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List:       kde-panel-devel
Subject:    Re: [Panel-devel] cannot compile KDE4 - automake problem
From:       "Georges A.K." <georgesak () gmail ! com>
Date:       2005-08-29 22:14:10
Message-ID: 178e00f050829151478f61c23 () mail ! gmail ! com
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A simpler way is to set the WANT_AUTOMAKE variable. In your case, set it to 
1.5 :
WANT_AUTOMAKE="1.5"

Georges.*
*
On 8/29/05, Paul Drummond <paul.drummond@dsl.pipex.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Ooops, I have fixed it! The following will only be helpful to (k)ubuntu
> users.
> 
> (k)Ubuntu comes with automake 1.4 by default but provides seperate 
> packages
> for automake 1.6, 1.7, 1.8 and 1.9.
> 
> Using Synaptic I installed each version while keeping the original then 
> just
> changed the link to "automake" to switch between versions which didn't 
> work.
> 
> I then removes all versions of automake and installed only automake 1.6(KDE
> requires 1.5 but curiously, it's not available!) and now it works fine.
> 
> 
> On Monday 29 August 2005 17:47, Paul Drummond wrote:
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> > I am trying to compile KDE4 using the instructions posted not so long 
> ago:
> >
> > http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/panel-devel/2005-July/000354.html
> >
> > but I cannot compile kdelibs. The command "unsermake -f Makefile.cvs"
> > fails as follows:
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------
> > /home/kdev/src/kde/unsermake/unsermake -f admin/Makefile.common cvs
> > *** YOU'RE USING UNSERMAKE 0.4.
> > *** Creating acinclude.m4
> > *** Creating list of subdirectories
> > *** Creating Makefile.am <http://Makefile.am>
> > *** Creating configure.files
> > *** Creating configure.in <http://configure.in>
> > *** Creating aclocal.m4
> > *** Creating configure
> > configure:33291: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_CPPFLAGS
> > If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow.
> > See the Autoconf documentation.
> > Error creating cvs. Exit status 1.
> > Error creating all. Exit status 1.
> > kdev@fred:~/src/kde/kdelibs$
> > ----------------------------------------------------
> >
> > The author of the instructions states he had the same problem and fixed 
> it
> > by updating automake. I too am using Ubuntu (which I changed to kubuntu)
> > and have used synaptic to install later versions of automake (1.6 to 1.9
> )
> > but none of these fix the problem.
> >
> > Can anyone help?
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A simpler way is to set the <font size="-1">WANT_AUTOMAKE variable. In your case, set \
it to 1.5 :<br> </font><font size="-1">WANT_AUTOMAKE=&quot;1.5&quot;<br>
<br>
Georges.<b><br>
</b></font><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/29/05, <b \
class="gmail_sendername">Paul Drummond</b> &lt;<a \
href="mailto:paul.drummond@dsl.pipex.com">paul.drummond@dsl.pipex.com</a>&gt; \
wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, \
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <br>Ooops, I have fixed \
it!&nbsp;&nbsp;The following will only be helpful to \
(k)ubuntu<br>users.<br><br>(k)Ubuntu comes with automake 1.4 by default but provides \
seperate packages<br>for automake 1.6, 1.7, 1.8 and 1.9.<br><br>Using Synaptic I \
installed each version while keeping the original then just <br>changed the link to \
&quot;automake&quot; to switch between versions which didn't work.<br><br>I then \
removes all versions of automake and installed only automake 1.6 (KDE<br>requires 1.5 \
but curiously, it's not available!) and now it works fine. <br><br><br>On Monday 29 \
August 2005 17:47, Paul Drummond wrote:<br>&gt; Hi Guys,<br>&gt;<br>&gt; I am trying \
to compile KDE4 using the instructions posted not so long ago:<br>&gt;<br>&gt; <a \
href="http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/panel-devel/2005-July/000354.html"> \
http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/panel-devel/2005-July/000354.html</a><br>&gt;<br>&gt; \
but I cannot compile kdelibs.&nbsp;&nbsp;The command &quot;unsermake -f \
Makefile.cvs&quot;<br>&gt; fails as follows:<br>&gt;<br>&gt; \
---------------------------------------------------- <br>&gt; \
/home/kdev/src/kde/unsermake/unsermake -f admin/Makefile.common cvs<br>&gt; *** \
YOU'RE USING UNSERMAKE 0.4.<br>&gt; *** Creating acinclude.m4<br>&gt; *** Creating \
list of subdirectories<br>&gt; *** Creating <a href="http://Makefile.am"> \
Makefile.am</a><br>&gt; *** Creating configure.files<br>&gt; *** Creating <a \
href="http://configure.in">configure.in</a><br>&gt; *** Creating aclocal.m4<br>&gt; \
*** Creating configure<br>&gt; configure:33291: error: possibly undefined macro: \
AM_CPPFLAGS <br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If this token and others are \
legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow.<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \
See the Autoconf documentation.<br>&gt; Error creating cvs. Exit status 1.<br>&gt; \
Error creating all. Exit status 1.<br>&gt;  kdev@fred:~/src/kde/kdelibs$<br>&gt; \
----------------------------------------------------<br>&gt;<br>&gt; The author of \
the instructions states he had the same problem and fixed it<br>&gt; by updating \
automake.&nbsp;&nbsp;I too am using Ubuntu (which I changed to kubuntu) <br>&gt; and \
have used synaptic to install later versions of automake (1.6 to 1.9)<br>&gt; but \
none of these fix the problem.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Can anyone help?<br>&gt; \
_______________________________________________<br>&gt; Panel-devel mailing list \
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