Re: cache problem

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hello Markus,

sorry for the long delay.

* Duft Markus wrote on Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 08:48:48AM CEST:
> > * Duft Markus wrote on Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 09:26:44AM CEST:
> > > It happens when:
> > >
> > >  *) configuring automake 1.9.6 with ./configure
> --cache-file=../cache
> > >  *) bootstrapping libtool 1.5.24 or 26 with autoconf 2.59
> > >  *) configuring libtool with the same cache: ./configure
> > > --cache-file=../cache
> > 
> > And the error message you are seeing is?
> > (Sorry for not repeating that question last time around,
> > but you should cut and paste both the commands you enter
> > and the output.)
> 
> Below are the steps to reproduce the problem with automake/libtool:
[...]
> mduft markus $ autoconf --version
> autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.59

> mduft markus $ automake --version
> automake (GNU automake) 1.9.6

> checking build system type... (cached) i586-pc-interix6.0
> checking host system type... config.sub: missing argument
> Try `config.sub --help' for more information.
> configure: error: /bin/sh ./config.sub  failed

This is a problem with Autoconf 2.59, and has been fixed since.

Cheers,
Ralf