From: becka@rz.uni-duesseldorf.de
  To  : ggi-develop@eskimo.com
  Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 21:21:16 +0100 (MET)

Re: I have seen the stars... at Creative!

> > >       * Write "you need libtool v.x, autoconf v.y and automake v.c to
> > >       build LibGGI and friends.  Here's where they are" in big neon
> > >       letters (metaphorically speaking) somewhere prominent (like degas/

> > Yes, and we should put the packages on our FTP. Someone send me pointers
> > to painlessly installing and newest versions, and I'll put it up there.

>  autoconf 2.13 and automake 1.4 can be found on every GNU mirror:

>  ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/autoconf/autoconf-2.13.tar.gz 
>  ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/automake/automake-1.4.tar.gz

O.K. - moved them to ftp://ftp.ggi-project.org/pub/ggi/develtools/

>  I'll upload a libtool 1.2e snapshot to ftp.ggi-project.org

It's there, but I don't have access yet. I suppose this is some kind of
cronjob changing permissions after upload.

If not, I'll have to contact the admin again ...

>  It would be a good idea to put a link to Ian Taylors
>  autotools introduction on the webpages:
>  http://www.cygnus.com/~ian/

Steve ?


>  In order to check for the versions add 
>  AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.4
>  to the toplevel Makefile.am and 
>  AC_PREREQ(2.13)
>  to configure.in

Oh - that's simple ;-).

Marcus ? Or shall I ?

Cu, ANdy

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= Andreas Beck                    |  Email :  <andreas.beck@ggi-project.org> =