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How to install Autoconf, Automake and related tools on Mac OS X from source?

I want to install autoconf, automake, m4, etc… from the source on a Mac OS X 10.7.2 machine running Xcode 4.2.1. The problem is anything that I try and install I have to rely on autoconf. Therefore, I am trying to install autoconf I…
chacham15
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Is it possible to speed up ./configure?

To compile a software package on a workstation with many CPU cores (say 12), the configuration stage often takes much longer than the actual compilation stage because ./configure does the tests one by one, while make -j runs gcc as well as other…
netvope
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gcc unrecognized command line options '-V' and '-qversion' with autoconf

When compiling with gcc 4.7.2 and autoconf 2.69, I am routinely getting results such as these in configure.log. Example: configure:3091: $? = 0 configure:3080: gcc -V >&5 gcc: error: unrecognized command line option '-V' gcc: fatal error: no…
syrinx
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How do I resolve an error about AM_PROG_LIBTOOL when building libopus from git?

I've downloaded libopus from git and tried to build it, however I get, Updating build configuration files, please wait.... configure.ac:38: warning: macro 'AM_PROG_LIBTOOL' not found in library configure.ac:38: error: possibly undefined macro:…
Evan Carroll
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Autoconf, Libtool, and an undefined AC_PROG_LIBTOOL

I am trying to build a library, and the README instructions are to call configure.ac, then make. Unfortunately, I am running into an error: configure.ac:75 :error: possibly undefined macro: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL If this token is legitimate please…
user2093082
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Why did rtorrent fail to build?

I am not root, so I have to build rtorrent from source and hope to install it in my home directory, but it failed, why? [mirror@hugemeow rtorrent]$ ls AUTHORS autogen.sh ChangeLog configure.ac COPYING doc INSTALL Makefile.am NEWS rak …
hugemeow
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Compiling pinfo on OS X

I would like to install pinfo on my Mac for reading info files, instead of using the bad looking elder brother info. pinfo is not yet provided by Homebrew. Perhaps it will soon, when I will get this question answered. (Here the relative issue, on…
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Can't locate Autom4te/ChannelDefs.pm in @INC (when it definitely is there)

I've been running into trouble running make for a build process that I know works on a 32-bit Ubuntu VM. I am running a 64-bit Ubuntu VM, and I have a feeling that the 64-bit may be the problem, but am not entirely sure. Basically, when I run the…
GTF
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Having trouble building gcc (libiberty obstack.c won't compile)

I'm running openSUSE 11.4, which is kinda old, so I'm trying to build some updated dependencies for another thing I want to build. I've downloaded the source for gcc-6.4.0 (also tried the latest - didn't work). I'm running ../gcc-6.4.0/configure…
Kayson
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How to update autoconf if I don't have root privilege?

Failed to run autoreconf -iv, for i am using a old autoconf, but i can not update it using system package manager since i am not root so how to update autoconf from 2.59 to 2.64? error message when run autoreconf: [mirror@hugemeow gdb-7.5]$…
hugemeow
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How do install POEdit on CentOS 7?

I want to install POEdit on CentOS 7. After running ./configure, I receive a message about several libraries not being installed, such as wxWidgets and Boost. I've installed these libraries and it moves past that phase of the configuration, but now…
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Why I obtain this error message when I try to compile cgminer? autoreconf error

I am trying to install Cgminer on my RaspBerry (it use RaspBian that is a Debian minimalistic version) as explained here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=494625.0 In particular the installation steps are these: git clone…
AndreaNobili
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Updating autoconf on OSX Lion

New Mac user here (got it for work), so hopefully this is just me being stupid. Anyway, I'm trying to update my autoconf, and it seems to be stuck...and I'm not sure why. I am trying to update to Autoconf 2.65, however every time I run the…
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Use Xorg autoconfig to dynamically apply settings depending on monitor?

The setup is as follows: a common Gentoo linux based system image (has to be shared between all) 1 out of 3 different touch based input devices 1 out of 3 different monitors There is always only one monitor and touch-input, but the combination can…
Heals
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Trying to install autoconf dependencies without root permissions

so this is just a part of my grand installation of i3 on a school Linux PC. I'm trying to compile i3 myself and install it in my home directory. I just used my home directory as a prefix for everything, so I have the folders ~/bin, ~/share and ~/lib…
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