[EMBOSS] cannot compile a single program

[Peter Rice]

Martín Sarachu wrote:

> Hi
> 
> installed libtool-1.5.2 and yet the same errors
>>>> /bin/sh ../libtool --mode=compile gcc -DPACKAGE_NAME=\"\" 
>>>> -DPACKAGE_TARNAME=\"\" -DPACKAGE_VERSION=\"\" -DPACKAGE_STRING=\"\" 
>>>> -DPACKAGE_BUGREPORT=\"\" -DPACKAGE=\"EMBOSS\" -DVERSION=\"2.6.0\" 
>>>> -DSTDC_HEADERS=1 -DHAVE_SYS_TYPES_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_STAT_H=1 
>>>> -DHAVE_STDLIB_H=1 -DHAVE_STRING_H=1 -DHAVE_MEMORY_H=1 
>>>> -DHAVE_STRINGS_H=1 -DHAVE_INTTYPES_H=1 -DHAVE_STDINT_H=1 
>>>> -DHAVE_UNISTD_H=1 -DHAVE_DLFCN_H=1 -DHAVE_DIRENT_H=1 
>>>> -DSTDC_HEADERS=1 -DHAVE_UNISTD_H=1 -DGETPGRP_VOID=1 
>>>> -DHAVE_STRFTIME=1 -DHAVE_UNISTD_H=1 -DHAVE_FORK=1 -DHAVE_VFORK=1 
>>>> -DHAVE_WORKING_VFORK=1 -DHAVE_WORKING_FORK=1 -DHAVE_VPRINTF=1 
>>>> -DHAVE_MEMMOVE=1 -DHAVE_LIBM=1  -I. -I. -I/usr/X11R6/include -I./ 
>>>> -I/usr/include/gd    -g -O2 -c -o pdfutils.lo `test -f pdfutils.c || 
>>>> echo './'`pdfutils.c
>>>> ../libtool: s%^.*/%%: No such file or directory
>>>> ../libtool: -e: command not found

The EMBOSS README file suggests:

On some systems there may be compatibility problems with different
automake, autoconf or libtool versions. Always make sure that you keep
up to date with releases of these tools and let us know of any
problems you experience (emboss-bug at embnet.org). If a libtool problem
does arise you can try deleting the following files:

    config.cache
    ltmain.sh
    ltconfig
    libtool

and then type

    aclocal -I m4
    autoconf
    automake -a

and then retry the make.


But I have to wonder whether you are using the CVS version of the code 
... that "-DVERSION=2.6.0" does not look right!!!!!

For the current CVS it is 2.9.0 (although we will be making a 2.8.1 
release soon).

Also, for one-off programs, I plan to add a "myemboss" EMBASSY directory 
to EMBOSS 2.9.0 with instructions for compiling your own local programs.

Hope this helps,

Peter Rice