Re: bug with automake 1.6 and autoconf 2.53

[Jeff Deifik]

At 11:05 PM 6/6/2002 +0200, you wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 06, 2002 at 01:44:42PM -0700, Jeff Deifik wrote:
> > autoconf --version
> > autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.53
>
> Ok, so you have autoconf 2.53 installed, but apparently it
> cannot work because it fails to launch GNU m4:
>
> > /home/jdeifik/gnu/automake-1.6/lib/missing --run autoconf -o /dev/null 
> conftest.ac
> > autom4te: need GNU m4 1.4 or later: /usr/ets/bin/m4
> > configure:1590: $? = 1
> > configure:1592: error: Autoconf 2.52 or better is required
>
> Who is /usr/ets/bin/m4?

I don't know, but
which m4 says:
/home/jdeifik/bin/m4

> Can you try to run autoconf on a simple project?  For instance
> try to run autoconf on the automake-1.6 tree.  I'd be surpized it works.

It seems to be working. I ran make check, and about 40 or so tests
failed, and the rest passed. I was a bit concerned that any failed...

        thanks,
        jeff