> Von: "Werner LEMBERG" <w...@gnu.org> > > > As you told me I try to get newer versions of the GNU autotools. My > > first try on the git daily version did not work. > > > > So now I'm looking for compiling the latest `tar' forms which have a > > `configure' script. > > Indeed, for the autotools themselves it's better to use the tarballs > to get stable releases. However, you can (normally) bootstrap the git > repositories of the autotools with the help of older autotools quite > easily: Just call the `bootstrap.sh' scripts in the respective > top-level git directories, followed by `configure', `make', and `make > install'.
Thanks, good for the future. The latest autotools seemed to work for reconfiguring the groff CVS. Please have a look. I hope that I integrated all your error messages. I also hope that there aren't any waste generated files. Bernd Warken