Failing automake when trying to build version from CVS

[Derek Atkins]

Quoting Tor Harald Thorland <linux at strigen.com>:

> :-) :-) :-)
>
> Thanks a lot for all the good help!!
> I now 2 seconds ago finally successfully downloaded/compiled/run the
> latest gnucash 1.9

congrats.

> So, it's now my time to help with the translation.
>
> And my "final" question, i forgot to put the --opt-style parameter on
> the autogen script... so i guess it is installed in the "wrong place" Is
> it hard to fix that or should I just leave it? I guess that i cannot
> install a stable version now? (the one thats made for Ubuntu linux)?

Well, you need to provide it to configure, not autogen.  you /could/
try "make uninstall" and the reconfigure, rebuild, and reinstall..

-derek

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