Bug 97503 – net-snmp-5.2.1-r1 wrongly complains about autoconf version

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE

[Description Frank 2005-06-30 08:41:09 UTC]

I am told to use autoconf 2.59 or higher while i have 2.59 installed.

>>> Unpacking net-snmp-5.2.1.tar.gz to /var/tmp/portage/net-snmp-5.2.1-r1/work
 * Applying net-snmp-5.2.1-fix-insecure-fixproc.diff ...                       
                    [ ok ] * Applying net-snmp-5.2.1-conf-elf-rpm-bz2.patch ...
                                              [ ok ] * Applying
net-snmp-lm_sensors.patch ...                                                  
        [ ok ] * Replacing obsolete head/tail with POSIX compliant ones
 *  - fixed aclocal.m4
 *  - fixed configure
 *  - fixed configure.in
 *  - fixed dist/net-snmp-solaris-build/DEVENV
 *  - fixed dist/net-snmp-solaris-build/elfdepend.sh
 *  - fixed local/snmp-ucd.sh
 *  - fixed snmplib/snmpusm.c
>>> Source unpacked.
FATAL ERROR: Autoconf version 2.59 or higher is required for this script

!!! ERROR: net-analyzer/net-snmp-5.2.1-r1 failed.
!!! Function src_compile, Line 78, Exitcode 2
!!! autoconf failed
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message.

zero ~ # autoconf -V
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.



Reproducible: Always
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[Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) 2005-06-30 08:44:10 UTC]

Should be fixed, emerge sync again. Thanks.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 97470 ***