Re: Autoconf 2.57g is released

[Akim Demaille]

 >> ** autoreconf and auxiliary directory
 >> Autoreconf creates the auxiliary directory if needed.  This is
 >> especially useful for initial "bootstrapping" of fresh CVS checkouts.

 > Is AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR required now?  If so, I think that should be more
 > prominently mentioned in the NEWS file.  Here is what happens for me,
 > who doesn't use AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR.  (Ignore the pkg.m4 error.)

It is not an error in autoreconf: it is libtoolize that failed here.
Thanks for the report though!

 > Works fine when I do specify AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR though.

 > address@hidden:~/src/libidn$ ./autogen.sh
 > + autoreconf --install --force --verbose
 > autoreconf: Entering directory `.'
 > autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Gettext
 > autoreconf: running: aclocal --force -I m4
 > /usr/local/share/aclocal/pkg.m4:5: underquoted definition of 
 > PKG_CHECK_MODULES
 > /usr/local/share/aclocal/pkg.m4:5: run info '(automake)Extending aclocal'
 > or see http://sources.redhat.com/automake/automake.html#Extending%20aclocal
 > autoreconf: configure.ac: tracing
 > autoreconf: running: libtoolize --copy --force
 > libtoolize: putting files in AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR, `'.
 > mkdir: too few arguments
 > Try `mkdir --help' for more information.
 > cp: cannot create regular file `/config.guess': Permission denied
 > libtoolize: can not copy `/usr/local/share/libtool/config.guess' to 
 > `/config.guess'
 > mkdir: too few arguments
 > Try `mkdir --help' for more information.
 > cp: cannot create regular file `/config.sub': Permission denied
 > libtoolize: can not copy `/usr/local/share/libtool/config.sub' to 
 > `/config.sub'
 > mkdir: too few arguments
 > Try `mkdir --help' for more information.
 > cp: cannot create regular file `/ltmain.sh': Permission denied
 > libtoolize: can not copy `/usr/local/share/libtool/ltmain.sh' to `/ltmain.sh'
 > libtoolize: putting macros in AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR, `m4'.
 > libtoolize: copying file `m4/libtool.m4'
 > autoreconf: libtoolize failed with exit status: 1
 > address@hidden:~/src/libidn$

 > address@hidden:~/src/libidn$ autoreconf --version
 > autoreconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.57g
 > Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.
 
 > Copyright (C) 2003 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:~/src/libidn$ libtoolize --version
 > libtoolize (GNU libtool) 1.5a (1.1296 2003/10/21 15:03:52)
 > Written by Gary V. Vaughan <address@hidden>
 
 > Copyright (C) 2003 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.