Warren Young <warren@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Someone is trying to build a project I maintain on Solaris 2.8 with > current versions of the autotools. What versions, exactly? Here's what I'm using: Solaris 8 (sparc) with all recommended patches. m4 1.4.1 autoconf 2.59 automake 1.9.1 You should install these packages in the above order. > http://tangentsoft.net/mysql++/releases/mysql++-1.7.11.tar.gz I unpacked that distribution and ran 'autoconf', and it didn't report any error. > configure.in:17: /usr/local/bin/m4: ERROR: Reading inserted file: No > such file or directory Looks like a botched autoconf installation to me. Your correspondent might try running "truss -f" and seeing what file is missing. _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf