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GNU Autoconf creates a shell script `configure` that is used to configure software for compilation for UNIX-like operating systems.

GNU Autoconf creates a shell script configure that is used to configure software for compilation for UNIX-like operating systems. It is extensible through the use of shell script and m4 macros. It is frequently used with GNU Automake and GNU Libtool (collectively known as Autotools).

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Is there a standard Autoconf macro for log4cplus?

I am considering using log4cplus in a project built with the GNU Autotools. For other library dependencies (such as boost) I've been able to find reasonable canonical M4 macros to test for those dependencies. After a bit of looking I'm still unable…
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gcc error cannot compile exectables while installing xapian-core

Iam getting the error while installing the gem xapian-core . It was saying that "configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables See `config.log' for more details " Here is the log file generated. This file contains any messages produced…
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How to handle white space in command line?Like: GOMAKE=${GOGO}(white space here) build

I want to compile thrift 0.8 to support go1(golang version 1) .Before go1,there are two command:goinstall and gomake,so lines in configure script like this: GOMAKE=${GOBIN}/gomake GOINSTALL=${GOBIN}/goinstall but as of go1,"go install" and "go…
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autoconf substitute path in script

I have a project where there are several helper scripts that call the main executable with different command-line options. Right now, the scripts assume the executable is in the same directory, so the calls to the executable in the script look like…
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Automake: different install to target and to toolchain

Maybe I am asking a silly question, but is there any way I can tell automake to put my project include files when I do a "make dist" but not when I do a "make install"? Maybe I am not acting the right way, so to make it clearer I will tell what I…
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Ubuntu issue setting up autoconf and automake

I am trying to install the autoconf and automake tools on the latest Ubuntu but I am having problems finding anything online that will help me do this, I've tried to do apt-get update but I am having no luck. I need these tools in order to install…
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configure.ac not finding dependencies under cygwin

I'm using an autoconf/automake configure script on cygwin, and I have the problem that it doesn't fin my dependencies. For example I do, in my configure.ac: AC_CHECK_LIB(mp3lame,lame_init,,AC_MSG_ERROR(Required library LAME not…
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Make dist doesn't include makefile.in files from subdirectories

I have a Makefile.am file in my source folder and some makefile.in in some subdiretories. Everything works fine but I've noticed that when I do a make dist the tarball doesn't include the makefile.in in the subdirectories. Also because of this, make…
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What directory should I use for "error: 'extra_PROGRAMS' is used but 'extradir' is undefined"?

I have a autoconf/automake system that has a stand-alone target called stand. I don't want stand to be normally built, so I have this in my Makefile.am: bin_PROGRAMS = grace extra_PROGRAMS = stand ... stand_SOURCES = stand.cpp barry.cpp ... This…
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library found during configure, but not make

I'm trying to bundle up a small C++ program using automake and autotools. In my current setup, a required library is installed in a location that the configure script is able to find, but is not found when invoking g++ from make. I can fix this by…
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what does $(brickval_VALASOURCES:.vala=.h) do?

I found the following line in an automake script brickval_SOURCES = \ $(brickval_VALASOURCES:.vala=.c) \ $(brickval_VALASOURCES:.vala=.h) the whole thing is here I actually have a very good guess as to what it does, expand…
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Building c++ project in Ubuntu Linux with Makefile.am/Makefile.in

I am new in Ubuntu/Linux and I've been working with java using the NetBeans IDE, so I don't have much experience with building c++ projects. But now I have to provide a proof of concept and I need to connect a C++ client with my ActiveMQ server. I…
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How do I make an AC_CACHE_CHECK critical?

I perform some checks during configure, which i set up with autoconf using the AC_CACHE_CHECK macro. Some checks are critical, so if they donÄt pass, I want configure to fail. How can I achieve this? Thanks, Steffen
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lib path on mac osx

I did install the libnfc 1.5.1 in the default directory (/usr/loca/ lib). if i do an ls i see the libs there: foo:libnfc-1.5.1 bar$ ls -l /usr/local/lib/libnfc* -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 62092 Nov 23 09:05 /usr/local/lib/libnfc.2.dylib…
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How to add options to ntpd

I'd like to add a new option to ntpd however I couldn't find how to generate ntpd/ntpd-opts{.c, .h} after adding some lines to ntpd/ntpdbase-opts.def e.g., $ git diff ntpd/ntpdbase-opts.def diff --git a/ntpd/ntpdbase-opts.def…
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