GNU bug report logs - #9851
No configure file in git cloned guile despite what README says

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Package: guile;

Reported by: "J. Greg Davidson" <jgd <at> well.com>

Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:33:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Andy Wingo <wingo <at> pobox.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Mark H Weaver <mhw <at> netris.org>
To: "J. Greg Davidson" <jgd <at> well.com>
Cc: 9851 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#9851: No configure file in git cloned guile despite what README says
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 02:43:31 -0400

"J. Greg Davidson" <jgd <at> well.com> writes:
> I used the git command
>   git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/guile.git
> from the guile webpage
>    https://www.gnu.org/software/guile/download.html
> and got a nice directory with a README file which
> tells me to run ./configure which does not exist.

The README for those who have downloaded a release tarball.  When
downloading a development version from git, you must generate the build
system yourself using recent versions of the autotools.  See the HACKING
file for details.

    Best,
     Mark
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