Top "Autoconf" questions

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

How to add include and lib paths to configure/make cycle?

I need a place to install libraries in a linux box I have no su access to. I'm using ~/local[/…

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possibly undefined macro: AC_MSG_ERROR

I have the following in configure.ac: AC_CHECK_PROGS(MAKE,$MAKE make gmake,error) if test "x$MAKE" = "xerror" ;…

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CFLAGS vs CPPFLAGS

I understand that CFLAGS (or CXXFLAGS for C++) are for the compiler, whereas CPPFLAGS is used by the preprocessor. But …

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$PHP_AUTOCONF errors on mac os x 10.7.3 when trying to install pecl extensions

I am trying to setup my machine with pecl_http and memcache and in both cases, I get similar errors. …

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Append compile flags to CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS while configuration/make

The project that I am trying to build has default flags CFLAGS = -Wall -g -O2 CXXFLAGS = -g -O2 I need …

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What's the difference of "./configure" option "--build", "--host" and "--target"?

The script ./configure accepts 3 options --build, --host and --target. I'm confusing their roles. What's the difference and semantics of them?

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cannot find autoconf. please check your autoconf installation Xampp in CentOS

Getting another error when configuring memcahed with php in XAMPP in CentOS # /opt/lampp/bin/phpize Configuring for: PHP Api …

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installed libtool but libtoolize not found

im trying to build libxml2 from source on my mac. so i have autoconf libtool and automake installed using mac …

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Cross-compiling for ARM with Autoconf

I am having trouble cross-compiling a library for my arm board using autconf. I am using this line: ./configure --target=…

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GNU autotools: Debug/Release targets?

I've been looking for this for a while: I'm currently converting a medium-size program to autotools, coming from an Eclipse-based …

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