[mpich-discuss] autoconf errors from svn code

[chan at mcs.anl.gov]

Yes, autoconf-2.63 is needed when running maint/updatefiles (which should
have checked for specific autoconf version). The machine where configure
runs does not need autoconf.

A.Chan

----- "Ashley Pittman" <ashley at pittman.co.uk> wrote:

> Thank you for the pointer.  Does this apply only to the machine where
> I
> run ./maint/updatefiles or do I have to put 2.63 on the build machine
> as
> well?
> 
> On Wed, 2009-09-09 at 10:57 -0500, Anthony Chan wrote:
> > Hi Ashley,
> > 
> > For now, you need to use autoconf 2.63 to build mpich2.
> > Autoconf has a significant change from 2.63 to 2.64 that
> > breaks mpich2's f90 macros.
> > 
> > A.Chan
> > 
> > ----- "Ashley Pittman" <ashley at pittman.co.uk> wrote:
> > 
> > > All,
> > > 
> > > I'm trying to build MPICH2 from subversion but ./maint/updatefiles
> is
> > > aborting with the following error.  Is this a known problem and
> what
> > > can
> > > I do to get around it?
> > > 
> > > I'm using r5309 on an up-to-date debian machine with autoconf
> 2.64.
> > > 
> > > Found ./src/binding/f90/configure.in; executing make configure
> target
> > > (cd . && autoconf -I ../../../confdb )
> > > configure.in:72: error: AC_LANG_CONFTEST: unknown language:
> Fortran
> > > 90
> > > ../../lib/autoconf/lang.m4:214: AC_LANG_CONFTEST is expanded
> from...
> > > ../../lib/autoconf/general.m4:2577: _AC_COMPILE_IFELSE is
> expanded
> > > from...
> > > ../../lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4:620: AS_IF is expanded from...
> > > ../../lib/autoconf/general.m4:2018: AC_CACHE_VAL is expanded
> from...
> > > ../../lib/autoconf/general.m4:2039: AC_CACHE_CHECK is expanded
> > > from...
> > > ../../../confdb/fortran90.m4:257: AC_PROG_F90 is expanded from...
> > > ../../../confdb/fortran90.m4:953: PAC_PROG_F90 is expanded
> from...
> > > configure.in:72: the top level
> > > autom4te: /usr/bin/m4 failed with exit status: 1
> > > make: *** [configure] Error 1
> > > See
> /mnt/home/debian/ashley/code/mpich2/trunk/src/binding/f90/mf.tmp
> > > for
> > > Makefile that failed
> > > Error! Could not build configure in ./src/binding/f90 with make
> > > configure
> > > PANIC: Could not make configure from configure.in
> > > In directory ./src/binding/f90
> > > ashley at alpha:~/code/mpich2/trunk$ 
> > > 
> > > Ashley,
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > 
> > > Ashley Pittman, Bath, UK.
> > > 
> > > Padb - A parallel job inspection tool for cluster computing
> > > http://padb.pittman.org.uk
> -- 
> 
> Ashley Pittman, Bath, UK.
> 
> Padb - A parallel job inspection tool for cluster computing
> http://padb.pittman.org.uk