Martin Michlmayr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Half of KDE and a number of other applications currently fail to build > with a message similar to: > > | *** YOU'RE USING autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.60. > | *** KDE requires autoconf 2.53 or newer > > Before I file bugs on these packages, I wanted to check whether this > is a known problem and/or whether the new autoconf reports its version > in an incompatible way (that could be changed to avoid these build > failures).
I don't think there was any surprising change in the way that the version number was reported. It looks like the --version output just changed from autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.59 Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille. Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. to autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.60 Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille. Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Does KDE use something other than "autoconf --version" to check the Autoconf version? -- "The road to hell is paved with convenient shortcuts." --Peter da Silva -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]