[Box Backup] Distribution Patches - Debian - Part4: fix bootstrapping on debian

Reinhard Tartler boxbackup@boxbackup.org
Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:13:36 +0200


Achim <achim+box@qustodium.net> writes:

> Hello Reinhard:
>
> On Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:30:17 +0200, Reinhard Tartler <siretart@tauware.de>
> wrote:
>>>>> sh -x bootstrap
>>> + aclocal -I infrastructure/m4
>>> + autoheader
>>> + autoconf
>>> configure.ac:245: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_LANG_PROGRAM
>>>       If this token and others are legitimate, please use
>>>       m4_pattern_allow.
>>>       See the Autoconf documentation.
>>> zsh: exit 1     sh -x bootstrap
>> 
>> Can somone confirm this problem as well on ubuntu 8.10 or recent debian
>> testing/unstable? Or confirm that it works?
>
> On Ubuntu 8.04, I see the following (working) output from a freshly checked
> out R2495:
>
> $ sh -x bootstrap
> + aclocal -I infrastructure/m4
> /usr/share/aclocal/libmcrypt.m4:17: warning: underquoted definition of
> AM_PATH_LIBMCRYPT
> /usr/share/aclocal/libmcrypt.m4:17:   run info '(automake)Extending
> aclocal'
> /usr/share/aclocal/libmcrypt.m4:17:   or see
> http://sources.redhat.com/automake/automake.html#Extending-aclocal
> + autoheader
> + autoconf

This is https://launchpad.net/bugs/253991

Workarounds: install the package from 8.10 or remove it.

Btw, I noticed that Chris has worked further on configure.ac, now
bootstrapping works for me again. Thanks!

-- 
Gruesse/greetings,
Reinhard Tartler, KeyID 945348A4