Please add an option to fetch missing Autotools pieces online. Below, there is no reason to torture me for these things. Autotools should be able to find everything it needs on its own. If it can't find them locally, then go get them from the network. $ git clone https://github.com/libidn/libidn2.git $ cd libidn2.git $ git checkout libidn2-2.0.4 $ autoreconf -f -i ... Copying file po/quot.sed Copying file po/remove-potcdate.sin aclocal: error: couldn't open directory 'unistring/m4': No such file or directory autoreconf: aclocal failed with exit status: 1 _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf