[Nix-dev] nix configuration language

[Ben Franksen]

Ben Franksen wrote:
> Checking out the nix sources via git, I can't even build it:
> 
> ben at sarun[1]: .../tmp/nix > git status
> # On branch master
> nothing to commit (working directory clean)
> ben at sarun[1]: .../tmp/nix > ./bootstrap.sh
> autoreconf: Entering directory `.'
> autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Gettext
> autoreconf: running: aclocal --force
> autoreconf: configure.ac: tracing
> autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Libtool
> autoreconf: running: /usr/bin/autoconf --force
> configure.ac:59: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_DISABLE_SHARED
>       If this token and others are legitimate, please use
>       m4_pattern_allow. See the Autoconf documentation.
> configure.ac:60: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_ENABLE_STATIC
> configure.ac:85: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_DISABLE_STATIC
> configure.ac:86: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_ENABLE_SHARED
> configure.ac:87: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
> autoreconf: /usr/bin/autoconf failed with exit status: 1
> 
> I do have autoconf, automake etc installed at version 2.68.

Found the solution: I did not have libtool installed. After installing 
libtool it works.

Cheers
Ben