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issue with configure script in git

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From: Rishabh Dave <rishabhddave <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-grep <at> gnu.org
Subject: issue with configure script in git
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2016 23:12:48 +0530

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Hello,

I am trying to build the source code from git repository but came
across this error -

  ./configure: line 7227: syntax error near unexpected token `0.9.0'
  ./configure: line 7227: `PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG(0.9.0)'

I did lookup for "syntax error near unexpected token" with
"PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG" on web but did not find a definite or helpful
solution. I tried reading output and found this (below) but mostly I
don't know how to relate what is in the manual to the problem I am
facing.

  autoreconf: Entering directory `.'
  autoreconf: running: true --force
  autoreconf: running: aclocal -I m4 --force
  m4/pkg.m4:4: warning: underquoted definition of PKG_CHECK_MODULES
  m4/pkg.m4:4:   run info Automake 'Extending aclocal'
  m4/pkg.m4:4:   or see
http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/automake.html#Extending-aclocal

Can I receive some help? A pointer to solution or something like that
that would transform dont-know the-problem to a large homework would
also suffice.  :)

I have attached output of configure and bootstrap.

Sincerely,
Rishabh

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Message #8 received at 24254 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Rishabh Dave <rishabhddave <at> gmail.com>, 24254 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24254: issue with configure script in git
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2016 14:08:58 -0700

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Rishabh Dave wrote:

>   ./configure: line 7227: syntax error near unexpected token `0.9.0'
>   ./configure: line 7227: `PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG(0.9.0)'

My guess is your version of pkg-config is too old.

Also, it looks like your output is not from a fresh build. Maybe there is 
leftover from a previous build that messes things up.

What platform are you building on? If you build again from a fresh git checkout, 
what is the output of the following shell commands? I'm attaching my output, on 
Ubuntu 16.04.1 x86-64.

pkg-config --version
./bootstrap
cat m4/pkg.m4
./configure
cat config.log

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Message #11 received at 24254 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Rishabh Dave <rishabhddave <at> gmail.com>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: 24254 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24254: issue with configure script in git
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2016 13:47:55 +0530

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On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 2:38 AM, Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu> wrote:
> Rishabh Dave wrote:
>
>>   ./configure: line 7227: syntax error near unexpected token `0.9.0'
>>   ./configure: line 7227: `PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG(0.9.0)'
>
>
> My guess is your version of pkg-config is too old.

There was and old version at usr/local/bin.

> What platform are you building on?
Ubuntu 16.04 x86-32

> If you build again from a fresh git
> checkout, what is the output of the following shell commands? I'm attaching
> my output, on Ubuntu 16.04.1 x86-64.
>
> pkg-config --version
> ./bootstrap
> cat m4/pkg.m4
> ./configure
> cat config.log

Output for above commands ran on a fresh copy is attached. (I ran them
with tee to avoid copy-paste)  ./configure was successful. However,
this time make did complete running; failed to build an object file. I
have attached output.

Thanks for all the help in advance!

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Message #14 received at 24254 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Rishabh Dave <rishabhddave <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 24254 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24254: issue with configure script in git
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2016 23:09:14 -0700

Rishabh Dave wrote:
> this time make did complete running; failed to build an object file

The log says only:

>   CC       kwset.o
> Makefile:1339: recipe for target 'kwset.o' failed

which doesn't provide much information. Did your C compiler exit with nonzero 
status, without outputting any diagnostics? If so, there's probably something 
wrong with your setup somewhere, and you'll need to debug it somehow, perhaps 
with the equivalent of the 'truss' command of GNU/Linux. You might start by 
running this command:

make V=1

as that will cause 'make' to be more verbose about the commands it's running.

Message #21 received at 24254-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: 24254-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Rishabh Dave <rishabhddave <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#24254: issue with configure script in git
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2016 00:35:43 -0800

No further comment and it has been a while, so closing the bug report.

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