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Bug 6462 - [sys-devel/automake-1.6.1-r6}: Incorrect version specified.
Summary: [sys-devel/automake-1.6.1-r6}: Incorrect version specified.
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 Linux
: High critical
Assignee: Gentoo Linux bug wranglers
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Reported: 2002-08-14 11:02 UTC by Dan Naumov
Modified: 2003-02-04 19:42 UTC (History)
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Description Dan Naumov 2002-08-14 11:02:11 UTC
Typing:

"emerge automake" or
"emerge /usr/portage/sys-devel/automake/automake-1.6.1-r6.ebuild"

results in compilation and installation of the program. However, running
"automake --version" shows up the following: "automake (GNU automake) 1.4-p5".

I ran into this, while attempting to configure a program that required automake
1.6 and died on me every time I ran it saying I need "automake 1.6 or higher".
I checked with qpkg and it showed sys-devel/automake-1.6.1-r6 to be installed.
However, checking with "automake --version" revealed the real truth. Why all
this confusion ? Why call something sys-devel/automake-1.6.1 if it isn't ? This
really caused me some serioes head aches.
Comment 1 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-08-14 11:15:35 UTC
export WANT_AUTOMAKE_1_6=1

it is not misleading.  the ebuild installs 1.4, 1.5 AND 1.6
Comment 2 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-08-16 22:54:23 UTC
jago, reopen this bug if it is still an issue