autoconf 2.60 is released and works with LyX. This patch goes in now.
Georg
Index: autogen.sh =================================================================== --- autogen.sh (Revision 14491) +++ autogen.sh (Arbeitskopie) @@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ test "$autoversion" != "" && { echo "LyX requires autoconf >= 2.52" exit 1 } - + case $autoversion in - *' '2.5[2-9]) + *' '2.5[2-9] | *' '2.60) EXTRA_ACINCLUDE_FILES="lyxinclude25x.m4" ;; *) echo "This autoconf version is not supported by LyX." - echo "LyX only supports autoconf 2.5[2-9]." + echo "LyX only supports autoconf 2.5[2-9] | 2.60." exit 1 ;; esac