Hi Bruce, It would help if you would give a pointer to the source code you are trying to bootstrap. Because a single line in Makefile.am or configure.ac can have a big effect.
> >>> do_not_make_me_la_SOURCES += timespec.c > >>> do_not_make_me_la_SOURCES += unistd.c > >> which trigger error messages that I can get around by hacking in dummy > >> initial assignments, but I'm guessing that's not the intended > >> method. I need a clue, please? Thank you. > > It seems that gnulib-tool inserts these into my Makefile.am, but doesn't > insert the initial plain assignment. I have no idea what new ones may > crop up It is documented here: https://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib/manual/html_node/Modified-build-rules.html Bruno
