Re: When/why does the 'missing' script run

[Gary V . Vaughan]

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Hi Dalibor,

On 23 Apr 2004, at 16:26, Dalibor Topic wrote:
> I'm using a patched up libtool in kaffe, and every now and then the 
> 'missing' script ruins a build a la
>
> Making all in libltdl
> gmake[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/topi/build/libltdl'
> cd ../../kaffe/libltdl && /bin/bash /tmp/topi/kaffe/libltdl/missing 
> --run autoconf
> configure.ac:53: error: Autoconf version 2.58 or higher is required
> aclocal.m4:524: AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE is expanded from...
> configure.ac:53: the top level
> autom4te: /opt/gnu/bin/m4 failed with exit status: 1
> gmake[1]: *** [../../kaffe/libltdl/configure] Error 1
> gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/topi/build/libltdl'
> gmake: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
>
> any idea why the 'missing' script would get run? And how to stop it 
> from asking for autoconf?

I haven't been able to figure it out from a cursory look.  Libtool 
bootstrap usually
works (and takes about 10 minutes to run), but occasionally when I cd 
into a fresh
build tree and ../configure, running make invokes missing to rerun 
automake which
chokes on missing ltmain.sh (which hasn't been built yet obviously).  
Removing the
build tree, rerunning bootstrap and starting again always fixes it 
though.  Weird!

If you get anywhere near figuring it out, please let me know!

Cheers,
        Gary.
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