Jim Meyering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Steven Shaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... >> I have automake-1.10 in my PATH. What are the other "right tools"? > > autoconf, 2.61 is the latest stable release, > but 2.60 should work. Maybe even 2.59, but please don't. > I've been trying hard to encourage people not to try to push > the envelope on the dev tools. Just use the latest. > > People building from a tarball can expect things to work with > truly minimal prerequisites, *not* developers running ./bootstrap.
P.S. If you build your own auto* tools, you should be sure to get the latest stable m4 version, 1.4.8, and build and install *it* (and put it first in your path) before building autoconf or automake.
