GNU bug report logs - #27288
25.2; autogen.sh fails to detect automake

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: ghost <klegarkov <at> fides.com>

Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2017 15:30:03 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: moreinfo

Fixed in version 26.1

Done: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net>

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From: ghost <klegarkov <at> fides.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: emacs compile failes
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2017 13:16:48 +0300

rpmbuild -bb

It fails on 'make' stage:

Checking for automake (need at least version 1.11)...
missing
...
Makefile:1091: recipe for target 'bootstrap' failed
make: *** [bootstrap] Error 1

but

[shark <at> wks-test ~]$ automake --version
automake (GNU automake) 1.15

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ls /tmp/emacs-25.2-2.fc27.src.rpm
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bug#27288; Package emacs. (Thu, 08 Jun 2017 15:40:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: ghost <klegarkov <at> fides.com>
Cc: 27288 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#27288: emacs compile failes
Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2017 11:39:12 -0400

ghost wrote:

> rpmbuild -bb

(I'm not sure why this does a bootstrap build.
Perhaps a bug in the rpm spec file?
Or perhaps it is policy to regenerate configure scripts?)

> It fails on 'make' stage:
>
> Checking for automake (need at least version 1.11)...
> missing
> ...
> [shark <at> wks-test ~]$ automake --version
> automake (GNU automake) 1.15

Is the AUTOMAKE environment variable set, and if so, what to?
Eg: echo ${AUTOMAKE-unset}
Changed bug title to '25.2; autogen.sh fails to detect automake' from 'emacs compile failes' Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Thu, 08 Jun 2017 16:44:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Severity set to 'minor' from 'normal' Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Thu, 08 Jun 2017 16:44:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Added tag(s) moreinfo. Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Thu, 08 Jun 2017 16:44:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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bug#27288; Package emacs. (Wed, 29 Nov 2017 02:26:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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From: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net>
To: ghost <klegarkov <at> fides.com>
Cc: 27288 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#27288: emacs compile failes
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 21:25:24 -0500

close 27288 26.1
quit

ghost <klegarkov <at> fides.com> writes:

> rpmbuild -bb
>
> It fails on 'make' stage:
>
> Checking for automake (need at least version 1.11)...
> missing

In Emacs 26, automake is no longer needed.
bug marked as fixed in version 26.1, send any further explanations to 27288 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and ghost <klegarkov <at> fides.com> Request was from Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Wed, 29 Nov 2017 02:26:03 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Wed, 27 Dec 2017 12:24:08 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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