autom4te-2.13 missing in autoconf2.1-2.13-1

[Charles Wilson]

Reini Urban wrote:

>> autoconf2.1-2.13-1
> 
> This package misses /usr/bin/autom4te-2.13
> resp. the wrapper has no extra logic for the missing autom4te.
> 
> I solved it by
>   cp /usr/bin/autom4te-2.5x /usr/bin/autom4te-2.13
> Strangely this was the first time I needed such an old cruft, for catdoc.

autoconf-2.13 does not have and never has had an autom4te.  Thus, 
there's nothing to wrap -- and copying the 2.5x version is certainly 
wrong -- because now aclocal will invoke autoconf-2.5x operations on a 
2.13-specific project.

So PLEASE remove this guaranteed-to-break-stuff suggestion from your 
catdoc README:

test -e /usr/bin/autom4te-2.13 || ln -s /usr/bin/autom4te-2.5x
/usr/bin/autom4te-2.13

The real reason you got an error is described in this thread:

"Ping autoconf maintainer (was Re: auto tools issues)"
http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2005-07/msg00352.html

I encourage you to read the whole thing.  (A possible workaround for 
your problem in building catdoc is to have your cygport script create a 
symlink within your build directory: aclocal -> /usr/bin/aclocal-${VER}, 
and then put the builddir in front of the PATH.  This has the advantage 
of not permanently modifying the the regular cygwin environment just for 
catdoc-building)

--
Chuck


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