Error in configure file

Question

I try to compile an old program which has these lines in the configure file:

4143 if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
4144  ac_cv_prog_hostcc_works=1  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
4145 $as_echo "yes" >&6; }
     else
      as_fn_error $? "installation or configuration problem: host compiler $HOST_CC cannot create
      executables." "$LINENO" 5
     fi

This results in the following error:

./configure: line 4145: syntax error near unexpected token `}'
./configure: line 4145: `$as_echo "yes" >&6; }'

How can I fix this error?

I am not really familiar with configure scripts and do not understand the error message. When I comment out the bracket it runs but I doubt it does what it shall do: 4144 ac_cv_prog_hostcc_works=1 #{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5 4145 #$as_echo "yes" >&6; } — Georg, Sep 08 '13 at 15:31
You lack a space at the beginning of line `4145`, not sure if configure script are indentation sensitive. — Édouard Lopez, Sep 08 '13 at 15:36

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 08 '13 at 16:59

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I found there was a semicolon missing:

4144  ac_cv_prog_hostcc_works=1;  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5

answered Sep 08 '13 at 16:59

Georg

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