Hello, i think you use very new versions of the autotools. The errors I think come from a change in some syntax to the autotools.
The first error I got also some time ago. I changed the propriate lines in the code of the m4 macros. The change must be like this example: AC_SUBST(am__leading_dot) to AC_SUBST([am__leading_dot]) So there are the "[]" missing. Of course, that could be pretty much, if you get the error from a lot of m4 macros, but I donīt know what to do instead. Now to the second error. The syntax of AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE used in the configure.in file (now for example is called configure.ac, but both can be used) is also deprecated. Here is a description from the site http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/ Description: The second, deprecated, form of AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE has two required arguments: the package and the version number. This form is obsolete because the package and version can be obtained from Autoconf's AC_INIT macro (which itself has an old and a new form). If your configure.in has: AC_INIT(src/foo.c) AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(mumble, 1.5) you can modernize it as follows: AC_INIT(mumble, 1.5) AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/foo.c) AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE Note that if you're upgrading your configure.in from an earlier version of Automake, it is not always correct to simply move the package and version arguments from AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE directly to AC_INIT, as in the example above. The first argument to AC_INIT should be the name of your package (e.g. GNU Automake), not the tarball name (e.g. automake) that you used to pass to AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE. Autoconf tries to derive a tarball name from the package name, which should work for most but not all package names. (If it doesn't work for yours, you can use the four-argument form of AC_INIT -- supported in Autoconf versions greater than 2.52g -- to provide the tarball name explicitly). By default this macro AC_DEFINE's PACKAGE and VERSION. This can be avoided by passing the no-define option, as in: AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([gnits 1.5 no-define dist-bzip2]) Hopefully this will help! Regards, Stefan Huber! > I'm running 64-bit SuSE 9.1, and am trying to build the Multisync > branch_08X from CVS. > > When I run ./autogen, I get a lot of errors of the form: > > /opt/gnome/share/aclocal/libIDL.m4:6: warning: underquoted definition of > AM_PATH_LIBIDL > run info '(automake)Extending aclocal' > or see > http://sources.redhat.com/automake/automake.html#Extending%20aclocal > > > > Then, the last error I get is: > > Running autoconf ... > Running ./configure --enable-maintainer-mode --prefix=/opt/multisync ... > ./configure: line 1250: syntax error near unexpected token `multisync,' > ./configure: line 1250: `AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(multisync, 0.82)' > > > I've attached the complete output. I'm hoping someone can point me in > the right direction. > > thanks! > > > jay > > ------------------- > "Perfection is our goal; > excellence will be tolerated." > -- Source unknown > -- "Sie haben neue Mails!" - Die GMX Toolbar informiert Sie beim Surfen! Jetzt aktivieren unter http://www.gmx.net/info ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com _______________________________________________ Multisync-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/multisync-devel
