Re: [Desperate] call for help with preparing an autotools-based package

[David A. Wheeler]

> From: Panicz Maciej Godek <address@hidden>
> I've been struggling with autoconf and automake for a few days now, and I
> have to admit that those aren't simple tools to use.

One problem is that some tutorials are for much older versions of the autotools,
and end discussing a lot of work-arounds that aren't needed.

You might try out this tutorial, which is much more recent:
http://www.dwheeler.com/autotools/

> The project's design would AFAIK make use of some more advanced features of
> autotools, as it allows using various optional packages, and it also
> consists  of loadable plugins, as well as contains some guile modules that
> need to be installed in a proper place.

You might take a look at the "readable" project (readable.sourceforge.net),
which uses autotools and guile.  It's by no means an exact match to your needs,
but you might find looking at some examples helpful.

And to point out the obvious: Don't try to do everything at once.  Break things
down, and get one thing working at a time.  The autotools are not *nearly* as
complicated to understand and use as they used to be (thanks guys!).

--- David A. Wheeler