automake flunks autoconf was: Re:(no subject)

[hblarson]

The automake and autoconf packages were obtained from ftp.gnu.org.  The 
autoconf package was built by me as is automake.  Except automake configure is 
failing.

Excerpt from automake config.log follows:

configure:2310: checking whether autoconf is installed
configure:2315: eval autoconf --version
autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.62
Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv2+: GNU GPL version 2 or later
<http://gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.
configure:2318: $? = 0
configure:2326: result: yes
configure:2336: checking whether autoconf works
configure:2343: cd conftest && eval autoconf -o /dev/null conftest.ac
configure:2346: $? = 0
configure:2355: result: yes
configure:2365: checking whether autoconf is recent enough
configure:2372: cd conftest && eval autoconf -o /dev/null conftest.ac
conftest.ac:1: error: Autoconf version 2.58 or higher is required
conftest.ac:1: the top level
autom4te: /usr/local/bin/m4 failed with exit status: 1
configure:2375: $? = 1
configure:2384: result: no
configure:2387: error: Autoconf 2.58 or better is required.
--excerpt end

The autom4te.cfg file is located in /usr/local/bin.  It evidently put there by 
one of the package installs.  It was not obtained by me as a separate package.  


--
Howard Larson
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 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Ralf Wildenhues <address@hidden>
> * address@hidden wrote on Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 10:22:37PM CEST:
> > During configure, both automake-1.9.6 and 1.10 flunks autoconf-2.62.
> 
> Please be more specific.  You have Autoconf 2.62 installed, you are
> configuring Automake X.Y, and what exactly happens?  Please cut and
> paste output and config.log excerpts.
> 
> > It could be due to incorrect autom4te.cfg file.  The version of that
> > file is dated November 26, 2002, 20:48:35.  Comments?
> 
> Where's that file from?  Is your Autoconf self-built, or some distro
> package (which distro, which package version)?
> 
> Thanks,
> Ralf