> >> ntp won't even build because of something in the configuration files. > > The thing that I don't understand is: why do you even need any of > Autoconf or Automake installed for building an ntp release tarball? > It should contain all autotool-generated files, leaving you only to > run ./configure and make and make install.
I tried that, but it didn't work. The "missing" file failed to run, either. I tried the manual "touch" that was in the missing file, but that still tried to run the autoconf program, but it said what I had was out of date and..... > >> (What is somewhat depressing about this is that 15-25 years ago, I was >> writing stuff like this and posting it....and answering help >> questions. Now that I have become more of a an administrator, I'm >> finding it frustrating to realize I can't even remember some of the >> options to the command I need to track this stuff down!) > > Well, not knowing something is fairly accepted on most mailing list, > but most regulars will expect users to be able to search for information > prior to asking. Tried searching, but none of the keywords I searched by found anything. It may be clear to the developers what terms are needed or where to search, but it wasn't to me!
