Can't compile under linux - configuration files missing
jlaenge opened this issue · 4 comments
Hi @oskar456,
I'm trying to compile the project under Ubuntu 22.04 and am having some issues following the installation instructions provided in the INSTALL file. When running autoconf I get fhe following error:
configure.ac:8: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow.
See the Autoconf documentation.
When running ./configure afterwards, I get:
configure: error: cannot find required auxiliary files: config.guess config.sub
I don't have much experience with autoconf so this is most likely an error on my side. Can you provide more details on how to compile the project?
Kind regards,
Jakob
Hey @jlaenge, I tried to compile it on Ubuntu 22.04 without issues.
In case you cloned the repository, it is necessary to run autoreconf -i before runing ./configure - the INSTALL document is for released tarballs which contain configure script pregenerated.
On a fresh Ubuntu 22.04, I compiled it like this:
$ sudo apt install build-essential
$ wget https://github.com/oskar456/rtp2httpd/releases/download/v1.4/rtp2httpd-1.4.tar.bz2
$ tar xjvf rtp2httpd-1.4.tar.bz2
$ cd rtp2httpd-1.4
$ ./configure
$ make
Hi @oskar456,
thank you so much for the quick and detailed reply. Using the method you outlined above works for me as well.
However, cloning the project in the usual way, i.e. via
git clone https://github.com/oskar456/rtp2httpd.git
I still have problems compiling, even using autoconf -i as you mentioned, instead of autoconf as I did before.
It looks like some files are not checked into the repository that are present in the rtp2httpd-1.4.tar.bz2 archive you mentioned (for example the /src/config.h.in). Not sure if this is intended.
Kind regards,
Jakob
The proper command is autoreconf not autoconf - don't ask me why, I have no idea. :)
Right, sorry I missed that in your initial comment. That works now as well.
Thanks for clarifying!