Re: How stable is the current CVS version of autoconf?

2000-07-05 Thread Lars J. Aas
On Wed, Jul 05, 2000 at 11:38:14AM +0200, Akim Demaille wrote: : It is definitely stabilizing. Sure things will probably change a bit : before the first snapshot, but it should happen ``soon'' :) Take the Be line: "when it's ready"... :) Lars J

Re: How stable is the current CVS version of autoconf?

2000-07-05 Thread Akim Demaille
>>>>> "Harlan" == Harlan Stenn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Harlan> Is the present state of the CVS version of autoconf "stable Harlan> enough" for production use? Harlan> It looks like a couple of folks are getting ready to start Harlan> cros

Re: How stable is the current CVS version of autoconf?

2000-07-04 Thread Mo DeJong
On Tue, 4 Jul 2000, Harlan Stenn wrote: > Is the present state of the CVS version of autoconf "stable enough" for > production use? > > It looks like a couple of folks are getting ready to start cross-compile > efforts for new releases of NTP, and I need to decide if I

How stable is the current CVS version of autoconf?

2000-07-04 Thread Harlan Stenn
Is the present state of the CVS version of autoconf "stable enough" for production use? It looks like a couple of folks are getting ready to start cross-compile efforts for new releases of NTP, and I need to decide if I should upgrade or hold still... H

Re: cvs version of autoconf usable??

2000-03-23 Thread Akim Demaille
| + grep '^#[a-z]*[ ][ ]*GIIPATHTAG[ ]*$' /tmp/ah20650.out | + echo 'autoheader: No template for symbol `GIIPATHTAG'\''' | autoheader: No template for symbol `GIIPATHTAG' | + status=1 Your problem is here. autoheader, when checking if all the symbols have a template has a pattern whi

Re: cvs version of autoconf usable??

2000-03-22 Thread John Fortin
John Fortin wrote: > > John Fortin wrote: > > > > Russ Allbery wrote: > > > > > > Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > > > | help2man requires perl (which I have), but also requires the POSIX.pm > > > > | module, which does not seem to be available. > > > > > > > OK, thanks, this w

Re: cvs version of autoconf usable??

2000-03-22 Thread Russ Allbery
John Fortin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hmmm. I may be wrong about the ActiveState port. I just found POSIX.pm. > I'll have to do some more testing. Be aware that POSIX is normally an XS module and the .pm is just the loader code for what's normally a DLL or shared object of some sort. -- R

Re: cvs version of autoconf usable??

2000-03-22 Thread John Fortin
John Fortin wrote: > > Russ Allbery wrote: > > > > Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > | help2man requires perl (which I have), but also requires the POSIX.pm > > > | module, which does not seem to be available. > > > > > OK, thanks, this will have to be tested. > > > > The POSIX

Re: cvs version of autoconf usable??

2000-03-22 Thread John Fortin
Russ Allbery wrote: > > Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > | help2man requires perl (which I have), but also requires the POSIX.pm > > | module, which does not seem to be available. > > > OK, thanks, this will have to be tested. > > The POSIX module has been a standard part of Per

Re: cvs version of autoconf usable??

2000-03-22 Thread Russ Allbery
Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > | help2man requires perl (which I have), but also requires the POSIX.pm > | module, which does not seem to be available. > OK, thanks, this will have to be tested. The POSIX module has been a standard part of Perl 5 since I believe 5.000. I'm not sure

Re: cvs version of autoconf usable??

2000-03-22 Thread John Fortin
A > make check CC=gcc (or whatever the name of your compiler). > Done. Works... > | configure.in:131: warning: AC_C_CONST was called before AC_PROG_CC_STDC > | configure.in:133: warning: AC_STRUCT_ST_RDEV is obsolete; replace it with > | AC_CHECK_MEMBERS((struct stat.st_rde

Re: cvs version of autoconf usable??

2000-03-22 Thread Akim Demaille
| help2man requires perl (which I have), but also requires the POSIX.pm | module, which does not seem to be available. OK, thanks, this will have to be tested. | checking for working help2man... missing Huh? We have a communication problem here, I consider a success that help2man is conside

Re: cvs version of autoconf usable??

2000-03-21 Thread John Fortin
Akim Demaille wrote: > > > "John" == John Fortin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > John> Yes, I can. Unfortunately, I am at work and my log files are at > John> home. I'll post them tonight. > > Thanks! > > John> autoconf built fine ( except for the man files ). I ran the > > What proble

Re: cvs version of autoconf usable??

2000-03-21 Thread Akim Demaille
> "John" == John Fortin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: John> Yes, I can. Unfortunately, I am at work and my log files are at John> home. I'll post them tonight. Thanks! John> autoconf built fine ( except for the man files ). I ran the What problem did you meet with man pages? It's a failu

Re: cvs version of autoconf usable??

2000-03-21 Thread John Fortin
Akim Demaille wrote: > | Hi, > | I have a question about the stability of the current cvs version of > | autoconf. Currently I am using autoconf-2.13 under cygwin. > | I am trying to bulld libGGI. Unfortunately, autoheader fails because of > | the problem described by Eanie

Re: cvs version of autoconf usable??

2000-03-21 Thread Akim Demaille
| Hi, | I have a question about the stability of the current cvs version of | autoconf. Currently I am using autoconf-2.13 under cygwin. | I am trying to bulld libGGI. Unfortunately, autoheader fails because of | the problem described by Eanie Boyd described in a previous posting

cvs version of autoconf usable??

2000-03-21 Thread John Fortin
Hi, I have a question about the stability of the current cvs version of autoconf. Currently I am using autoconf-2.13 under cygwin. I am trying to bulld libGGI. Unfortunately, autoheader fails because of the problem described by Eanie Boyd described in a previous posting. http

Re: cvs version of autoconf

2000-02-23 Thread Alexandre Oliva
On Feb 23, 2000, Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> "Alexandre" == Alexandre Oliva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Alexandre> On Feb 23, 2000, Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "Alexandre" == Alexandre Oliva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Alexandre> I often recomme

Re: cvs version of autoconf

2000-02-23 Thread Akim Demaille
> "Alexandre" == Alexandre Oliva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Alexandre> On Feb 23, 2000, Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> "Alexandre" == Alexandre Oliva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> writes: Alexandre> I disagree. In fact, I often recommend that people start Alexandre> their ow

Re: cvs version of autoconf

2000-02-23 Thread Alexandre Oliva
On Feb 23, 2000, Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> "Alexandre" == Alexandre Oliva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Alexandre> I disagree. In fact, I often recommend that people start Alexandre> their own macros with AC_uid_, so that autoconf prints an Alexandre> error if the macro fails

Re: cvs version of autoconf

2000-02-23 Thread Akim Demaille
> "Alexandre" == Alexandre Oliva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Alexandre> I disagree. In fact, I often recommend that people start Alexandre> their own macros with AC_uid_, so that autoconf prints an Alexandre> error if the macro fails to be properly expanded in the Alexandre> configure script

Re: cvs version of autoconf

2000-02-22 Thread Alexandre Oliva
On Feb 17, 2000, Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > defined. BTW, personally I would complain to its author: AM_ and > actually all the `A[A-Z]_' are reserved by Autoconf and Co. Unless it > is planed that this macro becomes an official Automake macros, it is > misleading to name it AM_

Re: cvs version of autoconf

2000-02-18 Thread Gabor Z. Papp
Akim Demaille wrote: | Gabor> In glib source I have an acglib.m4 file, but no AC_PATH_GLIB | Gabor> defined or used in it, so I think it isn't usable. MC guys | Gabor> didn't answer for my report. | | You said AM_PATH_GLIB the first time, but I suppose that's what you Yes, I misspelled. :( | m

Re: cvs version of autoconf

2000-02-18 Thread Akim Demaille
> "Gabor" == Gabor Z Papp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Gabor> In glib source I have an acglib.m4 file, but no AC_PATH_GLIB Gabor> defined or used in it, so I think it isn't usable. MC guys Gabor> didn't answer for my report. You said AM_PATH_GLIB the first time, but I suppose that's what you

Re: cvs version of autoconf

2000-02-18 Thread Gabor Z. Papp
Akim Demaille wrote: | Gabor> There is an acglib.m4 but no related are defined. | | Sorry, I don't understand. In glib source I have an acglib.m4 file, but no AC_PATH_GLIB defined or used in it, so I think it isn't usable. MC guys didn't answer for my report. BTW, I just compiled libtool. I in

Re: cvs version of autoconf

2000-02-18 Thread Akim Demaille
> "Gabor" == Gabor Z Papp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Gabor> When I have a new.m4 file, and I want use with autoconf, its Gabor> enough to copy to the autoconf directory? No. look where there are other m4 files, and place it there. Otherwise read the documentation of Automake, look for `acl

Re: cvs version of autoconf

2000-02-17 Thread Gabor Z. Papp
Akim Demaille wrote: | well, it is *not* defined, it is *used* in your second configure.in. | I suppose glib.m4 or so must be available somewhere. Do you have the | sources of glib? You probably should. Ask help to the MC guys, your | problem does not appear to have anything to do with a bad A

Re: cvs version of autoconf

2000-02-17 Thread Gabor Z. Papp
Akim Demaille wrote: | well, it is *not* defined, it is *used* in your second configure.in. | I suppose glib.m4 or so must be available somewhere. Do you have the | sources of glib? You probably should. Ask help to the MC guys, your | problem does not appear to have anything to do with a bad A

Re: cvs version of autoconf

2000-02-17 Thread Akim Demaille
> "Gabor" == Gabor Z Papp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Gabor> It is defined in configure.in, and I don't know how can I tell Gabor> to the script, that glib is installed in /usr/local well, it is *not* defined, it is *used* in your second configure.in. I suppose glib.m4 or so must be availabl

Re: cvs version of autoconf

2000-02-17 Thread Akim Demaille
> "Gabor" == Gabor Z Papp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Gabor> | Take the definition of the macro, paste it in a file Gabor> m4/glibpath.m4. | | That's all :) Gabor> Heh, but how? What is the definition of macro? And I don't Gabor> have m4 directory. It is /usr/share/aclocal? Please, make m

Re: cvs version of autoconf

2000-02-17 Thread Gabor Z. Papp
| Take the definition of the macro, paste it in a file m4/glibpath.m4. | | That's all :) Heh, but how? What is the definition of macro? And I don't have m4 directory. It is /usr/share/aclocal? Please, make me the glibpath.m4 and in the future I know, how must I do a new one. :)

Re: cvs version of autoconf

2000-02-17 Thread Akim Demaille
> "Gabor" == Gabor Z Papp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Gabor> Can you please explain me how can I add AM_GLIB_PATH into a Gabor> sample m4 file? Thanks. Take the definition of the macro, paste it in a file m4/glibpath.m4. That's all :) Akim

Re: cvs version of autoconf

2000-02-17 Thread Gabor Z. Papp
Akim Demaille wrote: | Gabor> Midnight Commander CVS. I delete every autoconf/automake | Gabor> related files from my host, and install the last releases. Let | Gabor> see, what happend. | | I don't see any commands here. What is it that you run? If it is | `make', could you try to do it step

Re: cvs version of autoconf

2000-02-17 Thread Akim Demaille
> "Gabor" == Gabor Z Papp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Gabor> Midnight Commander CVS. I delete every autoconf/automake Gabor> related files from my host, and install the last releases. Let Gabor> see, what happend. I don't see any commands here. What is it that you run? If it is `make', co

Re: cvs version of autoconf

2000-02-17 Thread Gabor Z. Papp
Akim Demaille wrote: | You also need to find where all the macros AM_PATH_GLIB etc. are | defined. BTW, personally I would complain to its author: AM_ and | actually all the `A[A-Z]_' are reserved by Autoconf and Co. Unless it | is planed that this macro becomes an official Automake macros, it

Re: cvs version of autoconf

2000-02-17 Thread Gabor Z. Papp
Akim Demaille wrote: | I doesn't seem to be related to Autoconf. Are you sure you run the | current Autoconf? I see it tries to access | /usr/local/share/autoconf/acconfig.h, which is not the way the current | Autoconf behaves (it no longer use it). I don't have other version of autoconf insta

Re: cvs version of autoconf

2000-02-17 Thread Akim Demaille
> "Gabor" == Gabor Z Papp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Gabor> I have this problem configuring midnight commender cvs tree, Gabor> and I think the problem is with my bad autoconf install. My Gabor> question is, that how can I install glib and other packages Gabor> that have glib.m4 and other a

cvs version of autoconf

2000-02-17 Thread Gabor Z. Papp
I have this problem configuring midnight commender cvs tree, and I think the problem is with my bad autoconf install. My question is, that how can I install glib and other packages that have glib.m4 and other autoconf related files? I don't like make install, and I do everything manually, but it s