autogen.sh in gst-template gives error

[Alex Song]

Hello,

I'm new to gstreamer and I'm trying to write a plugin. I started according to
"Plugin Writer's Guide" and downloaded gst-template. But when I did


./auto-gen.sh

I got

src/Makefile.am:6: Libtool library used but `LIBTOOL' is undefined
src/Makefile.am:6:   The usual way to define `LIBTOOL' is to add `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL'
src/Makefile.am:6:   to `configure.ac' and run `aclocal' and `autoconf' again.
src/Makefile.am:6:   If `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL' is in `configure.ac', make sure
src/Makefile.am:6:   its definition is in aclocal's search path.
src/Makefile.am: installing `./depcomp'
Makefile.am: installing `./INSTALL'
autoreconf: automake failed with exit status: 1
autogen.sh failed

I tried installing libtool 2.2.6b to /usr/local and tried to put
AC_PROG_LIBTOOL to configure.ac but they didn't help.

How to fix this issue?

Thanks very much,

Alex


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[Stefan Sauer]

Hi,

Am 16.05.2011 23:56, schrieb Alex Song:

>
> Hello,
>
> I'm new to gstreamer and I'm trying to write a plugin. I started according to
> "Plugin Writer's Guide" and downloaded gst-template. But when I did
>
>
> ./auto-gen.sh
>
> I got
>
> src/Makefile.am:6: Libtool library used but `LIBTOOL' is undefined
> src/Makefile.am:6:   The usual way to define `LIBTOOL' is to add `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL'
> src/Makefile.am:6:   to `configure.ac' and run `aclocal' and `autoconf' again.
> src/Makefile.am:6:   If `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL' is in `configure.ac', make sure
> src/Makefile.am:6:   its definition is in aclocal's search path.
> src/Makefile.am: installing `./depcomp'
> Makefile.am: installing `./INSTALL'
> autoreconf: automake failed with exit status: 1
> autogen.sh failed
>
> I tried installing libtool 2.2.6b to /usr/local and tried to put
> AC_PROG_LIBTOOL to configure.ac but they didn't help.

It would be better to install the libtool package from your distribution. If you
install it yourself to /usr/local chances are small that aclocal will pick up
the libtool.m4.

As an alternative you could get yourself the gst-plugin-bad package from git and
try gst-element-maker, this will take over gst-template (yes, the docs shall be
fixed).

Stefan

>
> How to fix this issue?
>
> Thanks very much,
>
> Alex
>
>
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[Alex Song]

Thanks very much Stefen.

I installed libtool 2.2.6b to /usr/local/ cause I noticed

LT_PREREQ([2.2.6])
LT_INIT

in configure.ac. The libtool comes with my distribution (FC10) is 1.5.26.

You are right that the aclocal in my distribution doesn't get along with
libtool 2.2.6b. I got several weird issues.

Anyway, with libtool in my distribution and with following patch to
configure.ac, I was able to run autogen.sh correctly. I even cross compiled
the plugin for mips.

 dnl required version of libtool
-LT_PREREQ([2.2.6])
-LT_INIT
+AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
+dnl LT_PREREQ([2.2.6])
+dnl LT_INIT
 
This should get me going for a while. Thanks!

Alex


>>>>> On Tue, 17 May 2011 16:02:20 +0300, [hidden email] wrote:

    > Hi, Am 16.05.2011 23:56, schrieb Alex Song:
    >>
    >> Hello,
    >>
    >> I'm new to gstreamer and I'm trying to write a plugin. I started
    >> according to "Plugin Writer's Guide" and downloaded gst-template. But
    >> when I did
    >>
    >>
    >> ./auto-gen.sh
    >>
    >> I got
    >>
    >> src/Makefile.am:6: Libtool library used but `LIBTOOL' is undefined
    >> src/Makefile.am:6: The usual way to define `LIBTOOL' is to add
    >> `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL' src/Makefile.am:6: to `configure.ac' and run
    >> `aclocal' and `autoconf' again.  src/Makefile.am:6: If
    >> `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL' is in `configure.ac', make sure src/Makefile.am:6:
    >> its definition is in aclocal's search path.  src/Makefile.am:
    >> installing `./depcomp' Makefile.am: installing `./INSTALL' autoreconf:
    >> automake failed with exit status: 1 autogen.sh failed
    >>
    >> I tried installing libtool 2.2.6b to /usr/local and tried to put
    >> AC_PROG_LIBTOOL to configure.ac but they didn't help.

    > It would be better to install the libtool package from your
    > distribution. If you install it yourself to /usr/local chances are small
    > that aclocal will pick up the libtool.m4.

    > As an alternative you could get yourself the gst-plugin-bad package from
    > git and try gst-element-maker, this will take over gst-template (yes,
    > the docs shall be fixed).

    > Stefan

    >>
    >> How to fix this issue?
    >>
    >> Thanks very much,
    >>
    >> Alex
    >>
    >>
    >> _______________________________________________ gstreamer-devel mailing
    >> list [hidden email]
    >> http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/gstreamer-devel

    > _______________________________________________ gstreamer-devel mailing
    > list [hidden email]
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