Re: autoconf and nfs

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Paul Eggert wrote on Thu, Apr 21, 2005 at 10:31:48PM CEST:
> "Mathias Rettich" <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> > configure: failed program was:
> > | /* confdefs.h.  */
> > | olT - Provide generalized library-building support services.
> > | # Generated automatically by  (GNU test 0.1)
> > | # NOTE: Changes made to this file will be lost: look at ltmain.sh.
> > | ...
> > configure:21981: result: no
> > configure:21994: error: Your Installation isn't able to compile simple C++ 
> > programs.
> 
> The failed program is indeed not a valid C++ program (that 2nd line is
> bogus), so this suggests the problem is not in your C++ compiler.
> However, the error message is not one that Autoconf itself generates;
> it's a Libtool thing.
> 
> I suspect that you have some sort of disk problem, or a corrupted
> file, or a flaky installation of libtool, or something like that.

The copied information is not enough to decide between a possible
libtool problem or outside corruption.  Where is the parent message, by
the way? (hint to the OP: please Cc replies to the list).

Which system is this on?  Which versions of respective tools?
Which sed version?

Regards,
Ralf