Hi Fabrizio, $ tar xfz autotool-bug-abs.tar.gz $ cd autotool-bug/proj $ ./bootstrap.sh $ ./configure --with-mylib=../lib $ make
Thanks for the careful recipe. Unfortunately, it still works for me. readlink -f does return the full path, and I see the full path embedded in the Makefiles in various places, but not the crucial line: Makefile:353:/home/fabrizio/temp/autotool-bug/lib/.deps/testApp-mylib_log.Po: No such Line 353 of my src/Makefile is simply DEPDIR = .deps which, I guess, explains why it is not failing for me. But I find myself unable to guess why you are getting a full path there. Looking at the way $(DEPDIR) is used, it seems expected that it is simply .deps (minus the leading . on Windows I guess). I wonder ... are you using an original automake 1.16.x from ftp.gnu.org? Or are you maybe using a distro version of automake? That could explain the different behavior (i.e., the distro people introduced some subtle problem). Otherwise, I'm at a loss. Just try to run those commands and unless is something simple to address, please close the ticket and let's move on. It doesn't look simple, so closing as instructed :). All the best, Karl