Re: autogen.sh failure on automake version check

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On Fri, Jun 24, 2005 at 11:42:06AM +0200, Laurent Malvert wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Trying to compile the latest conglomerate CVS snapshot, here's what I got:
> 
> $> ./autogen.sh
> /usr/bin/gnome-autogen.sh
 <snip/>
> checking for automake >= 1.4...
>   testing automake-1.4... not found.
> ***Error***: You must have automake >= 1.4 installed
>   to build Conglomerate.  Download the appropriate package for
>   from your distribution or get the source tarball at
>     http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/automake/automake-1.4.tar.gz
 <snip/>
> checking for pkg-config >= 0.14.0...
>   testing pkg-config... found 0.15.0
> /usr/bin/gnome-autogen.sh: line 154: --print-ac-dir: command not found
> Checking for required M4 macros...
> Checking for forbidden M4 macros...
> 
> 
> which is sad, because:
> 
> $> automake --version
> automake (GNU automake) 1.9.4
> Written by Tom Tromey <[email protected]>.
> 


Yes, it is stupid/strange/awkward,  automake1.4 is required.
It is gnome build thingy that ensist on that version ( sorry, I dunno )


Install automake 1.4, it doesn't conflict with automake1.9
and please provide feedback.


Thank you for flying Conglomerate Airways
Geert Stappers

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