[SOLVED]Autotools installed, but autoreconf not found?

chsims1 · 2009-01-08 10:25:07

Hi, I'm trying to build a package (upslug2), which is in the AUR. On attempting to build via ABS, this fails with the errors:

==> Starting make...
PKGBUILD: line 32: autoreconf: command not found
PKGBUILD: line 33: ./configure: No such file or directory
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found.  Stop.
==> ERROR: Build Failed.

I get similar problems if I try to do a manual build from source ie. 'autoreconf' is not found.

I definitely have 'autotools' installed, which I believe should include 'autoreconf.' Any ideas where I'm going wrong please?

Last edited by chsims1 (2009-01-08 11:01:32)

Allan · 2009-01-08 10:34:03

> pacman -Qo /usr/bin/autoreconf
/usr/bin/autoreconf is owned by autoconf 2.63-1

chsims1 · 2009-01-08 10:45:43

pacman -Qo /usr/bin/autoreconf
error: failed to read file '/usr/bin/autoreconf': No such file or directory

I have removed and reinstalled autotools (xorg-util-macros) and I still get the above error. I can't see why it doesn't apparently install

Allan · 2009-01-08 10:48:14

Read what I posted again and think about what package you need to install...

chsims1 · 2009-01-08 11:00:53

OK, sorry for not reading more carefully, so the problem was the duff information about which package 'autoreconf' could be found in. Thanks for your help

skottish · 2009-01-08 16:21:16

Hi chsims1,

If you're going to be building software in Arch, which obviously you are, install the whole group base-devel. It has the entire build foundation:

pacman -S base-devel

Arch Linux

#1 2009-01-08 10:25:07

[SOLVED]Autotools installed, but autoreconf not found?

#2 2009-01-08 10:34:03

Re: [SOLVED]Autotools installed, but autoreconf not found?

#3 2009-01-08 10:45:43

Re: [SOLVED]Autotools installed, but autoreconf not found?

#4 2009-01-08 10:48:14

Re: [SOLVED]Autotools installed, but autoreconf not found?

#5 2009-01-08 11:00:53

Re: [SOLVED]Autotools installed, but autoreconf not found?

#6 2009-01-08 16:21:16

Re: [SOLVED]Autotools installed, but autoreconf not found?

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