I have a CentOS virtual private server from 1and1.com If I checkout or pull something from a repository, it will contain an autogen.sh file Running this and then configure seems to work. However, when I run make I get a lot of error messages from libtool saying that such and such a command could not be found on some line or that there is a syntax error. This happens even with the latest updates. Several people have been unable to help. What is the problem, and what should I do about it? Thanks, John -- John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer Abilitiessoft, Inc. http://www.abilitiessoft.com Madison, Wisconsin USA Developing software for people with disabilities
On 05/15/2011 11:32 PM, John J. Boyer wrote:> I have a CentOS virtual private server from 1and1.com If I checkout or > pull something from a repository, it will contain an autogen.sh file > Running this and then configure seems to work. However, when I run make > I get a lot of error messages from libtool saying that such and such a > command could not be found on some line or that there is a syntax error. > This happens even with the latest updates. Several people have been > unable to help. What is the problem, and what should I do about it? > > Thanks, > John >If you try actually providing more information as well as some of the errors we might be able to help you. Im pretty sure that libtool isn't telling you "such and such a command could not be found on some line or that there is a syntax error." Again, to reiterate, provide useful information as opposed to just ranting about how something doesn't work and we might actually try to help you.
On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 11:32:24PM -0500, John J. Boyer wrote:> I have a CentOS virtual private server from 1and1.com If I checkout or > pull something from a repository, it will contain an autogen.sh file > Running this and then configure seems to work. However, when I run make > I get a lot of error messages from libtool saying that such and such a > command could not be found on some line or that there is a syntax error. > This happens even with the latest updates. Several people have been > unable to help. What is the problem, and what should I do about it?It would help to be more specific. If you are "pulling something from a repository," do you mean that it's a CentOS program? When a command is not found, or a library is not found, one way to find it is with yum provides */<command_name> Can you give a specific example? -- Scott Robbins PGP keyID EB3467D6 ( 1B48 077D 66F6 9DB0 FDC2 A409 FA54 EB34 67D6 ) gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys EB3467D6 Spike: A slayer with family and friends. That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 12:32 AM, John J. Boyer <john.boyer at abilitiessoft.com> wrote:> I have a CentOS virtual private server from 1and1.com If I checkout or > pull something from a repository, it will contain an autogen.sh file > Running this and then configure seems to work. However, when I run make > I get a lot of error messages from libtool saying that such and such a > command could not be found on some line or that there is a syntax error. > This happens even with the latest updates. Several people have been > unable to help. What is the problem, and what should I do about it?I don't really see what this has to do with creating a tarball. Your question relates more to the building of the software binaries than the packaging. Generally what you're seeing is attributed to missing dependencies for the build process. For example, you may be missing several -devel packages required for the proper compilation of the software, or what's shipped in centos may simply not be new enough. -- During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell
> I have a CentOS virtual private server from 1and1.comThis may be a non-issue but have you tried compiling stuff before on this machine? Most of the VPS system's I've seen in operation have stripped out the build tools for performance & security reasons. -- Drew "Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood." --Marie Curie "This started out as a hobby and spun horribly out of control." -Unknown