I've always used ./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr/local
On 9 February 2015 at 16:51, John Denker <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi -- > > Dumb question: I'm trying to figure out how to compile > gnumeric and goffice, starting from a freshly cloned git > repo. > > I have gotten as far as figuring out the steps listed below. > > However, I am evidently missing a step, because a whole > bunch of make-related files are not getting created. Could > somebody please tell me the correct incantation for configuring > and compiling stuff, in a freshly-cloned git repo, on a generic > Ubuntu platform? > > The example below mentions goffice, but closely analogous > issues pertain to gnumeric (just different missing files). > > I have ways of kludging around the problems, but there > must be a more systematic, reliable, proper procedure. > > ################################################### > # Here are the almost-correct steps, AFAICT: > > :; git clone https://github.com/GNOME/goffice > > :; sudo apt-get install libtool automake gtk-doc-tools > > :; if ! grep -q AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR configure.ac ; then > awk '{print} /^AC/{if(!didsome){ > print "AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])"; > didsome++; > }}' ./configure.ac > /tmp/$$ > > mv /tmp/$$ ./configure.ac > fi > > :; libtoolize --force > ### It says: > ### libtoolize: Consider adding `-I m4' to ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS in Makefile.am. > > :; aclocal > :; autoheader > :; automake --force-missing --add-missing # many warnings: non-gnu > extensions > :; autoconf > :; ./configure --prefix=/usr > :; make > :; make install > > Hat tip: > > https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1258673 > > ###################################################### > > ## Uncreated files, using the steps known to me: > gtk-doc.make > goffice/Makefile.in > plugins/Makefile.in > plugins/plot_barcol/Makefile.in > plugins/plot_pie/Makefile.in > plugins/plot_radar/Makefile.in > plugins/plot_xy/Makefile.in > plugins/plot_surface/Makefile.in > plugins/plot_distrib/Makefile.in > plugins/reg_linear/Makefile.in > plugins/reg_logfit/Makefile.in > plugins/smoothing/Makefile.in > plugins/lasem/Makefile.in > mmlitex/Makefile.in > po/Makefile.in.in > tests/Makefile.in > tools/Makefile.in > docs/reference/Makefile.in > > _______________________________________________ > gnumeric-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnumeric-list _______________________________________________ gnumeric-list mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnumeric-list
