Re: [Gnuplot-info] Problems installing from CVS

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Daniel Graupner wrote:
> mars@~/gnuplot: ./prepare
> /usr/X11R6/share/aclocal/libxosd.m4:9: warning: underquoted definition of 
> AM_PATH_LIBXOSD
>   run info '(automake)Extending aclocal'
>   or see http://sources.redhat.com/automake/automake.html#Extending-aclocal
> /usr/X11R6/share/aclocal/imlib.m4:9: warning: underquoted definition of 
> AM_PATH_IMLIB
> /usr/X11R6/share/aclocal/imlib.m4:167: warning: underquoted definition of 
> AM_PATH_GDK_IMLIB
> /usr/X11R6/share/aclocal/gtk.m4:7: warning: underquoted definition of 
> AM_PATH_GTK

This may be a good time to complain to the FreeBSD people about 
installing obviously flawed automake macros into your system.

> sed -n '/^##m4-files-end/,$p'  >> Makefile.amt
> 
> nothing happens, the script just hangs.

This a problem with your make: it failed to substitute "$<" in the rule 
for building Makefile.am.in.  autoconf/automake is a little picky.  It 
expects people who use it to have a fully GNUified work setup, including 
a 'make' that is actually GNU make.  Our 'prepare' script makes similar 
requirements.

So: either you do your ./prepare runs on a Linux box, or you set up a 
completely GNUish environment for running it.