On Monday 05 July 2004 7:24 pm, Jiann-Ming Su wrote:
> On Mon, 5 Jul 2004, Ned Konz wrote:
> > Try using a different version of automake:
> >
> > $ sudo update-alternatives --set automake /usr/bin/automake-1.7
> > Using `/usr/bin/automake-1.7' to provide `automake'.
>
> # automake --version
> automake (GNU automake) 1.7.9
>
> I installed automake1.7 as you suggsted, but I still get the same error:
>
> configure.ac:134: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_PROG_NM
>       If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow.
>       See the Autoconf documentation.
> configure.ac:147: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_DISABLE_STATIC
> configure.ac:148: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
> make[1]: *** [configure] Error 1
>
> This is happening on both debian sarge i386 and alpha.  Which autoconf
> version should I be using?

when you do

$ automake --version

what does it report?

Mine reports:
automake (GNU automake) 1.7.9

Just installing automake-1.7 won't do it; you have to either uninstall 
automake-1.8 or change the alternatives as I described.


-- 
Ned Konz
http://bike-nomad.com/squeak/