoconf macro directory
or directly to your aclocal.m4 file.
You will also need config.guess and config.sub, which you can get from
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/config/.

Making ./aclocal.m4 writable ...
Running intltoolize ...
patching file po/Makefile.in.in
Hunk #1 succeeded at 35 (offset 1 line).
Hunk #3 succeeded at 173 (offset 2 lines).
Running aclocal  -I macros ...
Running autoheader...
FATAL ERROR: Autoconf version 2.52 or higher is required for this script
Running automake --gnu  ...
Running autoconf ...
FATAL ERROR: Autoconf version 2.52 or higher is required for this script
**Error**: autoconf failed.
root(eno,gnucash)#
g/pub/gnu/config/.

Making ./aclocal.m4 writable ...
Running intltoolize ...
patching file po/Makefile.in.in
Hunk #1 succeeded at 35 (offset 1 line).
Hunk #3 succeeded at 173 (offset 2 lines).
Running aclocal  -I macros ...
Running autoheader...
FATAL ERROR: Autoconf version 2.52 or higher is required for this script
Running automake --gnu  ...
Running autoconf ...
FATAL ERROR: Autoconf version 2.52 or higher is required for this script
**Error**: autoconf failed.
root(eno,gnucash)#

hope this helps

Eildert
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