Re: [Log4cplus-devel] build v2.0.5 with ubuntu 16.04

[Václav H. <vha...@gm...>]

On 11. 04. 20 11:52, ruediger klimt wrote:
> Hi,
> building v2.0.5 with ubuntu 16.04. seems not to work, which probably is
> not a bug, but a desired feature. I have gcc / g++ 7.4.0 installed,
> 
> gcc --version : gcc (Ubuntu 7.4.0-1ubuntu1~16.04~ppa1) 7.4.0
> g++ --version : g++ (Ubuntu 7.4.0-1ubuntu1~16.04~ppa1) 7.4.0
> 
> which should be sufficient for c++17. Executing
> ./scripts/doautoreconf.sh fails with several errors:
> 
> ./scripts/doautoreconf.sh: 27: ./scripts/doautoreconf.sh:
> libtoolize-2.4.6: not found
> ./scripts/doautoreconf.sh: 28: ./scripts/doautoreconf.sh:
> aclocal-1.16.1: not found
> ./scripts/doautoreconf.sh: 29: ./scripts/doautoreconf.sh:
> automake-1.16.1: not found
> ./scripts/doautoreconf.sh: 30: ./scripts/doautoreconf.sh: autoconf-2.69:
> not found
> ./scripts/doautoreconf.sh: 31: ./scripts/doautoreconf.sh: autom4te-2.69:
> not found
> 
> with installed automake tools versions on my ubuntu 16.04. system are :
> 
> libtoolize --version : libtoolize (GNU libtool) 2.4.6
> aclocal --version  :  aclocal (GNU automake) 1.15
> automake --version : automake (GNU automake) 1.15
> autoconf --version  : autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.69
> utautom4te --version : autom4te (GNU Autoconf) 2.69oconf) 2.69
> 
> At least the installed libtoolize, autoconf and autom4te should fit the
> required versions. Though doautoreconf.sh fails, running ./configure
> works, but make then fails with
> 
> configure.ac:11: error: require Automake 1.16.1, but have 1.15
> 
> For there is no easy way for updating automake to a higher version under
> ubuntu 16.04, and cmake also fails with errors, is there a way to get
> the current version 2.0.5. to run with ubuntu 16.04 without upgrading to
> ubuntu 18.04. ?
> 
> Best regards
> 

How did you get the source? It should build if it is extracted from
distribution tar.gz. If you are doing a checkout from Git repository
tag, then you have to run the ./scripts/fix-timestamps.sh from the root
of the repo.

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VH