GNU bug report logs - #9807
libtool is not found by the automake testsuite

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Package: automake;

Reported by: Peter Rosin <peda <at> lysator.liu.se>

Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:45:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>

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From: Peter Rosin <peda <at> lysator.liu.se>
To: bug-automake <at> gnu.org
Subject: libtool is not found by the automake testsuite
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:42:53 +0200

Hi!

When I do a simple ./configure, make, make check, Automake will
not run tests related to Libtool, because there is no Libtool
installed in the prefix this Automake is destined for (i.e.
/usr/local/).

Is it really expected that users should have to install Libtool
in the prefix before the Automake testsuite will run the Libtool
tests?

From looking at the code, I suspect gettext is also suffering.

I do understand that there is a desire to keep undesired macros
out of the way, but the price seems a bit high...

Cheers,
Peter
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