#21047: "sage -i autotools" fails because libtool 2.4.3 requires xz
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       Reporter:  mkoeppe            |        Owner:
           Type:  defect             |       Status:  needs_work
       Priority:  major              |    Milestone:  sage-7.3
      Component:  packages:          |   Resolution:
  experimental                       |
       Keywords:                     |    Merged in:
        Authors:  Matthias Koeppe    |    Reviewers:  Jeroen Demeyer
Report Upstream:  N/A                |  Work issues:
         Branch:                     |       Commit:
  u/mkoeppe/_sage__i_autotools__fails_because_libtool_2_4_3_requires_xz|  
d70e85813f155bae6c1f0d9c37af8bd0b8c4c386
   Dependencies:  #21063             |     Stopgaps:
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Comment (by mkoeppe):

 Replying to [comment:6 jdemeyer]:
 > What's this???
 > {{{
 > # System m4 from Mac OS X 10.11.5 is too old to bootstrap libtool 1.4.3
 > export M4="$SAGE_LOCAL/bin/m4"
 > }}}
 >
 > That `m4` should be the first one found in the `$PATH`, so I really do
 not see the point.

 The configure script prefers "gm4" to "m4". That's why this is necessary.

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