On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 07:42:43PM +0000, Kaya Saman wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to compile the latest NTOP version 4.1.0 on OpenBSD > RELEASE 5.0 x64 but am running into issues regarding automake and > autoconfig. > > > Basically I installed: > > automake-1.11.1p2 > > autoconf-2.67 > > > > The install script comes up saying this: > > # ./autogen.sh > > Starting ntop automatic configuration system v.0.2.3 > > Please be patient, there is a lot to do... > > 1. Testing gnu tools.... > > You must have automake installed to compile ntop. > Download the appropriate package for your distribution, or get the > source tarball from ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/automake > We recommend version 1.6.3 or higher > > You must have autoconf installed to compile autogen.sh. > Download the appropriate package for your distribution, or get the > source tarball from ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/autoconf > We recommend version 2.53 or higher
See how the metaauto port works. autoconf and automake are actually scripts that depend on AUTOCONF_VERSION and AUTOMAKE_VERSION to select the right ones.