re: no-version / Re: automake not seeing AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE

[Guido Draheim]

jlm wrote:
> I'm using automake version 1.5. I'm getting an error with automake, and
> I can't figure out why. When I run automake, I get this error:
> automake-1.5: configure.ac: `AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE' must be used
>
> But I am using AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE, here's the top of my configure.ac file:
> #Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
> AC_INIT(libgtkbonus, 0.1, address@hidden)
> AC_PREREQ([2.52])
> AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/trough.cpp])
> AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([no-define])
> AM_DISABLE_STATIC
> AM_PROG_LIBTOOL
>
> If anyone can enlighten me to the true meaning of this erroneous error
> message, I would be grateful. I need to ensure that automake does not
> define VERSION, since it is used by a library that I use (hence the
> no-define).

am_init_automake takes two arguments, doesn't it...

btw, what do you mean by "is used by the libary"?? may be the true
solution would be on a slightly different track...