Re: Bug: "possibly undefined macro: AC_MSG_ERROR"

[Hans Aberg]

On 4 Mar 2008, at 11:31, Axel Simon wrote:

> > You may disagree with my computer, but I doubt it will change its
> > mind by that. :-)
>
> There is no point in exchanging 50+ emails about what happens on your
> computer or not if it doesn't help to resolve the issue.

If you look back the thread, Ralf Wildenhues reproduced.

> The problem is
> that I cannot reproduce your problem, not get any information that  
> helps
> me understand why it doesn't work on your computer.

My situation is the same - you seems to have something extra  
installed on your computer, and I do not get any information about  
what it is. And I am not a developer of Gtk2hs.

> I would help if you
> ran the above programs with some tracing and debugging options in  
> order
> to understand where it goes wrong.

The thing is starting to become very time consuming. I am willing to  
help with your package. But every time I need to take another darcs.  
So instead of just brainstorming or saying it my computer it is  
wrong, please come forth with some constructive suggestions.

> I've just looked at the very first email in the gtk2hs-users archives.
> You state that you have automake 1.9.6. Our web-site says that 1.9  
> gives
> errors on Debian systems and that you need automake 1.10. Do you now
> have automake 1.10 on your system?

If you look back the thread, I updated it:
# automake --version
automake (GNU automake) 1.10.1

> I need to
> understand why
>
> rm -rf autom4te.cache/ aclocal.m4 configure
> aclocal
> autoheader
> automake
> autoconf

# rm -rf autom4te.cache/ aclocal.m4 configure
# aclocal
# autoheader
# automake
# autoconf
configure.ac:101: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_MSG_ERROR
      If this token and others are legitimate, please use  
m4_pattern_allow.
      See the Autoconf documentation.

> or simply
>
> rm -rf autom4te.cache/ aclocal.m4 configure
> autoreconf

# rm -rf autom4te.cache/ aclocal.m4 configure

# autoreconf
configure.ac:101: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_MSG_ERROR
      If this token and others are legitimate, please use  
m4_pattern_allow.
      See the Autoconf documentation.
autoreconf: /usr/local/bin/autoconf failed with exit status: 1

> doesn't work.

Just drop a note when you have figured it out. :-)

  Hans Aberg