libtoolize

[Gabriel Dos Reis]

On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 12:00 PM, Simon Peyton-Jones
<simonpj at microsoft.com> wrote:
> | Is it installed in the same "system path" as autoreconf?
> | The kind of cryptic error message usually pops up when autoreconf can't
> | find libtool (and other autotools) in the same "system path".
>
> I have no idea.  How would I find out?

Do the following
      which libtoolize
      which autoreconf

return paths with the same dirname?

-- Gaby


>
> S
>
> | -----Original Message-----
> | From: dosreis at gmail.com [mailto:dosreis at gmail.com] On Behalf Of Gabriel
> | Dos Reis
> | Sent: 01 March 2013 17:57
> | To: Simon Peyton-Jones
> | Cc: Simon Marlow; ghc-devs at haskell.org
> | Subject: Re: libtoolize
> |
> | On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 6:36 AM, Simon Peyton-Jones
> | <simonpj at microsoft.com> wrote:
> | > I get this:
> | >
> | > libtool --version
> | > libtool (GNU libtool) 2.4.2
> | > Written by Gordon Matzigkeit <gord at gnu.ai.mit.edu>, 1996
> | >
> | > Copyright (C) 2011 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.
> | > simonpj at cam-05-unx:~$
> | >
> | >
> | > So presumably it's installed
> |
> | Is it installed in the same "system path" as autoreconf?
> | The kind of cryptic error message usually pops up when autoreconf can't
> | find libtool (and other autotools) in the same "system path".
> |
> | -- Gaby
> |
> | >
> | > Simon
> | >
> | > | -----Original Message-----
> | > | From: dosreis at gmail.com [mailto:dosreis at gmail.com] On Behalf Of
> | > | Gabriel Dos Reis
> | > | Sent: 01 March 2013 12:00
> | > | To: Simon Peyton-Jones
> | > | Cc: Simon Marlow; ghc-devs at haskell.org
> | > | Subject: Re: libtoolize
> | > |
> | > | On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 4:44 AM, Simon Peyton-Jones
> | > | <simonpj at microsoft.com> wrote:
> | > | > Yes, it's on Linux, cam-05-unx.  Happy to run experiments to
> | > | elucidate.
> | > |
> | > | Do you have libtool installed?
> | > | libffi has a dependency on libtool.
> | > |
> | > | -- Gaby
> | > |
> | > | >
> | > | > Simon
> | > | >
> | > | > | -----Original Message-----
> | > | > | From: Simon Marlow [mailto:marlowsd at gmail.com]
> | > | > | Sent: 01 March 2013 08:55
> | > | > | To: Simon Peyton-Jones
> | > | > | Cc: Karel Gardas; ghc-devs at haskell.org
> | > | > | Subject: Re: libtoolize
> | > | > |
> | > | > | I'm also puzzled about why this has started to happen for you.
> | > | > | It hasn't happened for me, but I have libtool installed.  We
> | > | > | don't use libtool in GHC.
> | > | > |
> | > | > | Is this on Linux?
> | > | > |
> | > | > | Cheers,
> | > | > |       Simon
> | > | > |
> | > | > | On 27/02/13 11:20, Simon Peyton-Jones wrote:
> | > | > | > Is this new?  Does it matter?  Can I ignore it?  Does everyone
> | > | > | > now
> | > | > | need to install a new tool?
> | > | > | >
> | > | > | > I'm not sure how to "install libtool on my linux".
> | > | > | >
> | > | > | > (I thought we'd been using libtool, whatever it is, for years,
> | > | > | > so I'm puzzled why this has just started to happen.)
> | > | > | >
> | > | > | > Simon
> | > | > | >
> | > | > | > |  -----Original Message-----
> | > | > | > |  From: Karel Gardas [mailto:karel.gardas at centrum.cz]
> | > | > | > |  Sent: 27 February 2013 11:18
> | > | > | > |  To: Simon Peyton-Jones
> | > | > | > |  Subject: Re: libtoolize
> | > | > | > |
> | > | > | > |
> | > | > | > |  Simon,
> | > | > | > |
> | > | > | > |  those messages should go away if you install libtool
> | > | > | > | package on
> | > | > | your linux.
> | > | > | > |
> | > | > | > |  Cheers,
> | > | > | > |  Karel
> | > | > | > |
> | > | > | > |  On 02/27/13 11:17 AM, Simon Peyton-Jones wrote:
> | > | > | > |  > I've started to get this when I say "sh validate". What's
> | up?
> | > | > | > |  >
> | > | > | > |  > Simon
> | > | > | > |  >
> | > | > | > |  > Booting .
> | > | > | > |  >
> | > | > | > |  > Can't exec "libtoolize": No such file or directory at  >
> | > | > | > | /usr/bin/autoreconf line 196.
> | > | > | > |  >
> | > | > | > |  > Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at
> | > | > | > | /usr/bin/autoreconf  > line 196.
> | > | > | > |  >
> | > | > | > |  > Booting libraries/base/
> | > | > | > |  >
> | > | > | > |  > Can't exec "libtoolize": No such file or directory at  >
> | > | > | > | /usr/bin/autoreconf line 196.
> | > | > | > |  >
> | > | > | > |  > Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at
> | > | > | > | /usr/bin/autoreconf  > line 196.
> | > | > | > |  >
> | > | > | > |  >
> | > | > | > |  >
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