[savant-devel] configure script in savant

[Dale E. Martin]

> I just tried to compile savant on my new shiny computer and I noticed a
> strange behaviour in configure script. Once it reach the test:
 
> checking size of long...
> 
> it fails. I investigated the log output and find out that the libclutils
> was not reachable (due to wrong settings of my new computer). It caused
> that the test program was not able to link and resulted in script failure.

Yep, this is a FAQ.
 
> I am wondering if the presence of clutils library couldn't be tested
> before it is required in the script. Unfortunately, I'm not much aware of
> the autoconf/automake system to hack it myself.

I think it's the presence of the test for the library that causes the
problem in the first place.  (I don't have the details in front of me, that
computer died in a lightning strike :-() If you have it installed someplace
where both the compiler and dynamic linker can find it (which is pretty
much a prequisite for building Savant) then everything will work.  There
is, of course, the "--with-clutils" flag to make pointing it at a
non-standard clutils installation dir more easy.

I don't know anyone who REALLY understands autotools, btw ;-)

Take care,
  Dale
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Dale E. Martin - dale at the-martins.org
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