Re: autoconf 2.57b: locking fails over NFS

[Paul Eggert]

Akim Demaille <address@hidden> writes:

>  > OK, I installed this patch.  I can't test it easily, though.
>  > (For one thing, CVS autoconf doesn't build itself on my host,
>  > since it depends on an alpha version of autoconf....)
> 
> Does it?  Where?

Here's what happens with the latest Autoconf CVS, when I try to build
it with the latest stable Autoconf and Automake releases.

$ autoconf --version
autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.57
Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.

Copyright 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
$ automake --version
automake (GNU automake) 1.7.7
Written by Tom Tromey <address@hidden>.

Copyright 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
$ sh configure --prefix=/tmp/prefix
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for expr... /usr/bin/expr
checking for gm4... no
checking for gnum4... no
checking for m4... /home/eggert/opt/Linux-2.4.18-bf2.4-unknown/merged/bin/m4
checking whether m4 supports frozen files... yes
checking for perl... /usr/bin/perl
checking for emacs... emacs
checking for emacs... (cached) emacs
checking where .elc files should go... ${datadir}/emacs/site-lisp
configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating config/Makefile
config.status: creating tests/Makefile
config.status: creating tests/atlocal
config.status: creating tests/autoconf
config.status: creating tests/autoheader
config.status: creating tests/autom4te
config.status: creating tests/autoreconf
config.status: creating tests/autoscan
config.status: creating tests/autoupdate
config.status: creating tests/ifnames
config.status: creating man/Makefile
config.status: creating lib/emacs/Makefile
config.status: creating Makefile
config.status: creating doc/Makefile
config.status: creating lib/Makefile
config.status: creating lib/Autom4te/Makefile
config.status: creating lib/autoscan/Makefile
config.status: creating lib/m4sugar/Makefile
config.status: creating lib/autoconf/Makefile
config.status: creating lib/autotest/Makefile
config.status: creating bin/Makefile
config.status: executing tests/atconfig commands

You are about to use an experimental version of Autoconf.  Be sure to
read the relevant mailing lists, most importantly <address@hidden>.

Below you will find information on the status of this version of Autoconf.


* Status

                    /*--------------------------.
                    | Sane for full scale use.  |
                    `--------------------------*/

* Interoperability bugs

** libtool 1.4.2, configure.ac, and AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR

configure.ac files that use AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR do not work with libtool
1.4.2.  To work around the problem, you can rename configure.ac to
configure.in.  Or you can apply Roger Leigh's patch to libtool; see
<http://mail.gnu.org/pipermail/libtool-patches/2002-January/001659.html>.
$ make
cd . && /bin/sh /home/eggert/src/gnu/autoconf-tmp/config/missing --run 
aclocal-1.7a -I config
/home/eggert/src/gnu/autoconf-tmp/config/missing: aclocal-1.7a: command not 
found
WARNING: `aclocal-1.7a' is missing on your system.  You should only need it if
         you modified `acinclude.m4' or `configure.ac'.  You might want
         to install the `Automake' and `Perl' packages.  Grab them from
         any GNU archive site.
 cd . && /bin/sh /home/eggert/src/gnu/autoconf-tmp/config/missing --run 
automake-1.7a --gnu 
/home/eggert/src/gnu/autoconf-tmp/config/missing: automake-1.7a: command not 
found
WARNING: `automake-1.7a' is missing on your system.  You should only need it if
         you modified `Makefile.am', `acinclude.m4' or `configure.ac'.
         You might want to install the `Automake' and `Perl' packages.
         Grab them from any GNU archive site.
cd . && /bin/sh /home/eggert/src/gnu/autoconf-tmp/config/missing --run autoconf
configure.ac:32: error: Autoconf version 2.57b or higher is required
aclocal.m4:207: AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE is expanded from...
configure.ac:32: the top level
autom4te: /usr/bin/m4 failed with exit status: 1
make: *** [configure] Error 1