>From the kernel version I assume you're using Ubuntu 12.04. Did you run the Tools/gtk/install-dependencies script? It will install all the additional packages required to build the GTK port of WebKit.
Also, you'll probably require a compiler of more recent version. For 12.04, I'd recommend getting GCC 4.8 from this PPA: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-toolchain-r/+archive/test Cheers, Zan On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 7:47 AM, Patrick Chkoreff <patr...@rayservers.net>wrote: > 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 >
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