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List:       linux-ha-dev
Subject:    [Linux-ha-dev] Versions of autoconf/automake/libtool
From:       "Wallwork, Nathan" <nwallwo () pnm ! com>
Date:       2002-08-30 18:56:17
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> Ok, what you are seeing is an issue with an older automake / autoconf
> combination; as it happens, I've run into exactly that today when trying to
> compile heartbeat on an older system ;-) (SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7,
> about 1 yr old technology)

Hmmm..  Looks like RedHat isn't using recent versions.

I'm working on a freshly installed and patched RedHat 7.3 box, 
but I find that it is running 
  autoconf version 2.13   (which is 3.5 years old [2.53 is most current]) 
  automake version 1.4-p5 (which is 1 year old [1.6.3 is most current])
  libtool 1.4.2           (almost a year old, but still the most current)


> I haven't checked when these features were introduced into the autoconf tools
> exactly, but heartbeat as it stands right now will not compile w/o a recent
> autoconf, automake, libtool.
> 
> My workaround was to install the most recent versions of these tools for
> building, as I didn't want to waste time writing a compatibility fix, which
> has proven unsuccessful in the past; this is deliberate on part of the
> autoconf developers, who argue that these tools are required to bootstrap the
> system and to avoid the chicken and egg problem are allowed to depend on
> themselves, and that backwards compatibility isn't a big goal.
> 
> However, it won't compile with the most recent autoconf either, because the
> autoconf people have broken compatibility between 2.52 and 2.53; if you are
> compiling with 2.53, please apply the autoconf-2.53.diff first.
> 
> Alan, given that right now we are in a sad "in between" state where we can't
> work with _old_ versions, but neither with _new_ ones, I would like to revisit
> the can of worms this is and suggest to
> 
> a) Document which version of the toolchain we require,
> 
> b) Bite into the sour apple and make sure we work with whats current.


Is the simplist solution to just upgrade to autoconf 2.52?

If so, which version of automake do you recommend?

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