autoconf: not found

[pierreth2]

I am unable to install new software from the source. I'm always having an error like 'autoconf: not found'.

I am on PCBSD 1.2. I have libtool in /usr/local/share/.

What should I do to fix it?

[dracheflieger]

Try installing it first

cd /usr/ports/devel/autoconf261 && make install clean && rehash

[pierreth2]

Try installing it first

Code:

cd /usr/ports/devel/autoconf261 && make install clean && rehash

I have no directory called 'autoconf261'. What do you mean? A typo?

[dracheflieger]

This is what I have in my ports

devel/autoconf213         Automatically configure source code on many Un*x platforms (2.13)
devel/autoconf253         Automatically configure source code on many Un*x platforms (2.53)
devel/autoconf259         Automatically configure source code on many Un*x platforms (2.59)
devel/autoconf261         Automatically configure source code on many Un*x platforms (2.61)
devel/gnu-autoconf        Automatically configure source code on many Un*x platforms (GNU unmodified)

If you don't have the same then maybe you should update your ports tree.

[Gerard]

Originally Posted by dracheflieger

Try installing it first Code: cd /usr/ports/devel/autoconf261 && make install clean && rehash

I have no directory called 'autoconf261'. What do you mean? A typo?

Have you updated your ports directory?
-> Start -? Settings -> System Administration -> PC-BSD System

-> enter root password

-> tab "Tasks" -> Fetch Ports

This may take a few minutes.

When updated, follow Dracheflieger's intructions as root

[pierreth2]

Originally Posted by pierreth2

Originally Posted by dracheflieger Try installing it first Code: cd /usr/ports/devel/autoconf261 && make install clean && rehash I have no directory called 'autoconf261'. What do you mean? A typo?

Have you updated your ports directory?
-> Start -? Settings -> System Administration -> PC-BSD System

-> enter root password

-> tab "Tasks" -> Fetch Ports

This may take a few minutes.

When updated, follow Dracheflieger's intructions as root

Yes, I did. But it changes nothing :cry:.

I'm trying to install GnuCash. Here is the error I have:

checking ltdl.h usability... no
checking ltdl.h presence... no
checking for ltdl.h... no
configure: error: Cannot find ltdl.h -- libtool-devel (or libtool-ltdl-devel) not installed?

This is during 'configure'.

I have a similar error when I try to install QtCurve:

cd . && make -f admin/Makefile.common configure
autoconf: not found
*** Error code 1

Stop in /usr/home/Download/QtCurve-KDE3-0.46.2.
*** Error code 1

Stop in /usr/home/Download/QtCurve-KDE3-0.46.2.

But it is when I try to make instead.

What should I do next?

[dracheflieger]

In the terminal, what does

pkg_version -s autoconf -v

return?

[jdarnold]

Don't build GnuCash - why not just install it from ports? It is in /usr/ports/finance/gnucash. But I'm not sure why you don't have autoconfig261 either in your ports. What does 'ls -d /usr/ports/devel/auto*" give you?

[pierreth2]

In the terminal, what does

Code:

pkg_version -s autoconf -v

return?

It returns:

autoconf-2.61                       =   up-to-date with port
gnu-autoconf-2.59                   <   needs updating (port has 2.61)

[pierreth2]

Don't build GnuCash - why not just install it from ports? It is in /usr/ports/finance/gnucash.

OK. I taught that packages and ports were the same thing. I am new to BSD. So I made a 'make' in /usr/ports/finance/gnucash. It gives me these errors instead (the last errors because there are too many of them):

gdk-pixbuf.c:371: error: syntax error before "gdk_pixbuf_major_version"
gdk-pixbuf.c:371: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
gdk-pixbuf.c:372: error: syntax error before "gdk_pixbuf_minor_version"
gdk-pixbuf.c:372: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
gdk-pixbuf.c:373: error: syntax error before "gdk_pixbuf_micro_version"
gdk-pixbuf.c:373: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
gdk-pixbuf.c:378: error: syntax error before "app"
gdk-pixbuf.c:383: error: syntax error before "app"
gmake[3]: *** [gdk-pixbuf.lo] Error 1
gmake[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/ports/graphics/gdk-pixbuf/work/gdk-pixbuf-0.22.0/gdk-pixbuf'
gmake[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
gmake[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/ports/graphics/gdk-pixbuf/work/gdk-pixbuf-0.22.0/gdk-pixbuf'
gmake[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/ports/graphics/gdk-pixbuf/work/gdk-pixbuf-0.22.0'
gmake: *** [all-recursive-am] Error 2
*** Error code 2

Stop in /usr/ports/graphics/gdk-pixbuf.
*** Error code 1

Stop in /usr/ports/devel/bonobo.
*** Error code 1

Stop in /usr/ports/math/guppi.
*** Error code 1

Stop in /usr/ports/finance/gnucash.
*** Error code 1

Stop in /usr/ports/finance/gnucash.

But I'm not sure why you don't have autoconfig261 either in your ports.

I have it now. I had a fresh install of PCBSD. Now, I have my ports.

What does 'ls -d /usr/ports/devel/auto*" give you?

/usr/ports/devel/autobook /usr/ports/devel/autodia
/usr/ports/devel/autoconf-archive /usr/ports/devel/autogen
/usr/ports/devel/autoconf213 /usr/ports/devel/automake110
/usr/ports/devel/autoconf253 /usr/ports/devel/automake14
/usr/ports/devel/autoconf259 /usr/ports/devel/automake15
/usr/ports/devel/autoconf261 /usr/ports/devel/automake19