AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR added in configure.in of 6.4.x causes rpmbuild failure

[neteler]

The following addition to configure.in of 6.4.x:

diff -u ~/grass63_release/configure.in configure.in
--- /home/neteler/grass63_release/configure.in  2008-03-26 16:04:27.000000000 +0100
+++ configure.in        2008-09-12 23:02:45.000000000 +0200                        
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@                                                                 
                                                                                   
 AC_SUBST(ARCH)                                                                    
                                                                                   
+# Use absolute path for aux directory so that install-sh works                    
+                                                                                  
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR($SRCDIR)                                                        
+                                                                                  
 # Set GISBASE and GRASS_BIN                                                       
                                                                                   
 GISBASE=${WINDSTDIR}/dist.${ARCH}                                                 

leads to this error when creating a (Mandriva) RPM from 6.4.0RC1:

rpmbuild -ba grass640RC1.specExecuting(%prep): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.40668  
+ umask 022                                          
+ cd /usr/src/rpm/BUILD                              
...
+ LDFLAGS='-L/usr/X11R6/lib64 -Wl,--as-needed -Wl,--no-undefined'
+ export LDFLAGS
+ CONFIGURE_TOP=.
+ /usr/lib/rpm/manbo/force-as-needed-for-shared-lib-in-libtool
Forcing -Wl,--as-needed in configure/libtool to workaround libtool bug (cf http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libtool-patches/2004-06/msg00002.html)
+ /usr/lib/rpm/manbo/drop-ld-no-undefined-for-shared-lib-modules-in-libtool
+ cputoolize -c .
libtoolize: cannot handle variables in AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR
error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.16786 (%build)


RPM build errors:
    Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.16786 (%build)

Do we really need AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR (e.g., in GRASS 6.3 it wasn't needed) or can it be conditionalized?

Markus

[neteler]

It was added in r32168

[glynn]

Replying to neteler:

The following addition to configure.in of 6.4.x:

+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR($SRCDIR)

leads to this error when creating a (Mandriva) RPM from 6.4.0RC1:

+ cputoolize -c .

libtoolize: cannot handle variables in AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR

This looks like a problem with the RPM spec file. GRASS doesn't use libtool. The build process shouldn't be concerning itself with the contents of those scripts, just running configure.

Do we really need AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR (e.g., in GRASS 6.3 it wasn't needed) or can it be conditionalized?

It's needed, and I don't think that it can be conditionalised.

[neteler]

Replying to glynn:

Replying to neteler:

libtoolize: cannot handle variables in AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR

...

It's needed, and I don't think that it can be conditionalised.

OK, changing in the SPEC file

%configure

to

./configure

works around the problem since libtool(ize) is then not used.