Recurvsive install!

Re: Recurvsive install!

On 01/23/2011 06:18 PM, J A wrote:
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> I'm trying to install a package under MinGW that uses autoconf to install.
> 
> autoconfig requires M4.

What is autoconfig?  I'm assuming you meant autoconf.

This is a FAQ:
http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/autoconf.html#Bootstrapping

Correct - autoconf requires installed m4.

> M4 requires autoconf to install.

Not true.  m4.git requires installed autoconf for development.  But
m4.tar.* does NOT require autoconf for the purposes of installing m4.

So, install m4 first, then install autoconf, then you can develop either
package.

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