On Mon, 2004-11-22 at 19:31 +0100, Fabian Sturm wrote: > Hi! > > Here is a list of my experiences with multisync. > First of all I had trouble to figure out the right version/branch for > multisync and evolution2. > > I now use the branch_08X. I hope this is the correct (most up to date) > branch. > > Anyways when I checked it out I run autogen.sh to create the configure > script. This fails with: Usage: autoreconf [-f] [-h] [--help]... > My autoreconf does not know the -s option!? > autoreconf --version: Autoconf version 2.13 > So I removed the -s option and run it again.
you dont happen to run gentoo? > > Now I get (besides a lot other stuff): > automake: configure.in: `PACKAGE' not defined in `configure.in' > automake: configure.in: `VERSION' not defined in `configure.in' > automake: configure.in: required file `./install-sh' not found > [...] > ./configure: line 524: AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE: command not found > ./configure: line 525: AM_MAINTAINER_MODE: command not found > ./configure: line 526: syntax error near unexpected token `config.h' > > The problem is probably a missing call to aclocal? > Added this in front of the autoreconf call in autogen now gives: > [...] > automake-1.5: configure.in: installing `./missing' > automake-1.5: configure.in: installing `./depcomp' > autoreconf-2.59: automake failed with exit status: 1 > > Well whatever it means, it created a configure script. > This script worked on my system, so I could run it without an error. > make and make install also worked. > > Now I entered the plugins directory. > Again trouble with the autogen script, fixed like above. > e.g. I tried first the backup_plugin it compiled but after install > no .so files were created in the /usr/local/lib/multisync directory!? > Therefore to get the plugin recognized I had to rename the files and > links. as far as i know there are 2 possibilities that cause these problems: too old versions of autoconf and "stale" autoconf files. Try to go to a plugin directory and remove everything that is autoconf generated from there. This sometimes fixes this problem (I never discovered what the real problem is though) > > Okay these are my general problems so far. > I will write another mail with the evolution2 plugin problems later on. > > Thansk a lot, Fabian > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Multisync-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/multisync-devel -- Armin Bauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ Multisync-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/multisync-devel
