Re: bug with automake 1.6 and autoconf 2.53

[Jeff Deifik]

At 10:07 PM 6/6/2002 +0200, you wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 06, 2002 at 12:45:49PM -0700, Jeff Deifik wrote:
> > At 09:26 PM 6/6/2002 +0200, you wrote:
> > >Could you show us config.log?
> >
> > ok. Here it is (after commenting out the check for autoconf 2.52:
>
> This one is useless.  I'd like too see the one from the real configure,
> because it will include some error message explaining why the test
> failed.

autoconf --version
autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.53
Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.

Copyright 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.


 address@hidden:/home/jdeifik:478 ./configure --prefix=/home/jdeifik
checking for a BSD compatible install... lib/install-sh -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes
checking for perl... /usr/ets/bin/perl
configure: error: Autoconf 2.52 or better is required


Here is config.log:
This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.

It was created by GNU Automake configure 1.6, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.52i.  Invocation command line was

  $ ./configure --prefix=/home/jdeifik

## --------- ##
## Platform. ##
## --------- ##

hostname = electrasun2
uname -m = sun4u
uname -r = 5.7
uname -s = SunOS
uname -v = Generic_106541-19

/usr/bin/uname -p = sparc
/bin/uname -X     = System = SunOS
Node = electrasun2
Release = 5.7
KernelID = Generic_106541-19
Machine = sun4u
BusType = <unknown>
Serial = <unknown>
Users = <unknown>
OEM# = 0
Origin# = 1
NumCPU = 1

/bin/arch              = sun4
/usr/bin/arch -k       = sun4u
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
hostinfo               = unknown
/bin/machine           = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel       = unknown
/bin/universe          = unknown

PATH: /home/jdeifik/bin
PATH: /home/jdeifik/teTex/bin/sparc-sun-solaris2.7
PATH: /opt/gnu/erc32/bin
PATH: /usr/ets/bin
PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /usr/ccs/bin
PATH: /opt/SUNWspro/bin
PATH: /opt/SWNWspro/SC3.0.1/bin
PATH: /usr/ucb
PATH: /export/home/dotsops/bin
PATH: /export/home/dotsked/bin
PATH: /export/home/netscape
PATH: /usr/openwin/bin
PATH: /usr/bin/X11
PATH: /usr/X11/bin
PATH: /etc
PATH: /opt/local/bin
PATH: /usr/etc
PATH: /usr/sccs
PATH: /usr/local/mmail/bin
PATH: /ext/mike/hotjava/bin
PATH: /usr/lib
PATH: /usr/lib/X11
PATH: /opt/SUNWwabin/bin
PATH: /opt/insoft/cooltalk
PATH: /opt/insoft/cooltalk/bin
PATH: .
PATH: /home/jdeifik/rvplayer5.0
PATH: /home/jdeifik/Acrobat3/bin


## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
## ----------- ##

configure:1170: checking for a BSD compatible install
configure:1224: result: lib/install-sh -c
configure:1235: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:1278: result: yes
configure:1311: checking for gawk
configure:1327: found /usr/ets/bin/gawk
configure:1337: result: gawk
configure:1347: checking whether make sets ${MAKE}
configure:1367: result: yes
configure:1534: checking for perl
configure:1552: found /usr/ets/bin/perl
configure:1564: result: /usr/ets/bin/perl
configure:1587: cd conftest && eval ${SHELL} 
/home/jdeifik/gnu/automake-1.6/lib/missing -
-run autoconf -o /dev/null conftest.ac
autom4te: need GNU m4 1.4 or later: /usr/ets/bin/m4
configure:1590: $? = 1
configure:1592: error: Autoconf 2.52 or better is required

## ---------------- ##
## Cache variables. ##
## ---------------- ##

ac_cv_env_build_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_value=
ac_cv_path_PERL=/usr/ets/bin/perl
ac_cv_prog_AWK=gawk
ac_cv_prog_make_make_set=yes

## ----------- ##
## confdefs.h. ##
## ----------- ##

#define PACKAGE_NAME "GNU Automake"
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME "automake"
#define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.6"
#define PACKAGE_STRING "GNU Automake 1.6"
#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "address@hidden"
#define PACKAGE "automake"
#define VERSION "1.6"

configure: exit 1