On 2012-04-13 13:40 -0600, Eric Blake wrote: > On 04/13/2012 01:31 PM, Dawood Tariq wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > I'm using autoconf 2.68 on Darwin kernel version 10.8.0. I want to use > > the AX_PROG_JAVAH macro to determine the location of the jni.h header > > file and set the CPPFLAGS accordingly. This macro uses the $build_os > > variable which is generated by the AC_CANONICAL_BUILD macro. If I don't > > use the AX_PROG_JAVAH and AC_CANONICAL_BUILD macros, my configure script > > works fine. But if I invoke either of them, I get the following error: > > > > configure: error: cannot find install-sh, install.sh, or shtool in "." > > "./.." "./../.." > > > > Why am I getting this message and how can I get around it? > > Probably because you didn't properly populate your AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR > directory. I'm guessing you aren't using automake (since automake will > automatically place a copy of install-sh into your CONFIG_AUX_DIR)? If > so, the solution is to manually place a version of install-sh alongside > your copies of config.guess and config.sub, all in the directory you > passed to AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR (or, if you aren't using AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR, > into your top-level directory, although I do recommend using > AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR). The version of install-sh shipped with autoconf > 2.68 is adequate for the purpose. Nevertheless, it's surprising (to me) that AC_CANONICAL_BUILD would require install-sh. I can reproduce the error with the following configure.ac: AC_INIT([test], [1.0]) AC_CANONICAL_BUILD AC_OUTPUT The autoconf manual documents the install-sh requirement if you call AC_PROG_INSTALL, but the above does not call AC_PROG_INSTALL, nor does it appear in the output of "autoconf -t AC_PROG_INSTALL". Moreover, after copying install-sh/config.guess/config.sub, the generated configure script doesn't even test for a working install, nor does it reference install-sh in any capacity other than to bail out if it's not present. > https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/autoconf.html#Canonicalizing This section of the manual only says you need to copy config.guess and config.sub. The requirement for install-sh is not mentioned. Cheers, -- Nick Bowler, Elliptic Technologies (http://www.elliptictech.com/) _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf
