On Tuesday 08 November 2005 17:00, Tom wrote: > Hey all, > > Lately I've been getting the error mentioned in the subject when I try > to compile stuff. I've never had something similar before. Googling it > suggests silly stuff such as /bin/sh not being there; a search on this > list doesn't bring up anything, either. > You don't really state if /bin/sh is actually present. What's the output of "ls -l /bin/sh"? If it's a symbolic link, what's the output of an "ls -l" on its target? I.e.: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -l /bin/sh lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Jul 7 09:20 /bin/sh -> bash [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -l /bin/bash -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 667340 May 25 06:59 /bin/bash
> There's nothing modified from defaults, as far as the auto-stuff is > concerned. > > /etc/alternatives/automake: symbolic link to `/usr/bin/automake-1.4' > /etc/alternatives/aclocal: symbolic link to `/usr/bin/aclocal-1.4' > > Just as an example, I tried to rebuild E17 a couple of minutes ago; it > ended like: > > [00:53 tom ~/Bin/src/e17/libs/eet] ./autogen.sh --prefix=/home/tom/Bin > Running aclocal... > Running autoheader... > Running autoconf... > Running libtoolize... > Running automake... > configure: error: cannot run /bin/sh ./config.sub > > Sorry if I provide way too little information. I wouldn't know what else > to mention... > > Cheers, and thanks for any help, > Tom > It seems to me that part of the autotools is trying to run the /bin/sh program, and it's not present. If that's not the case, then does ./config.sub exist, and is it properly she-bang'ed? Justin Guerin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
