[MOAB-dev] Configure error with README.moabuse

[Milad Fatenejad]

Yea, since the code I removed was in configure.ac, I think you have to run
autoconf again, which will update the configure script. Then rerun
configure.

Milad

On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 4:23 PM, Iulian Grindeanu <iulian at mcs.anl.gov>wrote:

> a make clean should fix your issues (or distclean?)
> there are no references now to moabuse , except the folder itself + files,
> which should be fine
>
> ------------------------------
>
> > OK, I just removed all references to moabuse from configure.ac. So if
> you
> > pull and run autoconf again, things should be ok.
>
> I just did but the error persists. I'm at -r5820.
>
> You did not update the configure script to remove references to
> moabuse and hence it still fails. You will have to update config_files
> in config.status and any other references to these files in the
> configure script. Also, you can add the header and sources to the
> installation by adding them part of AM_INSTALL or some other variable.
> So please revert the *.in for sources.
>
> Autotools is a small learning curve. These are easy mistakes to fix
> and so no worries.
>
> Best,
> Vijay
>
> On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Milad Fatenejad <icksa1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Vijay:
> >
> > OK, I just removed all references to moabuse from configure.ac. So if
> you
> > pull and run autoconf again, things should be ok.
> >
> > So, the idea was that these files would get copied into the install
> > directory. I spoke to Iulian today and realized that I kind of screwed
> this
> > up. The way it is set up now, the files will get copied into the build
> > directory. You are correct that the write thing to do is create a
> > Makefile.am and work with that. I am new to autoconf and made a lot of
> > mistakes, so my hope is to just disable all of this until I can learn
> more.
> >
> > My apologies.
> > Milad
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Vijay S. Mahadevan <vijay.m at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Milad,
> >>
> >> I still get the same configure error after pulling your latest
> >> changes. I now have a README.moabuse.in but looks like you need to
> >> update configure or add Makefile.am for the changes to take effect.
> >>
> >> config.status: error: cannot find input file:
> >> examples/moabuse/README.moabuse
> >>
> >> [vijaysm at janus moab-dev] ls examples/moabuse/
> >> Makefile  Makefile.in  mberr.hpp.in  moabuse1.cpp.in  moabuse2.cpp.in
> >> moabuse3.cpp.in  moabuse4.cpp.in  README.moabuse.in
> >>
> >> As Iulian pointed out, why are these configure time files anyway and
> >> not just sources that get compiled during make ? The hpp/cpp files
> >> dont need to be inspected during configure and it is unnecessary.
> >>
> >> Vijay
> >>
> >> On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 2:52 PM, Milad Fatenejad <icksa1 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> > Hi Vijay:
> >> >
> >> > Sorry, this was my fault. I just checked in a fix.
> >> >
> >> > Milad
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 2:37 PM, Vijay S. Mahadevan <
> vijay.m at gmail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> While updating the repository to the latest version, I pulled and
> >> >> re-configured with the command below but the configure process gives
> >> >> an error message now and stops.
> >> >>
> >> >> ./configure --prefix=/home/vijaysm/software/opt/moab
> >> >> --with-hdf5=/home/jain/hdf5-1.8.9 --disable-debug --enable-optimize
> >> >> --with-mpi=/soft/mvapich2/1.5.1p1/intel/11.1.059 --enable-mbcoupler
> >> >> --enable-mbpart --enable-mbsize
> >> >> --with-netcdf=/home/jain/lib/netcdf-4.1.2
> >> >> --with-zoltan=/home/jain/lib/Zoltan_v3.3
> >> >> --with-parmetis=/home/jain/ParMETIS3_1
> >> >> checking build system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
> >> >> ...
> >> >> ...
> >> >> config.status: creating examples/moabuse/Makefile
> >> >> config.status: creating examples/moabuse/README.moabuse
> >> >> config.status: error: cannot find input file:
> >> >> examples/moabuse/README.moabuse
> >> >> ------------------------
> >> >>
> >> >> When I do an svn up again, I get
> >> >> Restored 'examples/moabuse/README.moabuse'.
> >> >>
> >> >> Perhaps somewhere inside configure, the README file is being deleted
> >> >> (I checked Makefile.in and it is part of the Clean files). Also I
> dont
> >> >> understand the logic for adding a README file as part of the
> configure
> >> >> process. This seems to be static and a reconfigure wipes it out. Is
> >> >> there a README.moabuse.in that is not in the repository ? Let me
> know
> >> >> if you need config.log for more details.
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks,
> >> >> Vijay
> >> >
> >> >
> >
> >
>
>
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