> I am trying to build coreutils > (http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/chapter05/coreutils.html) > > make reports the following error: > > make-1.15: command not found > WARNING: 'automake-1.15' is missing on your system. > You should only need it if you modified 'Makefile.am' or > 'configure.ac' or m4 files included by 'configure.ac'. > The 'automake' program is part of the GNU Automake package: > <http://www.gnu.org/software/automake> > It also requires GNU Autoconf, GNU m4 and Perl in order to run: > <http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf> > <http://www.gnu.org/software/m4/> > <http://www.perl.org/> > Makefile:5851: recipe for target 'Makefile.in' failed > make: *** [Makefile.in] Error 127 > > > Is this a serious problem or can I skip it? >
Please excuse the noise. I have found the answer here: http://lfs-support.linuxfromscratch.narkive.com/CLsG3Tyw/5-18-1-coreutils-8-23 In short: after applying the patch I had to touch Makefile.in -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
