Re: autoconf 2.57b: locking fails over NFS

[Paul Eggert]

Akim Demaille <address@hidden> writes:

> Actually, running autoreconf -fvim should address your problem, since
> the package want Automake 1.7.7 and Autoconf 2.57.

Thanks for the suggestion.  I still don't understand autoreconf,
unfortunately.  I installed this into README-alpha:

Index: README-alpha
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/README-alpha,v
retrieving revision 1.6
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -p -u -r1.6 -r1.7
--- README-alpha        19 Jul 2002 10:16:34 -0000      1.6
+++ README-alpha        3 Oct 2003 21:11:29 -0000       1.7
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 This is a test release of this package.  Using it more or less
 implicitly signs you up to help us find whatever problems you report.
 
+You need up-to-date build tools.  To avoid some bootstrapping issues
+you may need to run the command "autoreconf -fvim" first, before
+running "configure".
+
 The documentation still needs more work.  Suggestions welcome.
 Patches even more welcome.
 
@@ -18,7 +22,7 @@ users.
 
 -----
 
-Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This file is part of GNU Autoconf.