When distributing software using the GNU autotools system, it is usual to also distribute the configure script so that end-users don't need to install the whole autotools system themselves. Currently the repo does not include configure, so the installation instructions in INSTALL are not correct and can't be followed.
I managed to build by trying various combinations of autoreconf, autoconf, and automake --add-missing, but most users will not have much experience with this. My own attempts still throw errors along the way, and I don't think I know enough m4 to send a PR to fix those.
One solution to including configure more easily might be a git pre-commit hook.
(If interested, I can separately file a ticket explaining the errors an warnings I experience in running autoconf to build the configure script.)
When distributing software using the GNU autotools system, it is usual to also distribute the
configurescript so that end-users don't need to install the whole autotools system themselves. Currently the repo does not includeconfigure, so the installation instructions inINSTALLare not correct and can't be followed.I managed to build by trying various combinations of
autoreconf,autoconf, andautomake --add-missing, but most users will not have much experience with this. My own attempts still throw errors along the way, and I don't think I know enough m4 to send a PR to fix those.One solution to including
configuremore easily might be a git pre-commit hook.(If interested, I can separately file a ticket explaining the errors an warnings I experience in running
autoconfto build theconfigurescript.)