Hi John, Thanks for the reply. It turned out that I didn't had automake package on my debian box. *apt-get install automake *did the trick for me. I blogged about the same here. http://abhinavsingh.com/blog/2009/08/getting-started-with-autotools-gnu-build-system-on-debian/ <http://abhinavsingh.com/blog/2009/08/getting-started-with-autotools-gnu-build-system-on-debian/>Might be useful for starters like me. Thanks again, ------------------------------------------------------ Abhinav Singh Bangalore, India Website: http://abhinavsingh.com Blog: http://abhinavsingh.com/blog Twitter: http://twitter.com/imoracle ------------------------------------------------------ On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 9:09 AM, John Calcote <john.calcote@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello Abhinav, > > On 8/1/2009 9:04 AM, Abhinav Singh wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> This is my first time with autotools and I tried following: >> >> http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/manual/automake/Creating-amhello.html#Creating-amhello >> to get started. >> >> However when I issue the: >> *$bash: autoreconf --install* >> >> I get the following error: >> configure.ac: 4: `automake requires `AM_CONFIG_HEADER', not >> `AC_CONFIG_HEADER' >> >> > > Use AC_CONFIG_HEADERS, not AC_CONFIG_HEADER. > > automake: Makefile.am: required file `./NEWS' not found >> automake: Makefile.am: required file `./AUTHORS' not found >> automake: Makefile.am: required file `./ChangeLog' not found >> >> > > Either create empty NEWS, AUTHORS, and ChangeLog files, or else add the > 'foreign' option to AM_INIT, e.g., AM_INIT([foreign]). The Autotools were > originally designed for GNU projects, and all GNU projects require these > text files to exist in the top-level project directory. However, if you give > the 'foreign' option to AM_INIT, then Automake will be less picky about > things like this. > > configure.ac: 4: required file `./[config.h].in' not found >> >> > > This problem will go away when you fix the AC_CONFIG_HEADERS problem. > > Makefile.am:2: invalid variable `dist_doc_DATA' >> >> > > Look carefully at your top-level Makefile.am file - make sure nothing is > misspelled or out of place according to the examples provided in the link. > > autoreconf: automake failed with exit status: 1 >> >> is this a OS specific problem? Can someone help me with this? >> >> > > Not OS specific - just Autotools. Just as with many software tools, as you > become more familiar with them, you will begin to understand the nature of > these problems. > > Good Luck! > John > _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf
