On 08/21/2015 06:14 PM, Vishnu Vardhan Makkapati wrote: > Hi > > I downloaded autoconf using git. But I do not find a configure script that I generally use to configure and build applications. The INSTALL file is also missing. Can you send me detailed set of instructions to compile and install autoconf? > http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/autoconf.html <http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/autoconf.html> > You have hit a common misconception. You only NEED to use autoconf.git if you plan on contributing patches to autoconf. Most people don't fall into this category. Use a pre-built autoconf from your distro, or use an existing autoconf.tar official release instead. But if you really DO want to develop autoconf, then you have to bootstrap your system by first installing autoconf from a tarball, and using that to run 'autoreconf -vf' on your git checkout, in order to get the required configure file located within your checkout. For more details, see this mail that I sent a couple months ago: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/m4-discuss/2015-06/msg00001.html > IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail, including any attachments, may contain > confidential information and is intended only for the addressee(s) named Please don't include this sort of legalese on mail sent to public lists, where it is unenforceable. It is better to send from your own email instead of from your company's if your company forces you to append such garbage. -- Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266 Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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