Hi Brian- I had tried autoreconf -i.
I will keep thinking about it. I am in a bit of a loop trying to troubleshoot it. thanks, jim Sent with Proton Mail secure email. On Wednesday, October 9th, 2024 at 7:05 PM, Brian Inglis via Cygwin <cygwin@cygwin.com> wrote: > 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: > > bash > > Copy code > > aclocal --version > > Regenerate Build Files: > > > > Once aclocal is installed, you can run the necessary commands to regenerate > > your project’s build files: > > bash > > Copy code > > aclocal > > autoconf > > automake --add-missing > > Continue the Build Process: > > > > After regenerating the files, proceed with configuring and building your > > project: > > bash > > Copy code > > ./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. > > -- > Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis Calgary, Alberta, Canada > > La perfection est atteinte Perfection is achieved > non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter not when there is no more to add > mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retirer but when there is no more to cut > -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry > > -- > Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
