The dot character in the configure script was not the only error, just the only one discussed in the autoconf thread. The other errors look similar may be due to same problem.
Here are the details. Read through this to the end and I think it looks pretty obvious. Here is the total output of autogen.sh, using older autoconf/automake from MacOS: ./autogen.sh Running aclocal... Running autoheader... Running autoconf... Running libtoolize... Running automake... configure.ac:29: installing `./missing' configure.ac:29: installing `./install-sh' doc/Makefile.am:23: wildcard img/*.*: non-POSIX variable name doc/Makefile.am:23: (probably a GNU make extension) src/lib/Makefile.am: installing `./depcomp' ./configure: line 4: .: filename argument required .: usage: . filename [arguments] [ If I use autoconf 2.65, automake 1.11, m4 1.4.14, I get the same results, but much more verbose warnings above ] Here are the first 8 lines of the configure file: #! /bin/sh # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles. # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61 for eina 0.9.9.49367 . # # Report bugs to <enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>. # # Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, # ... If I manually delete that offending line and manually ./configure, I get: checking build system type... i686-apple-darwin9.8.0 checking host system type... i686-apple-darwin9.8.0 checking for gcc... gcc checking for C compiler default output file name... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables See `config.log' for more details. But in can in fact create executables! Here is the section of config.log that I think has the relevant info. Note the unexpected newlines after version numbers in the log: This file contains any messages produced by compilers while running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake. It was created by eina configure 0.9.9.49367 , which was generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61. Invocation command line was $ ./configure ## --------- ## ## Platform. ## ## --------- ## hostname = david-rays-macbook-pro.local uname -m = i386 uname -r = 9.8.0 uname -s = Darwin uname -v = Darwin Kernel Version 9.8.0: Wed Jul 15 16:55:01 PDT 2009; root:xnu-1228.15.4~1/RELEASE_I386 ... ## ----------- ## ## Core tests. ## ## ----------- ## configure:2100: checking build system type configure:2118: result: i686-apple-darwin9.8.0 configure:2140: checking host system type configure:2155: result: i686-apple-darwin9.8.0 configure:2225: checking for gcc configure:2241: found /usr/bin/gcc configure:2252: result: gcc configure:2490: checking for C compiler version configure:2497: gcc --version >&5 i686-apple-darwin9-gcc-4.2.1 (GCC) 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5577) Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. configure:2500: $? = 0 configure:2507: gcc -v >&5 Using built-in specs. Target: i686-apple-darwin9 Configured with: /var/tmp/gcc_42/gcc_42-5577~1/src/configure --disable- checking --enable-werror --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man -- enable-languages=c,objc,c++,obj-c++ --program-transform-name=/^[cg] [^.-]*$/s/$/-4.2/ --with-slibdir=/usr/lib --build=i686-apple-darwin9 -- with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.0.0 --host=i686-apple-darwin9 --target=i686-apple-darwin9 Thread model: posix gcc version 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5577) configure:2510: $? = 0 configure:2517: gcc -V >&5 gcc-4.2: argument to `-V' is missing configure:2520: $? = 1 configure:2543: checking for C compiler default output file name configure:2570: gcc -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include -I/usr/X11/ include -L/usr/lib -L/usr/X11/lib -L/usr/local/lib conftest.c >&5 conftest.c:4:25: warning: missing terminating " character conftest.c:5:1: warning: missing terminating " character conftest.c:5: error: missing terminating " character conftest.c:6:24: warning: missing terminating " character conftest.c:7:1: warning: missing terminating " character conftest.c:7: error: missing terminating " character configure:2573: $? = 1 configure:2611: result: configure: failed program was: ... ## ----------- ## ## confdefs.h. ## ## ----------- ## #define PACKAGE_NAME "eina" #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "eina" #define PACKAGE_VERSION "0.9.9.49367 " #define PACKAGE_STRING "eina 0.9.9.49367 " #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net" configure: exit 77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
