Hello everyone. I've spent many hours over the last couple of days trying to compile WebKit from source on my Ubuntu machine, which looks like this:
$ uname -a Linux laptop 3.2.0-59-generic #90-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jan 7 22:43:51 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux I acquired the WebKit source code this way: $ cd ~/install $ svn checkout http://svn.webkit.org/repository/webkit/trunk WebKit Here's how I tried to do the build: ###[ $ cd WebKit $ Tools/Scripts/build-webkit --gtk Calling autogen.sh in /home/patrick/install/WebKit/WebKitBuild/Release autoreconf: Entering directory `.' autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Gettext autoreconf: running: aclocal -I Source/autotools autoreconf: configure.ac: tracing autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Libtool autoreconf: running: /usr/local/bin/autoconf --include=Source/autotools configure:5340: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_DISABLE_STATIC If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow. See the Autoconf documentation. configure:5341: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_LIBTOOL_WIN32_DLL configure:5342: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL configure:6469: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_CHECK_LIB configure:6470: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_MSG_ERROR configure:6593: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_MSG_WARN autoreconf: /usr/local/bin/autoconf failed with exit status: 1 Calling autogen.sh failed! ###] Now, I have to tell you, I have tried a LOT of things over the last couple of days, using duckduckgo.com as my friend. There's a lot of folklore out there. For example, I have heard that I should run "aclocal" before trying the build. So here goes: ###[ $ aclocal $ Tools/Scripts/build-webkit --gtk Calling autogen.sh in /home/patrick/install/WebKit/WebKitBuild/Release autoreconf: Entering directory `.' autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Gettext autoreconf: running: aclocal -I Source/autotools autoreconf: configure.ac: tracing autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Libtool autoreconf: running: /usr/local/bin/autoconf --include=Source/autotools autoreconf: running: /usr/local/bin/autoheader --include=Source/autotools autoreconf: running: automake --add-missing --copy --no-force Source/autotools/CheckSystemAndBasicDependencies.m4:81: installing 'Source/autotools/compile' Source/autotools/CheckSystemAndBasicDependencies.m4:1: installing 'Source/autotools/config.guess' Source/autotools/CheckSystemAndBasicDependencies.m4:1: installing 'Source/autotools/config.sub' Source/autotools/CheckSystemAndBasicDependencies.m4:83: installing 'Source/autotools/install-sh' configure.ac:35: installing 'Source/autotools/missing' Source/WebKit2/GNUmakefile.am:650: error: Libtool library used but 'LIBTOOL' is undefined Source/WebKit2/GNUmakefile.am:650: The usual way to define 'LIBTOOL' is to add 'LT_INIT' Source/WebKit2/GNUmakefile.am:650: to 'configure.ac' and run 'aclocal' and 'autoconf' again. Source/WebKit2/GNUmakefile.am:650: If 'LT_INIT' is in 'configure.ac', make sure Source/WebKit2/GNUmakefile.am:650: its definition is in aclocal's search path. GNUmakefile.am:220: 'Source/WebKit2/GNUmakefile.am' included from here GNUmakefile.am: installing 'Source/autotools/depcomp' autoreconf: automake failed with exit status: 1 Calling autogen.sh failed! ###] Now that's some visible progress. So I'm thinking yes, by all means run aclocal first. (Forgive me for sounding like a cargo cult guy here, but I really don't understand this stuff yet.) So what's the next error here? The error message suggests that I should add LT_INIT to configure.ac. OK, here goes. ###[ $ vi configure.ac ... insert LT_INIT as the second line, just below the "AC_PREREQ(2.60)" ... $ Tools/Scripts/build-webkit --gtk Calling autogen.sh in /home/patrick/install/WebKit/WebKitBuild/Release autoreconf: Entering directory `.' autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Gettext autoreconf: running: aclocal -I Source/autotools autoreconf: configure.ac: tracing autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Libtool autoreconf: running: /usr/local/bin/autoconf --include=Source/autotools configure:5340: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_DISABLE_STATIC If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow. See the Autoconf documentation. configure:5341: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_LIBTOOL_WIN32_DLL configure:5342: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL configure:6469: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_CHECK_LIB configure:6470: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_MSG_ERROR configure:6593: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_MSG_WARN autoreconf: /usr/local/bin/autoconf failed with exit status: 1 Calling autogen.sh failed! ###] Great, something did change, however, we're right back to the original error message. OK, I've included enough here in this email to suggest the sort of bind I'm in. Believe me, I've done a *lot* more experimentation with this than I'm suggesting here. I've instrumented the Perl in webkitdirs.pm, installed autoconf 2.69 from source, researched the m4_pattern_allow thing in vain, etc. This morning I realized that I was failing very badly, and I really needed to join the webkit list and talk with some people who know what they're doing! Thanks in advance, Patrick _______________________________________________ webkit-help mailing list webkit-help@lists.webkit.org https://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo/webkit-help
