well, it's compiling at least - the /usr/bin/m4 instance that the script said it found unacceptable was a pointer to /usr/ccs/bin/m4 which i changed to /usr/local/bin/m4.
it seems like it will work now - sorry for the distraction. frank --- Paul Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > frank harrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I successfully installed m4; it is in /usr/bin > > You replaced the standard /usr/bin/m4? What system > are you running > on? Does the installed m4 work on its own? What m4 > distribution are > you using? > > > the bison configure file still complains that m4 > is > > required even after it is present. The previous > > message is about freeze files. > > Can you give us the exact output of the bison > 'configure' run? > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com