GNU bug report logs - #9459
24.0.50; Configure aborts, complains about missing install.sh in build-aux

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>

Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 16:23:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #35 received at 9459 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, 9459 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9459: 24.0.50;
	Condigure aborts, complains about missing install.sh in build-aux.
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:46:26 -0400

>> would it be possible to have "make" spit out "Compilation failed;
>> have you tried running ./autogen.sh before reporting this as a bug?" if
>> building fails?

> Sure.  Or "make" could simply fall back on autogen.sh
> if the current approach fails.  That would be just as fast as
> now, in the normal case where the build works, and it would have
> addressed Jan's problem I expect.  How about something like this?

I much prefer a message, since the failure may be due to too
many things.


        Stefan
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