shell - OSX autotools: `aclocal.m4' not being output by `autom4te' -

shell - OSX autotools: `aclocal.m4' not being output by `autom4te' -

i have been trying build freetype2 library in osx mavericks several weeks now, without success.

the problem using gnu autotools create configure build script.

i have installed automake, autoconf, libtoolize, m4 , perl5 using macports port command.

when executing aclocal, there supposed file created in configure directory contains autotools macros: aclocal.m4. however, file not beingness output, , subsequent glibtoolize , autoconf commands generating spurious configure script.

the result is: no aclocal.m4 file, , usual contents of ./autom4te.cache/traces.* beingness dumped @ top of generated configure file (the traces.* files empty).

e.g.:

m4trace:configure.ac:14: -1- ac_subst([shell]) m4trace:configure.ac:14: -1- ac_subst_trace([shell]) m4trace:configure.ac:14: -1- m4_pattern_allow([^shell$])

any help appreciated.

gnu autotools not back upwards execution on working directory stored on fat32 file system. results in spurious m4trace debug messages beingness output generated configure script.

it unknown why is, may related reliance on sleep command check whether file has changed. fat32 rounds time stamps nearest second, execution , subsequent modification checks may happen on sub-second timescale.

this has been raised development team, now, move working directory osx boot partition before executing gnu autotools.

osx shell macports autotools m4