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Re: bootstrap prob
On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 11:48:27AM +0100, Alexandre Duret-Lutz wrote:
> >>> "Patrick" == Patrick Welche <prlw1@newn.cam.ac.uk> writes:
>
> Patrick> With cvs code from now:
> Patrick> % sh bootstrap
> Patrick> Bareword "am__installdirs" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at ./automake.tmp line 4742.
> Patrick> BEGIN not safe after errors--compilation aborted at ./automake.tmp line 7682.
Hello Alexandre!
> Which version of Perl is this?
v5.6.0, and you guessed right: everything passes/works happily on a
perl v5.8.0rc2 machine. Copying the automake directory over from it to the
v5.6.0 gets the error. In fact, simply ./automake gives the above error (no
need for the "bootstrap" part)
> I don't understand what you mean.
Just trying to work out how such variables are meant to be used.. all the
other am__* variables seem to appear in a "define_variable","subst", or
"variable_value", just not am__installdirs.
> I think Perl is just asking for quote around am__installdirs,
> although I don't know why.
Hmm and why one perl rather than another..
Cheers,
Patrick