Re: OSX build problems for SVG branch

Javier Pedemonte wrote:

> KC Feldt wrote:
> 
>> In building an SVG enabled version of Mozilla for OSX, I continually
>> get to the step of running the 'autoconf' script to prepare for
>> compilation,
>> and get....
>>
>> "
>> build/autoconf/altoptions.m4:140: error: m4_defn: undefined macro:
>> _m4_divert_diversion
>> build/autoconf/altoptions.m4:137: MOZ_READ_MOZCONFIG is expanded from...
>> build/autoconf/altoptions.m4:140: the top level
>> "
> 
> 
> I haven't used autoconf on MacOSX, but I do know that Mozilla requires
> version 2.13 of autoconf; it won't work with version 2.5x.
> Unfortunately, I think that is what is installed by default on MacOSX
> (on 10.2, I only have autoconf 2.52).  You need to install autoconf
> 2.13, using either Fink or from a site like this
> (http://macosx.forked.net/showcat.php?cat=Programming&sortmethod=name).
>  Hopefully, someone who has already run into this problem will respond.
> 
> 
> javier

KC Feldt wrote (private email):
>>
>> Do you know how to build the SVG-OSX without requiring version 2.18
>> of autoconf?
>>

http://fink.sourceforge.net/pdb/search.php?s=autoconf
'sudo apt-get install autoconf'
this installs a v2.13 in /sw/bin

after installing - and possibly rebooting - try
'autoconf --version'

If you still get v2.54 (in /usr/bin ) you can explicitly execute it by
giving the whole path : /sw/bin/autoconf

I must have done this at some time.
I *do* seem to have a vague recollection of having installed autoconf
v2.13 when creating the merge instructions as a consequense of some
advise on IRC on moznet #mozilla

This seems to be a step to note in my next update of the build
instructions :-) And with the 2003-50 update this has been done

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