Problem solved: I just now upgraded m4, autoconf, and automake to the freshest from http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu, and then it couldn't even get through autogen.sh.
I upgraded libtool, and now everything works. Strange thing too, because I remembered upgrading these within the last year, but when I looked at the versions, I must have done a deliberate *minimal* upgrade, because even though they were compiled on Jan 29 2013, the versions were ancient (2006). Heh, you can see what a dinosaur I am. :) Anyway, now I can keep going on my git tutorial and stuff. Thank you very much. -- Peace and Cheer _______________________________________________ mc mailing list https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/mc