[sword-devel] Compiling sword

[Daniel Glassey]

Troy A. Griffitts wrote:
> Will,
>     It might be the version of automake/autoconf that you have on your 
> system.  But since you mention a link error, does that mean that you are 
> able to run ./configure and make even thought the autogen.sh script 
> thows these warnings?  If so, could you post the link error?  I don't 
> know much about the build system (dglasseys is the resident expert in 
> that area) but I only get 1 warning when I run ./autogen.sh   Below is 
> my version information.  It you're able to update your automake/autoconf 
> packages on your mac, maybe that might help.  Hope we can get ya working 
> again.

updating isn't a solution - it should work with whatever comes with the 
system.

I've replicated the problem and it exists in revision 1770 (before the 
changes I made recently so reverting that won't help). It doesn't exist 
in 1674 and I haven't pinned it down more than that yet.

or at least this bit appears

 >> lib/Makefile.am:18: libsword_la_SOURCES was already defined in
 >> condition TRUE, which implies condition WITHCURL_TRUE
 >>
 >> ...

Regards,
Daniel

> 
> Will Thimbleby wrote:
> 
>> With that link I get similar errors:
>>
>> *** Sword build system generation
>> *** Recreating libtool
>> libtoolize
>> *** Recreating aclocal.m4
>> aclocal
>> *** Recreating configure
>> Can't locate object method "path" via package "Autom4te::Request" at  
>> /usr/bin/autom4te line 81.
>> autoheader: /usr/bin/autom4te failed with exit status: 1
>> Can't locate object method "path" via package "Autom4te::Request" at  
>> /usr/bin/autom4te line 81.
>> *** Recreating the Makefile.in files
>> configure.ac: installing `./mkinstalldirs'
>> lib/Makefile.am:18: libsword_la_SOURCES was already defined in  
>> condition TRUE, which implies condition WITHCURL_TRUE
>>
>> ...
>>
>> The latest svn version is what I was using before. thanks --Will
>>
>> On 15 Apr 2005, at 7:44 pm, Troy A. Griffitts wrote:
>>
>>> Will,
>>>     Could you confirm for me that you DON'T have the same issue in 
>>> the  latest 1.5.8 release candidate, and I'll try to hunt down what 
>>> changed  since then:
>>>
>>> http://crosswire.org/sword/ALPHAcckswwlkrfre22034820285912/alpha/ 
>>> sword-1.5.7.100.tar.gz
>>>
>>>     -Troy.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Will Thimbleby wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi, I have problems when I make sword and also problems with  
>>>> autogen,sh. Here is the trimmed output from autogen. Are these  
>>>> warnings a problem, and is there an easy way to fix them? thanks  
>>>> --Will
>>>> *** Sword build system generation
>>>> *** Recreating libtool
>>>> libtoolize
>>>> *** Recreating aclocal.m4
>>>> aclocal
>>>> *** Recreating configure
>>>> *** Recreating the Makefile.in files
>>>> lib/Makefile.am:18: libsword_la_SOURCES was already defined in  
>>>> condition TRUE, which implies condition WITHCURL_TRUE
>>>> ...
>>>> lib/Makefile.am:18: libsword_la_SOURCES was already defined in  
>>>> condition TRUE, which implies condition WITHCURL_FALSE
>>>> ...
>>>> lib/Makefile.am:18: warning: automake does not support conditional  
>>>> definition of libsword_la_SOURCES in libsword_la_SOURCES
>>>> lib/Makefile.am:18: warning: automake does not support conditional  
>>>> definition of libsword_la_SOURCES in libsword_la_SOURCES
>>>> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at  
>>>> /usr/bin/automake line 8449.
>>>> : am_libsword_la_OBJECTS was already defined in condition  
>>>> WITHCURL_TRUE, which is implied by condition TRUE
>>>> ...
>>>> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at  
>>>> /usr/bin/automake line 8449.
>>>> : am_libsword_la_OBJECTS was already defined in condition TRUE, 
>>>> which  implies condition WITHCURL_FALSE
>>>>   am_libsword_la_OBJECTS (Automake, where = undefined) =
>>>> ...
>>>> tests/cppunit/Makefile.am:4: HAVE_CPPUNIT does not appear in  
>>>> AM_CONDITIONAL