[Privoxy-users] 3.0.33 - won't build - obsolete macros

[Matthias Fischer]

Hai,


thanks for the fast answer! ;-)

On 11.12.2021 02:16, Lee wrote:
> On 12/10/21, Matthias Fischer wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I hope I'm in the right group... ;-)
>>
>> I'm trying to build 'privoxy 3.0.33' for IFire / Core 161 / 64bit with
>> 'autoconf 2.71'. The latter seems to be the culprit here.
> 
> Yes - autoconf 2.71 is not backward compatible.  Any chance you can go
> back to autoconf 2.69 or earlier?

That would be no problem.

But...what I just found out:

The strange thing is that when I compile 'privoxy 3.0.33' with the last
Core build (158) with which I compiled '3.0.32', the build runs fine.
And in Core 158 'autoconf 2.71' is already included, because the update
to '2.71' took place in Core 154 - about 9 months ago. So there must be
another reason.

=> I fear I'll have to test all Cores since 158 - one by one...

Best,
Matthias

> ref: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autotools-announce/2021-01/msg00000.html
> 
> We are pleased to announce stable release 2.71 of Autoconf.
>    ...
> Users of 2.69 or earlier should proceed with caution; please consult
> the NEWS file and/or the release announcement for 2.70 for details.
> 
> Lee
> 
> 
>> All previous 'privoxy' versions built fine but '3.0.33' won't. I always
>> get the following errors:
>>
>> ***SNIP***
>> ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:2920: AC_TRY_LINK is expanded from...
>>     configure.in:838: the top level
>>     configure.in:1157: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
>>     configure.in:1157: You should run autoupdate.
>>     ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:204: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
>>     configure.in:1157: the top level
>>     configure.in:1158: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
>>     configure.in:1158: You should run autoupdate.
>>     ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:204: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
>>     configure.in:1158: the top level
>>     configure.in:1189: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
>>     configure.in:1189: You should run autoupdate.
>>     ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:204: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
>>     configure.in:1189: the top level
>>     configure.in:1190: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
>>     configure.in:1190: You should run autoupdate.
>>     ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:204: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
>>     configure.in:1190: the top level
>>     configure.in:1240: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
>>     configure.in:1240: You should run autoupdate.
>>     ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:204: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
>>     configure.in:1240: the top level
>>     configure.in:1241: warning: The macro `AC_HELP_STRING' is obsolete.
>>     configure.in:1241: You should run autoupdate.
>>     ./lib/autoconf/general.m4:204: AC_HELP_STRING is expanded from...
>>     configure.in:1241: the top level
>>     configure.in:1273: warning: AC_OUTPUT should be used without arguments.
>>     configure.in:1273: You should run autoupdate.
>> ***SNAP***
>>
>> Adding 'autoupdate' in various combinations didn't help - at last it was
>> only try and error.
>>
>> Does anybody has a clue or is facing similar problems?
>>
>> If further informations are needed, please ask...
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Matthias
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