Hi Brian- thank you for not steering me down the AI road this time. I will try to follow the cool advice you gave and maybe get cygports and when I am more awake will read the rest carefully.
THANKS SO MUCH. have cool day. jim Sent with Proton Mail secure email. On Wednesday, October 9th, 2024 at 11:08 PM, Brian Inglis via Cygwin <cygwin@cygwin.com> wrote: > Hi Jim, > > That AI is probably hallucinating ancient advice for legacy versions, like > your > other instructions below were. > > If you told us the name or source of your package, we could be more helpful. > > If cygport, or autoconf and automake, are installed, you have a version of > aclocal, that may be used by autoreconf as required. > > You should always use Cygwin packaged versions of build tool packages, as they > have the customizations required to build using non-ELF PE format supporting > utilities and use Cygwin shared libraries and Windows system DLLs. > > Otherwise you will have to redo all the effort put into building Msys2 (or the > Cygwin tool base) just to get to the point where you have tools that will work > with Cygwin. > > Or you can use a BSD or Linux VM and their toolchains if you don't need > Windows > support. > > Normally current modern autotools packages include configure.ac which is used > as > a template by autoreconf (-f -i -v most often) running autoconf to customize a > ./configure script, which when run detects system characteristics, then runs > automake which uses those with the template Makefile.am(s) to customize > Makefile(s), allowing you to run make. > > Have a look at what cygport cygautoreconf does with autoreconf: > > https://cygwin.com/git/?p=cygwin-apps/cygport.git;a=blob;f=cygclass/autotools.cygclass#l203 > > https://cygwin.com/git/?p=cygwin-apps/cygport.git;a=blob;f=cygclass/autotools.cygclass#l549 > > or if cygport installed: > > ${VISUAL:-${EDITOR:-less}} '+/\/cygautoreconf$' \ > /usr/share/cygport/cygclass/autotools.cygclass > > and > > /^\s*autoreconf\s > > For background see the docs in: > > $ info autoconf autoreconf > $ info automake aclocal > > Similarly with cmake, ninja, and other build toolchains: see the cygport > cygclass doc entries and scripts, and the relevant man pages. > > -- > 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 > > > On 2024-10-09 18:52, Jim McNamara via Cygwin wrote: > > > 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. > > > > On Wednesday, October 9th, 2024 at 8:07 PM, Jim McNamara via Cygwin wrote: > > > > I had tried autoreconf -i. > > > I will keep thinking about it. > > > I am in a bit of a loop trying to troubleshoot it. > > > On Wednesday, October 9th, 2024 at 7:05 PM, Brian Inglis via Cygwin wrote: > > > > > > > On 2024-10-09 15:20, Jim McNamara via Cygwin wrote: > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > 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
