Re: [Plplot-devel] Important questions on timing and implementation of merge of the AT branch into MAIN HEAD

[Joao C. <jc...@fe...>]

On Saturday 30 November 2002 02:40, Alan W. Irwin wrote:
> I ask for your comments below on both the timing and implementation of
> merging the AT branch into CVS HEAD.  But before getting to that here i=
s
> the summary of where the AT project stands at the moment.
=2E..

> (3) octave
>
> ******************* (conservative date for merge)
>
> (4) static drivers
>
> (5) deal with cross platform glitches.
=2E..

> The "+++" line above would only inconvenience Joao, I believe.  Joao, d=
o
> you mind doing the automake change for octave on CVS HEAD after the mer=
ge
> or do you want to do it on the AT branch before the merge?  I will help=
 as
> much as you like in either case.

I don't mind ( I prefer) doing it after the merge. But I tried to=20
configure/build AT without success.

I followed your cookbook, with

> autoconf --version
       autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.53
    ( I compiled/installed 2.53 as the system's is 2.52)
> automake --version
      automake (GNU automake) 1.5
> libtool --version
      ltmain.sh (GNU libtool) 1.4.2 (1.922.2.53 2001/09/11 03:18:52)

I don't have any plplot environment variable set (even the infamous=20
LD_LIBRARY...)

> cvs checkout -r AT -d AT plplot
> cd AT
> ./bootstrap.sh
     WARNING: Using auxiliary files such as `acconfig.h', `config.h.bot'
     WARNING: and `config.h.top', to define templates for `config.h.in'
     WARNING: is deprecated and discouraged.

     WARNING: Using the third argument of `AC_DEFINE' and
     WARNING: `AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED' allows to define a template without
     WARNING: `acconfig.h':

     WARNING:   AC_DEFINE([NEED_MAIN], 1,
     WARNING:             [Define if a function `main' is needed.])

     WARNING: More sophisticated templates can also be produced, see the
    WARNING: documentation.
    /usr/bin/m4: configure.in: 352: Cannot open version.in: No such file =
or
     directory

Then, I

> m4 --version
    GNU m4 1.4o
> cp cf/version.in .

And executed each of bootstrap.sh lines one by one:

> aclocal
> touch include/plConfig.h.in
> libtoolize --copy --ltdl --automake
> automake --add-missing

No errors so far. Now,

> autoheader
    WARNING: Using auxiliary files such as `acconfig.h', `config.h.bot'
    WARNING: and `config.h.top', to define templates for `config.h.in'
    WARNING: is deprecated and discouraged.

    WARNING: Using the third argument of `AC_DEFINE' and
    WARNING: `AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED' allows to define a template without
    WARNING: `acconfig.h':

    WARNING:   AC_DEFINE([NEED_MAIN], 1,
    WARNING:             [Define if a function `main' is needed.])

    WARNING: More sophisticated templates can also be produced, see the
    WARNING: documentation.
    /usr/bin/m4: configure.in: 353: Non-numeric argument to built-in `div=
ert'
    /usr/bin/m4: configure.in: 368: Non-numeric argument to built-in `div=
ert'
=2E..
    /usr/bin/m4: sysloc.in: 58: Non-numeric argument to built-in `divert'
    /usr/bin/m4: sysloc.in: 916: Non-numeric argument to built-in `divert=
'
=2E..
    configure.in:570: warning: do not use m4_patsubst: use patsubst or
    m4_bpatsubst
=2E..
    configure.in:742: warning: do not use m4_regexp: use regexp or m4_bre=
gexp
    autoheader: missing template: PLPLOT_VERSION

And finally, just for completion,

> autoconf=20
> ./configure --prefix=3D/usr/local/plplot_at --with-double --enable-dynd=
rivers
    No defaults file found, performing full configure.
    ./configure: =3D: command not found
    ./configure: 3 -----
=2E..
    cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
    #define PLPLOT_VERSION 5.1.0
    _ACEOF
    : No such file or directory
    ./configure: _ACEOF: command not found
    checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
    checking whether build environment is sane... yes
    checking for gawk... gawk
    checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes
    checking for style of include used by make... GNU
    checking for gcc... gcc
    checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compile=
r
    cannot create executables

So, what do you think I should do now?

Joao