Re: git clone build instructions

[Keith Miller]

I think I'm having an issue with the version of autoconf that is expected.  Here is the output from "autoreconf -iv":

> autoreconf -iv
autoreconf: Entering directory `.'
autoreconf: configure.in: not using Gettext
autoreconf: running: aclocal
autoreconf: configure.in: tracing
autoreconf: configure.in: not using Libtool
autoreconf: running: /usr/bin/autoconf
configure.in:48: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS
      If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow.
      See the Autoconf documentation.
autoreconf: /usr/bin/autoconf failed with exit status: 1

> autoreconf -V
autoreconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.59
Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.

Can someone confirm that this requires autoconf ver >2.60? I'm on SuSE and I haven't been able to find a suitable update for it.

On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 23:15, William Pursell <address@hidden> wrote:

Keith Miller wrote:
> Forgive me for asking such a naive question, but after searching through the
> archives I am unable to find instructions for how to build from a fresh git
> clone.  I was successful with the CVS checkouts in the past, but I just
> don't know how to drive autoconf, or whatever to complete the necessary
> files so that a traditional "./configure --enable-colors256; make; make
> install" does what it should.

You should be able to do ./autogen.sh && ./configure ... && make && make install

Personally, I prefer:

autoreconf -iv && ./configure ... && make && make install

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William Pursell