30059 – KDE Admin fails to build due to m4 problems.

Bug 30059 - KDE Admin fails to build due to m4 problems.

Summary: KDE Admin fails to build due to m4 problems.

Status:	RESOLVED INVALID

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High major (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo KDE team

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Reported:	2003-10-01 06:17 UTC by Nico Baggus
Modified:	2003-10-01 06:41 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description Nico Baggus 2003-10-01 06:17:13 UTC

During emerge kde m4 issues an error:
>>> Source unpacked.
*** Creating acinclude.m4
*** Creating list of subdirectories
*** Creating configure.in
*** Creating aclocal.m4
*** Creating configure
configure.in:50: /usr/bin/m4: Warning: Excess arguments to built-in `m4_pushdef' ignored
autom4te-2.57a: /usr/bin/m4 failed with exit status: 1
make: *** [cvs] Error 1

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. emerge kdeadmin-3.1.4
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Actual Results:  
no build, see error message above

Expected Results:  
run configure & build stuff

Alpha AXP 1000A/500
the m4 problem has been reported on several platforms and is fixed in CVS a few days ago.

Comment 1 Nico Baggus 2003-10-01 06:18:13 UTC

The problem has to do with AC_HELPMESSAGE or so...

Comment 2 Caleb Tennis (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-10-01 06:41:51 UTC

nope, kde isn't yet compatible with autoconf 2.57a.  You need to downgrade.