[gst-devel] autoconf issues with the plugin template

[Sameer Morar]

Hi there

I am trying to start learning about plugin writing, however as described
in the plugin writers guide, when I checkout the gst-template and try to
use autoconf on the test plugin, i get the following error:

smorar at shadow:~/eclipse/gst-test_plugin$ ./autogen.sh
+ aclocal -I m4
+ libtoolize --force
libtoolize: copying file `./config.guess'
libtoolize: copying file `./config.sub'
libtoolize: copying file `./ltmain.sh'
libtoolize: copying file `./ltoptions.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `./ltsugar.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `./ltversion.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `./libtool.m4'
+ automake -a
+ autoconf
configure.ac:21: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
      If this token and others are legitimate, please use
m4_pattern_allow.
      See the Autoconf documentation.
+ exit 1


I've never understood how autotools and m4 etc... work... Could someone
please enlighten me what I'm doing wrong? I'm currently using debian
unstable with:
ii  autoconf       2.59-7         automatic configure script builder
ii  m4             1.4.1-1        a macro processing language
ii  autotools-dev  20040719.1     Update infrastructure for
config.{guess,sub}
ii  automake1.4    1.4-p6-8       A tool for generating GNU Standards-
complian
ii  autoproject    0.17-1         create a skeleton source package for a
new p
ii  libtool        1.6-0+1.5a-4   Generic library support script

Many thanks
Sam