On 2024-10-09 15:20, Jim McNamara via Cygwin wrote:
Hi-
which package does cygwin have for automake-bin. I need aclocal because the
software i am installing has a newer automake, autoconf, and libtool than what
is available than the dir that resides in ./configure dir. It instructed me to
do this:
thanks for any help guys.
jim
Steps to Resolve the Issue
Install automake-bin:
Run the Cygwin setup executable (setup-x86_64.exe for 64-bit).
Search for automake-bin.
Make sure it is selected for installation.
Reinstall automake:
To ensure compatibility, you might also want to reinstall the automake package
alongside automake-bin.
Verify Installation:
After installation, check if aclocal is now available:
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aclocal --version
Regenerate Build Files:
Once aclocal is installed, you can run the necessary commands to regenerate
your project’s build files:
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aclocal
autoconf
automake --add-missing
Continue the Build Process:
After regenerating the files, proceed with configuring and building your
project:
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./configure --prefix=/usr/
make
By ensuring that both automake and automake-bin are installed, you should be
able to resolve the version issues and successfully run aclocal. If you
continue to face problems, please let me know!
Those must be really old instructions!
Check on the Cygwin Time Machine for automake-bin.
Repology.org has no hits for automake-bin, mostly just automake, including
Cygwin, and a couple of instances of automake-common and automake-vanilla.
That could also just be a reference to BSD or similar ports package names.
Normally on Cygwin package builds, you run autoreconf to update the package
autotools scripts and macros, and use or apply Cygwin adaptations to macros for
tool variants.
It is normally easier to install cygport and create a cygport script with
minimal variable definitions to automagically build and check a package using
autotools.
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