Mystery solved!
Those using non-"dist" sources (e.g. from cvs) and not using BOTH gcc and GNU
make need to run
automake --include-deps
instead of
automake
Per http://www.fsf.org/manual/automake/html_mono/automake.html#SEC29
Automake's automatic dependency tracking currently requires the use of both GNU
make and gcc. make
dist runs automake --include-deps to remove the Gnu make + gcc requirement for
the distribution.
We could also add "AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = no-dependencies " to the Makefile.am
files, but that would
preclude those who happen to be using gcc and Gnu make from having dynamically
updated dependencies.
whew!
pete
Peter Daniel Kirchner wrote:
> Richard-
> I have seen similar ugliness on other platforms . cd to src/exec/libdx and
> "make -n object.o" .
> You'll see that the actual command is NOT what is echoed, and of course it is
> the actual command
> that is failing. There's something about how auto* is determining/handling
> dependencies: I am
> thinking perhaps gcc is required to handle the odd flags auto* is throwing in
> there (-Wp, -MD
> ...). Perhaps someone more acquainted with the latest auto* tools can
> comment on where we are
> going wrong.
>
> Regards,
> pete
>
> Richard Gillilan wrote:
>
> > Richard Gillilan wrote:
> > >
> > > Ok, I'm trying to compile OpenDX on an SGI Octane w. IRIX 6.5.5m.
> > > I've installed the following GNU software versions:
> > >
> > > autoconf 2.13
> > > automake 1.4
> > > m4 1.4
> > > make 3.78.1
> > > texinfo 4.0
> > >
> > > ... and made sure they are first in my path.
> > >
> > > I now use the following commands:
> > >
> > > aclocal (no problems)
> > > autoheader (2 warnings about AC_TRY_RUN)
> > > automake (no problems)
> > > autoconf (same AC_TRY_RUN warnings)
> > > configure (much output, no obvious problems)
> > > make
> > >
> > > ---- make reports the following errors: ---------
> > >
> > > cc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I../../../include -I../../../include
> > > -Dsgi -g -c object.c
> > > cc-1574 cc: ERROR
> > > The definition of macro %sq is not valid.
> > >
> > > cc-1005 cc: ERROR
> > > The source file ".deps/object.pp" is unavailable.
> > >
> > > 2 catastrophic errors detected in the compilation of ".deps/object.pp".
> > > Compilation terminated.
> > > make[3]: *** [object.o] Error 2
> > > make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/people/richard/dx/src/exec/libdx'
> > > make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> > > make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/people/richard/dx/src/exec'
> > > make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> > > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/people/richard/dx/src'
> > > make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> > >
> > > -----------------
> > >
> > > Sounds like a macro preprocessor problem. What version pf m4 are people
> > > using?
> >
> > When I execute the cc -DHAVE_CONFIG ... line above manually, it actually
> > works and produces object.o, so perhaps this is a
> > makefile problem or a path problem within the makefile.
> >
> > Any ideas would be appreciated.
> >
> >
> > Richard
> >
> > >
> > > Richard
