[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Compilation Problems

[Raahul Kumar <raahul_da_man@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Reinier Post <rp@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 20, 2002 at 06:12:43PM +0200, Per I Mathisen wrote:
> > On Sat, 20 Apr 2002, Reinier Post wrote:
> > > In general, aclocal pulls many things from m4 macros contributed by
> > > individual software packages - for Freeciv, GNU gettext, GTK, and Imlib.
> > 
> > Yes, and they should be in /usr/(local/)share/aclocal ... but only if you
> > install -dev or source versions of these packages.
> 
> Yes.  But the purpose of aclocal is to generate tests for whether
> or not these packages are present on the system.  I don't think
> persons without X should be required to have X just because the test
> whether X is included requires the presence of X.

I agree. This is a catch 22. 

> > > Only if users of Freeciv CVS must be able to use aclocal without
> problems.
> > 
> > Using aclocal is now a requirement for compiling cvs.
> 
> That's bad, unless aclocal actually requires only the things ./configure
> will later find to be present.

Correct. Aclocal should not require anything that ./configure does not.

Aloha,
RK.

By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity. Another man's, I mean. -Mark 
Twain

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