Re: Problem with autoconf 2.52

[Robert Boehne]

What version of Libtool are you using with Autoconf 2.52?
You could always update whatever version you are using
in libtlldl to 2.52.  In general you're probably asking
for trouble when you mix things up.

Robert

David Snopek wrote:
> 
> This is not exactly a bug, but it does require an extra step inorder to
> work properly.  Here is the situation:
> 
> Imagine that you're including libltdl as a convenience library in a
> package (using "libtoolize --ltdl"), and specify
> "AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS(libltdl)" in your configure.in.  You're using
> autoconf 2.52 to generate the configure script.
> 
> Under most situations, this runs fine.  But there are weird problems
> that can happen because the "configure" in libltdl was generated using
> 2.13.  Most notably, specifying any host, target, or build option will
> cause libltdl's configure to exit with error.
> 
> This can be solved a couple of ways:
> 
> (1) Using "libtoolize --ltdl --copy" and running "aclocal ; autoconf ;
> automake" in the libltdl directory.
> (2) Generating the original copy (located in
> ${prefix}/share/libtool/libltdl) with the newest version of autoconf
> since I believe they are all "forward-compatible".
> (3) Cause the "configure" in libltdl to be regenerated with using the
> local system autoconf when "libtoolize --ltdl" is called.  I think this
> is the most elegant solution.
> 
> In any case, I think the user should be warned.  This should be put in a
> FAQ or added to the info pages on libltdl.
> 
> If anyone has any additional questions or comments, please e-mail me
> directly as I am not subscribed to the list.  I hope this helps somebody!!
> 
>         -- David Snopek
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