xffm-icons cvs make rpm errors

[edscott wilson garcia]

Hi Ric,

On lun, 2003-07-28 at 19:16, Ric wrote:
> Hi Edscott:
> 
> Thanks for the reply.
> 
> --- edscott wilson garcia <edscott at prodigy.net.mx> wrote:
> > Hi Ric,
> > 
> > On lun, 2003-07-28 at 16:06, Ric wrote:
> > > Hi Edscott:
> > > 
> > > Well,  config.h.in  is missing... could be others too but that's the only
> > > one I saw that is normally included.  The  config.log  was no help in this
> > >>  FYI: /* config.h.in.  Generated from configure.ac by autoheader.  */
> > > 
> > 
> > Nope. It can't be that one because it's not used:
> > 
> > [xffm-icons]$ autoheader
> > autoheader: error: AC_CONFIG_HEADERS not found in configure.ac
> > 
> 
> I don't know how configure.in, configure.ac, autoheader, autoconf and
> acsite.m4 all work together because I really do not know auto* intricacies.
> 
> However, if all the other programs, even xfce4-themes and xfwm4-themes, have
> config.h.in, perhaps that should be in configure.in (or ? configure.ac or?) so
> that config.h.in -> config.h is generated. Those other xfce4 programs include:
> 
> AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)

Since xffm-icons does no compiling, it is not used. The only thing the
makefile has to do is copy the directories of the icons to
$prefix/share/xffm. So having to call autoheader, autoconf and automake
should never be necessary...

> 
> in the configure.ac file(note: there is no "S").  
> The info configure page gives, for your convenience:
> 
>     This is what you should normally put in `configure.in':
>           AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h:config.in)
> 
> Also, they use
> 
> AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
> 
> in the configure.ac (for Cygnus compatibility).
> >From the info configure/Index/AM_MAINTAINER_MODE file, for your convenience: 
> 
>      If this macro is used, the `--enable-maintainer-mode' option is
>      required to enable automatic rebuilding of generated files used by
>      the configure system.  This of course requires that developers be
>      aware of, and use, that option.
>      If this macro is not used, then the generated files will always be
>      rebuilt automatically.  This will cause problems if the wrong
>      versions of autoconf, automake, or others are in the builder's
>      `PATH'.

Ah, that seems to explain it. 

> 
> (note: that's only when using automake )
> 
> That last little bit about ''will cause problems'', might be what happened. 
> 
> Of course my auto* stuff is older than the versions y'all use so the '' info
> configure '' for those items might have incorrect information for
> applicability to the newer versions.
> 
> Obviously, I'm out on a limb, :), 'cause, as I said, I really do not know
> auto* intricacies... yet.
> 
> Anyway, I still hope that helps a bit.

Thanks. I've added the AM_MAINTAINER_MODE to cvs. I hope it fixes the
issue.

regards,

Edscott

> 
> 
> > regards,
> > 
> > Edscott
> > 
> > > TftR.
> > > 
> > > --- edscott wilson garcia <edscott at prodigy.net.mx> wrote:
> > > > On dom, 2003-07-27 at 21:20, Ric wrote:
> > > > > Hi:
> > > > > 
> > > > > I just did
> > > > > ./configure
> > > > > and 
> > > > > make rpm
> > > > > from the cvs co I got today.
> > > > > This is kinda strange as it appears to want to run autoconf.  Here's
> > the
> > > > > error:
> > > > > 
> > > > > #> make rpm
> > > > > cd . && /bin/sh /.../CVS/xfce4-extras/xffm-icons/missing --run
> > aclocal-1.7
> > > > 
> > > > >
> > /wrkspc/-BuildProjects/XFCE4_CVS/TEST/CVS/xfce4-extras/xffm-icons/missing:
> > > > > line 46: aclocal-1.7: command not found
> > > > > WARNING: `aclocal-1.7' is missing on your system.  You should only
> > need it
> > > > if
> > > > >          you modified `acinclude.m4' or `configure.ac'.  You might
> > want
> > > > >          to install the `Automake' and `Perl' packages.  Grab them
> > from
> > > > >          any GNU archive site.
> > > > > cd . && \
> > > > >   /bin/sh /.../CVS/xfce4-extras/xffm-icons/missing --run automake-1.7
> > > > > --foreign  Makefile
> > > > >
> > /wrkspc/-BuildProjects/XFCE4_CVS/TEST/CVS/xfce4-extras/xffm-icons/missing:
> > > > > line 46: automake-1.7: command not found
> > > > > WARNING: `automake-1.7' is missing on your system.  You should only
> > need
> > > > it if
> > > > >          you modified `Makefile.am', `acinclude.m4' or `configure.ac'.
> > > > >          You might want to install the `Automake' and `Perl' packages.
> > > > >          Grab them from any GNU archive site.
> > > > > cd . && /bin/sh /.../CVS/xfce4-extras/xffm-icons/missing --run
> > autoconf
> > > > > aclocal.m4:39: error: Autoconf version 2.54 or higher is required
> > > > > aclocal.m4:39: the top level
> > > > > make: *** [configure] Error 1
> > > > > It's 20:48:22 on Sun Jul 27.
> > > > > 
> > > > > ( kinda glad that I do not have those installed, yet. :)
> > > > > 
> > > > > That was not the expected behaviour here - does not mean it was not to
> > be
> > > > > expected, just that I did not expect it. :)
> > > > > I have built xffm-icons a few times before but not from cvs. 
> > > > > Fix?
> > > > 
> > > > Aparently a file is missing in CVS, which is why it is wanting to run
> > > > automake. Anybody remember which? It would be in the distribution
> > > > tarballs but not CVS.
> > > > 
> > > > regards,
> > > > 
> > > > Edscott
> 
> 
> =====
> Have A Great Day!
> 
> Ric
> ***
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