Jack Howarth wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 08, 2009 at 01:49:47PM -0500, Robert Wyatt wrote:
>   
>> Jack,
>>
>> Putting aside Stan and Marc's missing m4 directory for the moment (which  
>> I can't reproduce either).
>>
>> cloog self-identifies as being dependent upon autoconf >2.54, which is  
>> satisfied with native autoconf from both tiger (2.59) and leopard (2.61)  
>> and also by fink's (2.63), but not by the autoconf that comes with the  
>> current 10.5 bindist (2.13). Discussing this on IRC, the recommendation  
>> is to add a versioned BuildDepends on autoconf >2.54.
>>
>> This avoids the use of BuildConflicts autoconf2.13, which would also  
>> work but is considered less than an optimal solution due to future  
>> maintenance issues, as well as providing a more deterministic (read:  
>> easier to debug) build (using fink's autoconf instead of "any" autoconf  
>> that might be on the machine).
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Robert
>>     
>
> Robert,
>    I will add a BuildDepends on autoconf > 2.54 to cloog 0.15.5-1.
> Interestingly, if I try to do a 'fink install autoconf2.13', this
> fails with...
>
> fink install autoconf2.13
> Information about 9257 packages read in 1 seconds.
> The following package will be installed or updated:
>  autoconf2.13
> Reading buildlock packages...
> Could not resolve inconsistent dependencies!
>
> Fink isn't sure how to install the above packages safely. You may be able to 
> fix things by running:
>
>   fink scanpackages
>   sudo apt-get update
>   sudo apt-get install autoconf2.13=2.13-5
>
> Failed: Fink::SysState: Could not resolve inconsistent dependencies
>
>             Jack
>   

Yeah, that's because apt-get can remove automake also but fink can't.

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