Re: [Update install instruction for macOS] Update install instruction for macOS

[Zack Weinberg]

On Sun, Nov 20, 2022, at 11:43 AM, Paul Eggert wrote:
> On 2022-11-20 08:19, Minsoo Choo wrote:
>> I tried many methods to solve this, and when I installed perl from source,
>> the problem was solved.
>
> Sure, but this sounds like a routine Perl installation problem, one that 
> can occur on many platforms. It's not clear why Autoconf needs to go 
> into details about how its prerequisites can be messed up, or why macOS 
> needs a special shout-out.

Let me expand on that: It would be really helpful if you could share with us:

- a _verbatim transcript_ of your shell session when you tried to install
  Autoconf and/or Automake using the system perl, showing all steps up to
  and including where it went wrong, in enough detail that we can try the
  same thing for ourselves

- all config.log files generated during that shell session

- the _complete and unedited_ output of `perl -V` where perl is the system
  perl

- specifics of which version of MacOS you are using (the text shown in the
  apple menu "about this mac" window should be sufficient)

Thanks.
zw