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

AS_IF and AC_MSG_ERROR: error: possibly undefined macro

I encounter such errors when trying to build libnice-0.1.10. For solution, I am following possibly undefined macro: AC_MSG_ERROR, …

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Cygwin and "failed to run aclocal: No such file or directory"

I'm trying to test our Autotools stuff on Cygwin. When I open a prompt: $ autoreconf --install --force Can't exec "aclocal": …

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autoconf error on ubuntu 11.04

i've been googling and installing libraries for a while, but I couldn't quite handle this problem with autoconf. i have …

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Automake Libtool 'No rule to make target'

I've been trying to build to GLTools library that accompanies The OpenGL SuperBible into a libtool library with automake. I've …

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Adding a custom installation directory option to Autoconf-generated configure scripts

configure scripts always include something like the following in the help message: ... By default, `make install' will install all the …

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How do I modify the install name of a .dylib at build time

I am building the google-gflags commandline flags library for C++ on Mac OS X (10.7.1). The build process is as such: $ ./…

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Where does autoconf's AC_CHECK_HEADERS verify the header files?

I am having trouble with compiling one of the open source libraries (libopekele OpenID lib). The problem is I don't …

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Autotools library and object file output control

My goal is to have all object files built in a .objs directory instead of the root of the Makefile, …

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