Compiling autoconf-2.59 fails: Using $< in a non-suffix rule context is a GNUmake idiom (line 484 of Makefile) *** Error code 1
Stop in /usr/src/voor-samba3/autoconf-2.59 (line 238 of Makefile). I found the following discussion: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf/2004-03/msg00037.html It appears to have the following patch: RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/bin/Makefile.am,v retrieving revision 1.17 retrieving revision 1.18 diff -u -r1.17 -r1.18 --- autoconf/autoconf/bin/Makefile.am 2004/02/18 21:34:44 1.17 +++ autoconf/autoconf/bin/Makefile.am 2004/03/03 21:40:46 1.18 @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ -e 's,@AWK\@,$(AWK),g' \ -e 's,@VERSION\@,$(VERSION),g' \ -e 's,@PACKAGE_NAME\@,$(PACKAGE_NAME),g' \ - -e 's,@configure_input\@,Generated from $<; do not edit by hand.,g' + -e 's,@configure_input\@,Generated from [EMAIL PROTECTED]<http://lists.gnu.org/spam.html>; do not edit by hand.,g' # autoconf is written in M4sh. AUTOM4SH = $(top_builddir)/tests/autom4te --language M4sh --cache '' ---> Question: how can I install this (diff?)-file? ----> Question: if I do not have nor want to install CVS, how can I patch my system then? Thanx! Devvie Nuis
