On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 4:44 AM, Simon Peyton-Jones 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@gmail.com] | Sent: 01 March 2013 08:55 | To: Simon Peyton-Jones | Cc: Karel Gardas; ghc-devs@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@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. | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > _______________________________________________ | > | > ghc-devs mailing list | > | > ghc-devs@haskell.org | > | > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/ghc-devs | > | > | > _______________________________________________ | > ghc-devs mailing list | > ghc-devs@haskell.org | > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/ghc-devs | >

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On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 6:36 AM, Simon Peyton-Jones wrote:

I get this:

libtool --version libtool (GNU libtool) 2.4.2 Written by Gordon Matzigkeit , 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@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@gmail.com [mailto:dosreis@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Gabriel | Dos Reis | Sent: 01 March 2013 12:00 | To: Simon Peyton-Jones | Cc: Simon Marlow; ghc-devs@haskell.org | Subject: Re: libtoolize | | On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 4:44 AM, Simon Peyton-Jones | 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@gmail.com] | > | Sent: 01 March 2013 08:55 | > | To: Simon Peyton-Jones | > | Cc: Karel Gardas; ghc-devs@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@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. | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > _______________________________________________ | > | > | > ghc-devs mailing list | > | > | > ghc-devs@haskell.org | > | > | > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/ghc-devs | > | > | > | > | > | > _______________________________________________ | > | > ghc-devs mailing list | > | > ghc-devs@haskell.org | > | > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/ghc-devs | > | > | > | > | > _______________________________________________ | > ghc-devs mailing list | > ghc-devs@haskell.org | > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/ghc-devs

On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 12:00 PM, Simon Peyton-Jones 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@gmail.com [mailto:dosreis@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Gabriel | Dos Reis | Sent: 01 March 2013 17:57 | To: Simon Peyton-Jones | Cc: Simon Marlow; ghc-devs@haskell.org | Subject: Re: libtoolize | | On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 6:36 AM, Simon Peyton-Jones | wrote: | > I get this: | > | > libtool --version | > libtool (GNU libtool) 2.4.2 | > Written by Gordon Matzigkeit , 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@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@gmail.com [mailto:dosreis@gmail.com] On Behalf Of | > | Gabriel Dos Reis | > | Sent: 01 March 2013 12:00 | > | To: Simon Peyton-Jones | > | Cc: Simon Marlow; ghc-devs@haskell.org | > | Subject: Re: libtoolize | > | | > | On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 4:44 AM, Simon Peyton-Jones | > | 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@gmail.com] | > | > | Sent: 01 March 2013 08:55 | > | > | To: Simon Peyton-Jones | > | > | Cc: Karel Gardas; ghc-devs@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@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. | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > _______________________________________________ | > | > | > | > ghc-devs mailing list | > | > | > | > ghc-devs@haskell.org | > | > | > | > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/ghc-devs | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > _______________________________________________ | > | > | > ghc-devs mailing list | > | > | > ghc-devs@haskell.org | > | > | > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/ghc-devs | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > _______________________________________________ | > | > ghc-devs mailing list | > | > ghc-devs@haskell.org | > | > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/ghc-devs