> > > > A lot of work just to rebuild the existing package. And you will need > > particular versions of the auto* tools in order to rebuild. They must > > match what is expected in the *.am files and the configure.ac file. I > > expect you don't have the right versions. I am sure Jim will jump in > > with the correct versions needed. Fortunately for what you want you > > don't need to rebuild the Makefiles or the configure script. > > Thanks for replying, Bob. > > I suggest that you use the latest test release of the > new coreutils package. It includes numerous fixes that > have been made since fileutils-4.1. > > ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/fetish/coreutils-4.5.1.tar.gz > > If you find it necessary to rerun tools like autoconf/automake, > then read the README in that package: > > WARNING: If you modify files like configure.in, m4/*.m4, aclocal.m4, > or any Makefile.am, then don't be surprised if what gets regenerated no > longer works. To make things work, you'll have to be using appropriate > versions of automake and autoconf. As for what versions are `appropriate', > use the versions of > > * autoconf specified via AC_PREREQ in m4/jm-macros.m4 > * automake specified via AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE in configure.ac > > Usually it's fine to use versions that are newer than those specified. > > But note that automake-1.6.2 is *not* newer than 1.6b. > > > _______________________________________________ > Bug-fileutils mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-fileutils >
Great thank. Its just what I want to know. ______________________________________________________ Boîte aux lettres - Lycos - http://www.lycos.fr
