"autoreconf": include/Makefile.in not found

Question

I'm have download this tarball that I want to compile. So I have written this:

/tmp/libtheoraplayer/trunk/$ autoreconf --force --install

but I'm gettin this:

libtoolize: Consider adding `AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])' to configure.ac and libtoolize: rerunning libtoolize, to keep the correct libtool macros in-tree. libtoolize: Consider adding `-I m4' to ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS in Makefile.am. configure.ac:54: required file **`include/Makefile.in'** not found autoreconf: automake failed with exit status: 1

But the file Makefile.in is in the src/ folder..

Any idea?

Javier

Answer 1

To my knowledge, end users who install programs need not do autoreconf. It is for developers. When you have code from a repository, and try to build it (even if you are not a developer), you need to autoreconf. If this is not the case, you only try to install and use the software, try creating a fresh copy, and

./configure
make
make install

HTH

Answer 2

Alright, If at all you need autoreconf, install it

yum install automake autoconf