Re: Automake 1.8.3 doesn't build?

[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Sun, 18 Apr 2004, Eric Sunshine wrote:
>
> CVS Autoconf looks for a shell which supports functions and $LINENO.
> Apparently, your zsh satisfies those requirements, so Autoconf is happy with
> it.
>
> > Even if zsh is used, there are well-documented ways to tell Zsh to
> > split arguments like the Bourne shell does.  Unfortunately, this would
> > require that extra cruft appear in the Makefiles.
>
> Indeed, Autoconf invokes the goop to tell Zsh to split like Bourne, but this
> doesn't help Automake-generated makefiles. Can you apply the following
> manual edit to the configure script (not the configure.ac file) and report if
> it fixes the problem?
>
> In configure, find the line:
>
> as_candidate_shells="$SHELL"
>
> Change it to:
>
> as_candidate_shells=""
>
> If that resolves the problem, I will submit an appropriate patch for Autoconf.

This change resolves the problem.

Bob
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