Hello bax77bax, On 2012-05-16 09:39 -0700, baxy77bax wrote: > I am learning to use automake tool to create my make files. and what i have > seen from the examples on the net you can while creating the configure file > somehow let some library paths unspecified and then specify them when > running > > ./config --with-libget-prefix=/....
Common convention is for configure scripts to be named "configure", but that is likely not related to your problem... > Now when i create my Makefile.in and my configure.ac files and then build > them: > > aclocal > configure.ac:62: warning: macro `AM_PATH_LIBGET' not found in library Here aclocal has detected a call to a macro called AM_PATH_LIBGET but cannot find a definition for it. First note that you should not define macros starting with AM_ to avoid conflicts with Automake. Regardless, you probably just need to tell aclocal where to find your macro definition, e.g. by passing an appropriate -I option to the tool. > autoconfig There is no "autoconfig" command as part of the GNU build system that I'm aware of, so I'm afraid I cannot help you with this. > i get the configuration script but no option to specify the path or the > prefix to my libget library. Since I'm confused now please be patient with > me. I have to figure this out quickly and that is why i'm rushing into this > without first reading all the relevant literature. Haste is not a prudent course of action when dealing with the sort of problems that arise from working with computers. Take your time. If you still cannot solve your problem, please provide a complete, small test case that demonstrates your issue, including *all* your input (configure.ac, Makefile.am, etc.), explaining precisely how the behaviour differs from what's expected. It's also a good idea to include which versions of autoconf and automake you are using. Hope that helps, -- Nick Bowler, Elliptic Technologies (http://www.elliptictech.com/)
