Re: make check error in autoconf v2.52f

[John Poltorak]

On Mon, Jan 21, 2002 at 11:41:23AM +0100, Akim Demaille wrote:
> >>>>> "John" == John Poltorak <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> John> This is the single error I get when building and installing
> John> autoconf v2.52f on OS/2:-
> 
> John> Making check in tests make[1]: Entering directory
> John> `/workdir/autoconf-2.52f/tests' make check-local make[2]:
> John> Entering directory `/workdir/autoconf-2.52f/tests' ./autom4te
> John> --language=autotest -I . suite.at -o testsuite.tmp make[2]:
> John> ./autom4te: Command not found make[2]: Leaving directory
> John> `/workdir/autoconf-2.52f/tests' make[1]: *** [check-am] Error 1
> John> make[1]: Leaving directory `/workdir/autoconf-2.52f/tests' make:
> John> *** [check-recursive] Error 1
> 
> 
> John> Is there anything I can do about this?
> 
> Weird.  Go to tests/, run `make autom4te'.  Make sure autom4te exits
> in bin/ too.


It says:-

make: `autom4te' is up to date.


Could problem might be related to a bug in Make or possibly something 
involving the OS/2 command processor?

I saw a mention of NULLCMD in the on-line docs. Should I try setting this 
explicitly to 'cat' or somesuch?

-- 
John