[ODE] trouble compiling from SVN on Debian Sid (unstable)

[Rodrigo Hernandez]

The error just went away on my end after reinstalling Linux (faulty 
drive), so I really dont know exactly what did I do,
I wouldnt be surpriced if it had to do with some autotools not playing 
along with the others.

Jean de Largentaye wrote:

> Well, I didn't go through a make install, so that shouldn't be it.
> Besides, I tried from a fresh SVN and got the same results. I had some
> previous ODE 0.5 dev files in my path, which I eliminated, but I still
> get the same results.
> Guess I'm going to have to roll up my sleeves here... :)
>
> John
>
> On 5/6/06, Rodrigo Hernandez <kwizatz at aeongames.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> I was having the same problems for a while, I am not sure what the
>> reason is,
>> but if you have previously called "make install", you could try "make
>> uninstall" and try again,
>> if the problem persists, try with a fresh copy from SVN.
>>
>> I noticed the drawstuff include directory was on my compiler path with a
>> couple of files, which should
>> be installed at all, so, it may be getting on the way.
>>
>> Jean de Largentaye wrote:
>>
>> >Greetings,
>> >
>> >So I'm trying to catch up on the code itself now. However, I seem to
>> >be encountering some problems during the compilation process.
>> >After running autogen.sh (with automake 1.9.6) and configure with
>> >extra options, I get this:
>> >--SNIP--
>> >make[2]: Entering directory 
>> `/home/john/Prog/ode-svn/trunk/drawstuff/src'
>> >if g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I../../include/ode   -g
>> >-I../../include -I../../include -g -I -MT libdrawstuff_a-drawstuff.o
>> >-MD -MP -MF ".deps/libdrawstuff_a-drawstuff.Tpo" -c -o
>> >libdrawstuff_a-drawstuff.o `test -f 'drawstuff.cpp' || echo
>> >'./'`drawstuff.cpp; \
>> >        then mv -f ".deps/libdrawstuff_a-drawstuff.Tpo"
>> >".deps/libdrawstuff_a-drawstuff.Po"; else rm -f
>> >".deps/libdrawstuff_a-drawstuff.Tpo"; exit 1; fi
>> >g++: libdrawstuff_a-drawstuff.o: No such file or directory
>> >--SNIP--
>> >
>> >and it exits. If I run make again, I get this (you'll notice it
>> >complains about another file) :
>> >--SNIP--
>> >make[2]: Entering directory 
>> `/home/john/Prog/ode-svn/trunk/drawstuff/src'
>> >if g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I../../include/ode   -g
>> >-I../../include -I../../include -g -I -MT libdrawstuff_a-x11.o -MD -MP
>> >-MF ".deps/libdrawstuff_a-x11.Tpo" -c -o libdrawstuff_a-x11.o `test -f
>> >'x11.cpp' || echo './'`x11.cpp; \
>> >        then mv -f ".deps/libdrawstuff_a-x11.Tpo"
>> >".deps/libdrawstuff_a-x11.Po"; else rm -f
>> >".deps/libdrawstuff_a-x11.Tpo"; exit 1; fi
>> >g++: libdrawstuff_a-x11.o: No such file or directory
>> >--SNIP--
>> >
>> >third time's a charm? Nope:
>> >--SNIP--
>> >make[2]: Entering directory 
>> `/home/john/Prog/ode-svn/trunk/drawstuff/dstest'
>> >if g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I../../include/ode   -g
>> >-I../../include -I../.. -g -I -MT dstest-dstest.o -MD -MP -MF
>> >".deps/dstest-dstest.Tpo" -c -o dstest-dstest.o `test -f 'dstest.cpp'
>> >|| echo './'`dstest.cpp; \
>> >        then mv -f ".deps/dstest-dstest.Tpo" ".deps/dstest-dstest.Po";
>> >else rm -f ".deps/dstest-dstest.Tpo"; exit 1; fi
>> >g++: dstest-dstest.o: No such file or directory
>> >--SNIP--
>> >
>> >OK, breathe deep. Again:
>> >--SNIP--
>> >make[2]: Entering directory 
>> `/home/john/Prog/ode-svn/trunk/drawstuff/dstest'
>> >g++  -g -I  -L -o dstest -L../../drawstuff/src dstest-dstest.o 
>> -ldrawstuff  -L
>> >g++: argument to '-L' missing
>> >--SNIP--
>> >
>> >... And from then on, every time I run make, I get the last error. I'm
>> >completely at a loss here. I guess somehow, somewhere, autotools
>> >generated borken makefiles. I'm pretty clueless when it comes to
>> >autotools, and don't know where to start here. Any ideas?
>> >
>> >Note that I cut out some parts of the compilation process in what I
>> >reported, the rest is only entering directories and exiting du to the
>> >error. The Autotools phase, generating configure, seems to go fine: no
>> >error messages. The configure goes pretty fine too, although there's
>> >this:
>> >--SNIP--
>> >/home/john/Prog/ode-svn/trunk/missing: Unknown `--run' option
>> >Try `/home/john/Prog/ode-svn/trunk/missing --help' for more information
>> >configure: WARNING: `missing' script is too old or missing
>> >--SNIP--
>> >Which I guess remains from the configure/etc.. generation by automake
>> >1.8.5 I tried before.
>> >
>> >John
>> >
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