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On 02-11-2007 11:27:47 +1100, Matt Michalowski wrote: |
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> Marshall McMullen wrote: |
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>> *sigh* Well, I can't install m4 because it requires autoconf and |
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>> automake, but I can't install autoconf and automake because they require |
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>> m4. This sounds like a pretty nasty situation.... why does m4 require |
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>> autoconf/automake ? Any ideas or thoughts on how to get around this would |
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>> be appreciated. |
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>> Thanks! |
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> I think you can configure & make m4 without requiring autotool stuff. I |
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> think the prefix portage version triggers a regen (not intentionally) |
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> because the m4-1.4.8-darwin7.patch touches configure.ac. |
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I never noticed this, which is bad of course. I changed the patch not |
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to touch configure.ac any more, as it already touched configure not to |
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require a regen. |
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Fabian Groffen |
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Gentoo on a different level |
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