Hi Brian- I harnessed the power of AI, and it advised to do edits to like makefile.am and one other file I can pull the name to tomorrow after I get some sleep since I dont have automake-bin. Also, as a strategy i could install automake from gnu and gain access to that tool which is probably the route i will go because running anything without the command aclocal and going to refresh it.
This is all abstraction to me other than I am jumping though some hoops to get it on there. thanks, jim Sent with Proton Mail secure email. ------- Forwarded Message ------- From: Jim McNamara via Cygwin <cygwin@cygwin.com> Date: On Wednesday, October 9th, 2024 at 8:07 PM Subject: Re: automake-bin To: cygwin@cygwin.com <cygwin@cygwin.com> > 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 -- 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
