Re: help requested - problem with tool configuration

On Jan 28, 2005, at 11:39 PM, David Bélanger wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 28, 2005 at 06:56:04PM -0500, Peter Lovell wrote:
> ...
>> Obviously there's a proper sequence for getting and configuring the
>> auto* tools, so can someone tell me the right way to do this.
>>
>> For reference, these are the versions I have presently ...
>> aclocal (GNU automake) 1.9.4
>> libtoolize (GNU libtool) 1.5.2
>> autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.59
>> autoheader (GNU Autoconf) 2.59
>> automake (GNU automake) 1.9.4
>>
>
> Hi Peter,
>
> Try to install both automake and autoconf (and possibly libtool) at the
> same location (--prefix=...) even if you have some of them already
> installed on your system.  From experience, this increased my chances 
> of
> success and does not take more time.  That way, they will find each
> other .m4 or any files they need without specifying "include path".
>
>
> David

Thanks David - that was what I needed.

libtool was indeed the culprit. Once I installed it in the same 
location everything worked fine.

Many thanks.....Peter