Package: attr Version: 2.4.4 Severity: normal
attr is not compatible with autoconf2.13 but specifies neither a build-conflicts nor an AC_PREREQ to set a minimum autoconf version. if autoconf2.13 is installed it fails (both for native builds and for cross-builds) like this: aclocal -I m4 autoconf autoconf: Undefined macros: configure.in:18:AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4]) configure.in:22:AC_PROG_LIBTOOL configure.in:39:AC_PACKAGE_GLOBALS(attr) configure.in:40:AC_PACKAGE_UTILITIES(attr) configure.in:41:AC_MANUAL_FORMAT configure.in:42:AC_FUNC_GCC_VISIBILITY make[1]: *** [configure] Error 1 This can be fixed in various ways: 1) specify a build-conflicts on autoconf2.13 2) Add AC_PREREQ([minimumversion]) 3) Rename configure.in to configure.ac Fix 1 is debian-specific, and sometimes will simply stop the build starting, rather than automatically DTRT Fix 2 or 3 both indicate to the scripts which try to run the correct version of autoconf that this is 'modern autoconf' not 'ancient autoconf'. I have included a patch for fix2 as it is simple, and effective both upstream and in Debian, but upstream should also consider renaming the configure file to the modern form. -- System Information: Debian Release: 6.0.2 APT prefers stable APT policy: (990, 'stable'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.37-trunk-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Description: Fix for incompatibility with autoconf2.13 This package will not build if autconf2.13 is installed. Adding AC_PREREQ allows the automatic checks to run the correct version of autconf, whichever is installed, or to get a clear error message about the problem. Author: Wookey <woo...@linaro.org> --- attr-2.4.44.orig/configure.in +++ attr-2.4.44/configure.in @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License # along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. # +AC_PREREQ([2.59]) AC_INIT(include/attributes.h) AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([.]) AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
