Re: How to use alternative autoconf than what is located in /usr/local/bin (for automake compile)?

[Daniel Herring]

FYI, when I install a new version of the autotools, I do something like

# PATH=/new/path/bin:$PATH
# cd m4; ./configure --prefix=/new/path; make; make install
# cd ../autoconf; ./configure --prefix=/new/path; make; make install
# cd ../automake; ./configure --prefix=/new/path; make; make install
# cd ../libtool; ./configure --prefix=/new/path $OSXOPTS; make; make install

The proper versions of everything are found because they are first in 
PATH.

The OSXOPTS for libtool is needed because Apple ships another program 
named libtool.  GNU libtool is renamed to glibtool (IIRC).  There are a 
couple ways of effecting this.  IIRC, I use a setting that prefixes the 
program with a g (something like --program-prefix=g).

Later,
Daniel