Re: [htdig-dev] automake problems installing from CVS

[Geoff H. <ghu...@ws...>]

First off, you don't need automake or autoconf unless you're modifying the
Makefiles or configure script. If you're just editing existing files, you
shouldn't need them.

> RedHat 7.3 system, with (generally) all official RedHat updates.
> make-3.79.1-8
> gcc-c++-2.96-113
> libstdc++-2.96-113
> automake-1.4p5-4
> autoconf-2.13-17

These may be the "official RedHat updates" to 7.3, but that doesn't mean
they're the latest versions of anything. Remember that updates are
typically only bug-fixes, not new versions.

> It says:
> configure.in: 1283: required file `./_AM_File,.in' not found
> configure.in: 1283: required file `./[$2],.in' not found
> configure.in: 1283: required file `./[$3])].in' not found
...
> Is this a bug, or do I need a newer version of Automake ?

I'm currently using automake-1.7.1 and autoconf-2.56. You can get them
from ftp://ftp.gnu.org/ or mirrors.

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-Geoff Hutchison
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