0.8.4: autoreconf fails

[stevegrubb]

0.8.4: autoreconf fails

[stevegrubb]

I added build instructions to the README page. There is an unofficial standard that if you see a file named autogen.sh, then use it to bootstrap everything so that you can skip to the configure command. A lot of projects do the same thing.

[kloczek]

Instead autogen.sh and instruction easier would be have empty NEWS file in repo.
Still after create NEWS file autoreconf shows swih related warnings

+ autoreconf -fiv
autoreconf: export WARNINGS=
autoreconf: Entering directory '.'
autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Gettext
autoreconf: running: aclocal --force -I m4
autoreconf: configure.ac: tracing
autoreconf: running: libtoolize --copy --force
libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in '.'.
libtoolize: copying file './ltmain.sh'
libtoolize: putting macros in AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS, 'm4'.
libtoolize: copying file 'm4/libtool.m4'
libtoolize: copying file 'm4/ltoptions.m4'
libtoolize: copying file 'm4/ltsugar.m4'
libtoolize: copying file 'm4/ltversion.m4'
libtoolize: copying file 'm4/lt~obsolete.m4'
autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Intltool
autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Gtkdoc
autoreconf: running: aclocal --force -I m4
autoreconf: running: /usr/bin/autoconf --force
autoreconf: running: /usr/bin/autoheader --force
autoreconf: running: automake --add-missing --copy --force-missing
configure.ac:42: installing './compile'
configure.ac:40: installing './config.guess'
configure.ac:40: installing './config.sub'
configure.ac:41: installing './install-sh'
configure.ac:41: installing './missing'
bindings/python3/Makefile.am: installing './depcomp'
bindings/python3/Makefile.am:31: installing './py-compile'
parallel-tests: installing './test-driver'
bindings/src/Makefile.am:24: warning: variable 'SWIG_SOURCES' is defined but no program or
bindings/src/Makefile.am:24: library has 'SWIG' as canonical name (possible typo)
autoreconf: './config.sub' is updated
autoreconf: './config.guess' is updated
autoreconf: './install-sh' is updated
autoreconf: Leaving directory '.'

[stevegrubb]

It may complain, but it works. A long time ago, this was the canonical way to integrate swig with autotools. In the last 4 or 5 years, autoconf started complaining. I have not seen any other example of how to change it so it works and doesn't complain.

[stevegrubb]

Closing this issue. The warning is harmless. If I find a better way, I'll change the code.