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Errors building configure script #146

Closed chrisspen closed 5 years ago

chrisspen commented 5 years ago

When building the library from the git repo, the README instructs us to generate the ./configure script by running autoreconf. However, this fails on stock Ubuntu 18.04 with the errors:

configure.ac:85: error: required file 'config/compile' not found
configure.ac:85:   'automake --add-missing' can install 'compile'
configure.ac:12: error: required file 'config/config.guess' not found
configure.ac:12:   'automake --add-missing' can install 'config.guess'
configure.ac:12: error: required file 'config/config.sub' not found
configure.ac:12:   'automake --add-missing' can install 'config.sub'
configure.ac:14: error: required file 'config/install-sh' not found
configure.ac:14:   'automake --add-missing' can install 'install-sh'
configure.ac:85: error: required file 'config/ltmain.sh' not found
configure.ac:14: error: required file 'config/missing' not found
configure.ac:14:   'automake --add-missing' can install 'missing'
benchmarks/Makefile.am: error: required file 'config/depcomp' not found
benchmarks/Makefile.am:   'automake --add-missing' can install 'depcomp'
doc/Makefile.am:57: error: required file 'config/mdate-sh' not found
doc/Makefile.am:57:   'automake --add-missing' can install 'mdate-sh'
doc/Makefile.am:57: error: required file 'config/texinfo.tex' not found
doc/Makefile.am:57:   'automake --add-missing' can install 'texinfo.tex'
parallel-tests: error: required file 'config/test-driver' not found
parallel-tests:   'automake --add-missing' can install 'test-driver'
lib/Makefile.am:10: warning: source file '$(top_srcdir)/src/globals.cpp' is in a subdirectory,
lib/Makefile.am:10: but option 'subdir-objects' is disabled
automake: warning: possible forward-incompatibility.
automake: At least a source file is in a subdirectory, but the 'subdir-objects'
automake: automake option hasn't been enabled.  For now, the corresponding output
automake: object file(s) will be placed in the top-level directory.  However,
automake: this behaviour will change in future Automake versions: they will
automake: unconditionally cause object files to be placed in the same subdirectory
automake: of the corresponding sources.
automake: You are advised to start using 'subdir-objects' option throughout your
automake: project, to avoid future incompatibilities.
autoreconf: automake failed with exit status: 1
citibeth commented 5 years ago

Did you try running 'automake --add-missing' ???

On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 11:32 AM Chris Spencer notifications@github.com wrote:

When building the library from the git repo, the README instructs us to generate the ./configure script by running autoreconf. However, this fails on stock Ubuntu 18.04 with the errors:

configure.ac:85: error: required file 'config/compile' not foundconfigure.ac:85: 'automake --add-missing' can install 'compile'configure.ac:12: error: required file 'config/config.guess' not foundconfigure.ac:12: 'automake --add-missing' can install 'config.guess'configure.ac:12: error: required file 'config/config.sub' not foundconfigure.ac:12: 'automake --add-missing' can install 'config.sub'configure.ac:14: error: required file 'config/install-sh' not foundconfigure.ac:14: 'automake --add-missing' can install 'install-sh'configure.ac:85: error: required file 'config/ltmain.sh' not foundconfigure.ac:14: error: required file 'config/missing' not foundconfigure.ac:14: 'automake --add-missing' can install 'missing' benchmarks/Makefile.am: error: required file 'config/depcomp' not found benchmarks/Makefile.am: 'automake --add-missing' can install 'depcomp' doc/Makefile.am:57: error: required file 'config/mdate-sh' not found doc/Makefile.am:57: 'automake --add-missing' can install 'mdate-sh' doc/Makefile.am:57: error: required file 'config/texinfo.tex' not found doc/Makefile.am:57: 'automake --add-missing' can install 'texinfo.tex' parallel-tests: error: required file 'config/test-driver' not found parallel-tests: 'automake --add-missing' can install 'test-driver' lib/Makefile.am:10: warning: source file '$(top_srcdir)/src/globals.cpp' is in a subdirectory, lib/Makefile.am:10: but option 'subdir-objects' is disabled automake: warning: possible forward-incompatibility. automake: At least a source file is in a subdirectory, but the 'subdir-objects' automake: automake option hasn't been enabled. For now, the corresponding output automake: object file(s) will be placed in the top-level directory. However, automake: this behaviour will change in future Automake versions: they will automake: unconditionally cause object files to be placed in the same subdirectory automake: of the corresponding sources. automake: You are advised to start using 'subdir-objects' option throughout your automake: project, to avoid future incompatibilities. autoreconf: automake failed with exit status: 1

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chrisspen commented 5 years ago

I found an additional note in the separate INSTALL doc that said to run autoreconf -fiv, which worked.

You may want to update README to note this or at least link to the INSTALL doc. If I see install instructions in the README and they don't work, I usually stop there, but I just happened to notice the other instructions and tried that. It's confusing that there's two sets of conflicting install instructions.

citibeth commented 5 years ago

I agree. We should add instructions telling people to run autoremake if building from the git repo.

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I found an additional note in the separate INSTALL doc that said to run autoreconf -fiv, which worked.

You may want to update README to note this or at least link to the INSTALL doc. If I see install instructions in the README and they don't work, I usually stop there, but I just happened to notice the other instructions and tried that. It's confusing that there's two sets of conflicting install instructions.

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citibeth commented 5 years ago

Chris,

Would you be able to submit a pull request adding this information? That would be really hepful!

-- Elizabeth

On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 12:33 PM Elizabeth A. Fischer < elizabeth.fischer@columbia.edu> wrote:

I agree. We should add instructions telling people to run autoremake if building from the git repo.

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I found an additional note in the separate INSTALL doc that said to run autoreconf -fiv, which worked.

You may want to update README to note this or at least link to the INSTALL doc. If I see install instructions in the README and they don't work, I usually stop there, but I just happened to notice the other instructions and tried that. It's confusing that there's two sets of conflicting install instructions.

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