./autogen.sh ./configure cd sigc++/macros make maintainer-clean all is fine. cd .. now in sigc++ make maintainer-clean
aleem@pneumon:sigc++-> make maintainer-clean gm4 -I./macros macros/slot.h.m4 > ./slot.h gm4 -I./macros macros/object_slot.h.m4 > ./object_slot.h gm4 -I./macros macros/func_slot.h.m4 > ./func_slot.h gm4 -I./macros macros/class_slot.h.m4 > ./class_slot.h gm4 -I./macros macros/basic_signal.h.m4 > ./basic_signal.h gm4 -I./macros macros/convert.h.m4 > ./convert.h gm4 -I./macros macros/bind.h.m4 > ./bind.h gm4 -I./macros macros/rettype.h.m4 > ./rettype.h gm4 -I./macros macros/retbind.h.m4 > ./retbind.h cd . \ && CONFIG_FILES=Makefile CONFIG_HEADERS= /bin/ksh ./config.status creating Makefile Making maintainer-clean in . Sorry, but this is nuts! 1. Makefile exists already, so why remake it only to remove it. Why do we need config.status at all). 2. Why are we running these m4 macros? Angus