[gst-devel] autoconf issues with the plugin template

[Sameer Morar]

Hmm... looks like i was being tripped up by debian bug #243618

That should teach me to use stuff out of experimental more carefully!!!

Regards
Sam

On Fri, 2004-08-20 at 10:53 +0200, Sameer Morar wrote:
> 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
> 
> 
> 
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