how do I build xf86-video-ati

[Mike Lothian]

Hi

It works fine here, so I'm guessing you're missing a part of autotools or
don't have a new enough version

Here's what I get:

./autogen.sh
autoreconf-2.69: Entering directory `.'
autoreconf-2.69: configure.ac: not using Gettext
autoreconf-2.69: running: aclocal --force -I m4
aclocal-1.16: warning: couldn't open directory 'm4': No such file or
directory
autoreconf-2.69: configure.ac: tracing
autoreconf-2.69: running: libtoolize --copy --force
libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR, '.'.
libtoolize: copying file './ltmain.sh'
libtoolize: putting macros in AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS, 'm4'.
libtoolize: copying file 'm4/libtool.m4'
libtoolize: copying file 'm4/ltoptions.m4'
libtoolize: copying file 'm4/ltsugar.m4'
libtoolize: copying file 'm4/ltversion.m4'
libtoolize: copying file 'm4/lt~obsolete.m4'
autoreconf-2.69: running: /usr/bin/autoconf-2.69 --force
autoreconf-2.69: running: /usr/bin/autoheader-2.69 --force
autoreconf-2.69: running: automake --add-missing --copy --force-missing
configure.ac:38: installing './compile'
configure.ac:44: installing './config.guess'
configure.ac:44: installing './config.sub'
configure.ac:37: installing './install-sh'
configure.ac:37: installing './missing'
src/Makefile.am: installing './depcomp'
autoreconf-2.69: Leaving directory `.'

The the configure script runs

Cheers

Mike

On Thu, 23 Aug 2018 at 01:53 John Lumby <johnlumby at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I usually build xorg using jhbuild.
> The last time I successfully built the xf86-video-ati package was in 2016,
> when the cloned build tree contained a complete autoconf setup with an
> aclocal.m4
> and also various other build-related bits and pieces,    and jhbuild ran
> autogen.sh and ./configure and so on and built it cleanly.
>
> But now there is no aclocal.m4 nor is there an m4 subdirectory, and
> autogen.sh fails with
> aclocal: error: couldn't open directory 'm4': No such file or directory,
> and all my attempts to build it manually,  e.g. pointing the M4PATH at
> xorg-build/share/aclocal also fail.
>
> Obviously I am missing something or have omitted some step or dependency.
>  Could someone in the know please point me at the right way to build it.
>
> Thanks     John Lumby
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