> On 20 Oct 2015, at 20:47, Mark Galeck <mark_gal...@pacbell.net> wrote: > > Dan Kegel wrote: > You may need this commit, which was after 4.1, if I read git history > correctly: > > commit 292da6f6867b75a5af7ddbb639a1feae022f438f > Author: Paul Smith <psm...@gnu.org> > Date: Mon Oct 20 01:54:56 2014 -0400 > > * main.c (main): [SV 43434] Handle NULL returns from ttyname(). > > Try getting the latest from git; see > http://savannah.gnu.org/git/?group=make > > > ---------------------------- > > I am still having trouble compiling GNU Make 4.1 from the above git repo. > Following instructions from Dan and the file README.git, > > I run >> autoreconf -i > > This fails because I don't have the latest gettext package, OK I install > that, then it fails because I don't have the latest autoconf, OK I install > that too, finally it fails like this: > > > configure.ac:45: warning: macro `AM_PROG_AR' not found in library > configure.ac:45: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_PROG_AR > If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow. > See the Autoconf documentation. > autoreconf: //bin/autoconf failed with exit status: 1
That’s very likely caused by not finding the m4 macros installed by automake. This can happen if you’ve installed them in different locations and you’ll have to use the '-I' (include) flag to tell it where to look. Cheers, Tony _______________________________________________ Help-make mailing list Help-make@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-make
