Bug 83382 – emerge automake fails in configure with "checking whether autoconf works... no"

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE

[Description William Robinson 2005-02-26 08:22:24 UTC]

emerging the packages sys-devel/automake-1.8.5-r3 fails.
if i try to emerge autoconf, it just emerges that automake package first anyhow.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. emerge -u automake or emerge -u autoconf (it tries to do automake first for me anyhow).

Actual Results:  
root@bagend:~ > emerge -u autoconf                                             
Calculating dependencies ...done!
>>> emerge (1 of 18) sys-devel/automake-1.8.5-r3 to /
>>> md5 src_uri ;-) automake-1.8.5.tar.bz2
>>> Unpacking source...
>>> Unpacking automake-1.8.5.tar.bz2 to /var/tmp/portage/automake-1.8.5-r3/work
 * Applying automake-1.8.2-infopage-namechange.patch ...                  [ ok ]
 * Using GNU config files from /usr/share/libtool
 *  Updating lib/config.sub                                               [ ok ]
 *  Updating lib/config.guess                                             [ ok ]
>>> Source unpacked.
 * econf: updating automake-1.8.5/lib/config.guess with
/usr/share/gnuconfig/config.guess
 * econf: updating automake-1.8.5/lib/config.sub with
/usr/share/gnuconfig/config.sub
./configure --prefix=/usr --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --mandir=/usr/share/man
--infodir=/usr/share/info --datadir=/usr/share --sysconfdir=/etc
--localstatedir=/var/lib --libdir=/usr/lib
configure: WARNING: If you wanted to set the --build type, don't use --host.
    If a cross compiler is detected then cross compile mode will be used.
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-strip... no
checking for strip... strip
checking for perl... /usr/bin/perl
checking for tex... no
checking whether autoconf is installed... yes
checking whether autoconf works... no
configure: error: The installed version of autoconf does not work.
    Please check config.log for error messages before this one.

!!! Please attach the config.log to your bug report:
!!! /var/tmp/portage/automake-1.8.5-r3/work/automake-1.8.5/config.log

!!! ERROR: sys-devel/automake-1.8.5-r3 failed.
!!! Function econf, Line 485, Exitcode 0
!!! econf failed
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message.




emerge info:
Portage 2.0.51-r15 (default-linux/x86/2004.0, gcc-3.3.4,
glibc-2.3.4.20040808-r1, 2.6.10 i686)
=================================================================
System uname: 2.6.10 i686 AMD Athlon(TM) XP 2000+
Gentoo Base System version 1.4.16
Python:              dev-lang/python-2.2.3-r5,dev-lang/python-2.3.4 [2.3.4 (#1,
Oct 21 2004, 19:11:37)]
distcc 2.16 i686-pc-linux-gnu (protocols 1 and 2) (default port 3632) [disabled]
ccache version 2.3 [enabled]
dev-lang/python:     2.2.3-r5, 2.3.4
sys-devel/autoconf:  2.59-r5
sys-devel/automake:  1.5
sys-devel/binutils:  2.15.92.0.2-r1
sys-devel/libtool:   1.5.2-r7
virtual/os-headers:  2.6.8.1-r1
ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86"
AUTOCLEAN="yes"
CFLAGS="-O3 -mcpu=athlon-xp -funroll-loops -pipe"
CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb /usr/kde/2/share/config
/usr/kde/3.3/env /usr/kde/3.3/share/config /usr/kde/3.3/shutdown
/usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref /usr/share/config
/var/bind /var/qmail/control"
CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d"
CXXFLAGS="-O3 -mcpu=athlon-xp -funroll-loops -pipe"
DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles"
FEATURES="autoaddcvs autoconfig ccache distlocks sandbox sfperms userpriv"
GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.blueyonder.co.uk/
http://www.mirror.ac.uk/sites/www.ibiblio.org/gentoo
http://gentoo.oregonstate.edu
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/gentoo"
MAKEOPTS=""
PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages"
PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp"
PORTDIR="/usr/portage"
SYNC="rsync://rsync.europe.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage"
USE="x86 3dnow 3dnowex X aalib adns alsa apache2 apm arts avi bash-completion
berkdb bitmap-fonts bonobo cdparanoia cdr crypt cups curl doc dvd emboss encode
esd f77 fam flac flash font-server foomaticdb fortran gcj gd gdbm gif gnome
gphoto2 gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 guile imagemagick imap imlib innodb ipv6 jack
java jpeg junit kde ldap libg++ libwww live mad maildir mikmod mmx motif mozilla
moznocompose moznoirc mozsvg mpeg mpegopengl mysql ncurses network nls objc odbc
oggvorbis opengl oss pam pdflib perl plotutils png postgres python qt quicktime
readline rtc ruby samba sasl sdl slang speex spell sqlite sse sse2 ssl svga
tcltk tcpd tiff truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts videos wxwindows xinerama
xml xml2 xmms xv xvid zlib"
Unset:  ASFLAGS, CBUILD, CTARGET, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, PORTDIR_OVERLAY


/var/tmp/portage/automake-1.8.5-r3/work/automake-1.8.5/config.log:

This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.

It was created by GNU Automake configure 1.8.5, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59.  Invocation command line was

  $ ./configure --prefix=/usr --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --mandir=/usr/share/man
--infodir=/usr/share/info --datadir=/usr/share --sysconfdir=/etc
--localstatedir=/var/lib --libdir=/usr/lib

## --------- ##
## Platform. ##
## --------- ##

hostname = bagend
uname -m = i686
uname -r = 2.6.10
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #1 Tue Jan 25 21:18:52 GMT 2005

/usr/bin/uname -p = AMD Athlon(TM) XP 2000+
/bin/uname -X     = unknown

/bin/arch              = i686
/usr/bin/arch -k       = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
hostinfo               = unknown
/bin/machine           = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel       = unknown
/bin/universe          = unknown

PATH: /usr/lib/ccache/bin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /usr/lib/portage/bin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /opt/bin
PATH: /usr/i686-pc-linux-gnu/gcc-bin/3.3
PATH: /opt/Acrobat5
PATH: /usr/X11R6/bin
PATH: /opt/blackdown-jdk-1.4.2.01/bin
PATH: /opt/blackdown-jdk-1.4.2.01/jre/bin
PATH: /usr/qt/3/bin
PATH: /usr/kde/3.3/sbin
PATH: /usr/kde/3.3/bin


## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
## ----------- ##

configure:1275: checking build system type
configure:1293: result: i686-pc-linux-gnu
configure:1321: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:1376: result: /bin/install -c
configure:1387: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:1430: result: yes
configure:1487: checking for gawk
configure:1503: found /bin/gawk
configure:1513: result: gawk
configure:1523: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
configure:1543: result: yes
configure:1622: checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-strip
configure:1651: result: no
configure:1660: checking for strip
configure:1676: found /usr/bin/strip
configure:1687: result: strip
configure:1729: checking for perl
configure:1747: found /usr/bin/perl                           
configure:1759: result: /usr/bin/perl
configure:1780: checking for tex
configure:1809: result: no
configure:1820: checking whether autoconf is installed
configure:1825: eval autoconf --version
autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.59
Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.

Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
configure:1828: $? = 0
configure:1836: result: yes
configure:1846: checking whether autoconf works 
configure:1853: cd conftest && eval autoconf -o /dev/null conftest.ac
Usage: autoconf [-h] [--help] [-m dir] [--macrodir=dir]
       [-l dir] [--localdir=dir] [--version] [template-file]
configure:1856: $? = 1
configure:1865: result: no 
configure:1869: error: The installed version of autoconf does not work.
    Please check config.log for error messages before this one.
   
## ---------------- ##
## Cache variables. ##
## ---------------- ##
           
ac_cv_build=i686-pc-linux-gnu
ac_cv_build_alias=i686-pc-linux-gnu
ac_cv_env_build_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_set=set
ac_cv_env_host_alias_value=i686-pc-linux-gnu
ac_cv_env_target_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_value=
ac_cv_path_PERL=/usr/bin/perl
ac_cv_path_install='/bin/install -c'
ac_cv_prog_AWK=gawk
ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_STRIP=strip
ac_cv_prog_make_make_set=yes
am_cv_autoconf_installed=yes
am_cv_autoconf_works=no
   
## ----------------- ##
## Output variables. ##
## ----------------- ##
                                                                               
ACLOCAL='perllibdir=/var/tmp/portage/automake-1.8.5-r3/work/automake-1.8.5"/lib:./lib"
/var/tmp/portage/automake-1.8.5-r3/work/automake-1.8.5/aclocal --acdir=m4'     
                                                                        
AMTAR='${SHELL}
/var/tmp/portage/automake-1.8.5-r3/work/automake-1.8.5/lib/missing --run tar'
APIVERSION='1.8'                                                               
AUTOCONF='${SHELL}
/var/tmp/portage/automake-1.8.5-r3/work/automake-1.8.5/lib/missing --run
autoconf'                                                          
AUTOHEADER='${SHELL}
/var/tmp/portage/automake-1.8.5-r3/work/automake-1.8.5/lib/missing --run
autoheader'                                                      
AUTOMAKE='perllibdir=/var/tmp/portage/automake-1.8.5-r3/work/automake-1.8.5"/lib:./lib"
/var/tmp/portage/automake-1.8.5-r3/work/automake-1.8.5/automake --libdir=lib'
AWK='gawk'
CYGPATH_W='echo'
DEFS=''
ECHO_C=''
ECHO_N='-n'
ECHO_T=''
EGREP=''
FGREP=''
INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'                               
INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM='${SHELL} $(install_sh) -c -s'
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
LN=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
MAKEINFO='${SHELL}
/var/tmp/portage/automake-1.8.5-r3/work/automake-1.8.5/lib/missing --run makeinfo'
MODIFICATION_DELAY=''
PACKAGE='automake'
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='[e-mail]'
PACKAGE_NAME='GNU Automake'
PACKAGE_STRING='GNU Automake 1.8.5'
PACKAGE_TARNAME='automake'
PACKAGE_VERSION='1.8.5'
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
PERL='/usr/bin/perl'
SET_MAKE=''
SHELL='/bin/sh'
STRIP='strip'
TEX=''
VERSION='1.8.5'
ac_ct_STRIP='strip'
am__leading_dot='.'
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build='i686-pc-linux-gnu'
build_alias=''
build_cpu='i686'
build_os='linux-gnu'
build_vendor='pc'
datadir='/usr/share'
exec_prefix='NONE'
host_alias='i686-pc-linux-gnu'
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='/usr/share/info'
install_sh='/var/tmp/portage/automake-1.8.5-r3/work/automake-1.8.5/lib/install-sh'
libdir='/usr/lib'
libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'
localstatedir='/var/lib'
mandir='/usr/share/man'
mkdir_p='mkdir -p -- .'
oldincludedir='/usr/include'
pkgvdatadir='${datadir}/automake-1.8'
prefix='/usr'
program_transform_name='s,x,x,'
sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin'
sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
sysconfdir='/etc'
target_alias=''

## ----------- ##
## confdefs.h. ##
## ----------- ##

#define PACKAGE "automake"
#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "[e-mail]"
#define PACKAGE_NAME "GNU Automake"
#define PACKAGE_STRING "GNU Automake 1.8.5"
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME "automake"
#define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.8.5"
#define VERSION "1.8.5"

configure: exit 1

[Comment 1 William Robinson 2005-02-28 02:56:57 UTC]

I managed to work around this by forcing an update of only the autoconf packages (using the -O option) that were in the update pretend list first, then emerging automake, then emerging autoconf again, for good measure.

[Comment 2 SpanKY 2005-04-28 20:03:18 UTC]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 73099 ***