Ok I will try. Before downloading and installing m4, I wnat to know is the version of m4 dependent on version of gcc? For example GCC 4.1? Tom Browder wrote: > > On 5/5/08, mahmoodn <nt_mahmood@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> I installed "patch" command. Then I read . After applying the patch, I >> run >> "make" again as the guide said. Here is the error I got:super:: >> m4 -s -Ulen -Uindex /home/ubuntu/splash2/codes/null_macros/c.m4.null >> decs.H >> > decs.h >> /bin/sh: m4: not found >> make: *** [decs.h] Error 127 > > Your sources are NOT c ready--that's what the m4 macro processor is > needed for. (and it has nothing to do with make). > > You have several choices it seems to me: > > 1. Install GNU m4. > 2. Have someone with m4 generate the *.c and *.h files for you. > 3. Manually look at what the macros are doing and make the > transformations yourself. > > If you're going to continue to use GNU programs I suggest doing number > 1 (best when done on a Linux or Unix system). Get m4 here: > > <http://www.gnu.org/software/m4/m4.html> > > Good luck. > > -Tom > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Need-help-for-an-old-makefile-tp16722559p17063402.html Sent from the gcc - Help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
