Re: [Bug-tar] compile problems with tar-1.13.93

[Paul Eggert]

address@hidden (Fabian Müller) writes:

> I am still not able to compile tar-1.13.93. I saw several error
> massages the last week while I was trying to compile tar. This is
> the last one:
>
> martin:~/src/tar-1.13.93$ make
> cd . && /bin/sh /home/martin/src/tar-1.13.93/config/missing --run aclocal-1.8 
> -I m4
> autom4te: unknown language: Autoconf-without-aclocal-m4
> aclocal-1.8: autom4te failed with exit status: 1
> make: *** [aclocal.m4] Error 1
> martin:~/src/tar-1.13.93$ 

The "autom4te: unknown language: Autoconf-without-aclocal-m4" message
indicates some sort of installation problem with Autoconf.  (Or
perhaps your autom4te.cache is messed up?  Try removing it.)

This reminds me of an Autoconf patch by Alexandre Duret-Lutz that
Akim Demaille didn't like; see
<http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-autoconf/2003-11/msg00180.html>.
I'm not sure what the status of the "I hate caches" school is, so
I'll CC: this to bug-automake and bug-autoconf.


> $ gettext --version
> gettext (GNU gettext-runtime) 0.12.1

That's an old version of gettext; I wouldn't be surprised if CVS tar
requires gettext 0.14.1.  Can you please try using that instead?  If
it fixes the problem, we'll update tar/README-alpha accordingly.