Re: gnulib and automake

[Rik]

When running autogen.sh I get

calling libtoolize...
Remember to add `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL' to `configure.ac'.

and a little further down

calling automake...
libcruft/Makefile.am:26: Libtool library used but `LIBTOOL' is undefined
libcruft/Makefile.am:26:   The usual way to define `LIBTOOL' is to add
`AC_PROG_LIBTOOL'
libcruft/Makefile.am:26:   to `configure.ac' and run `aclocal' and
`autoconf' again.
libcruft/Makefile.am:26:   If `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL' is in `configure.ac',
make sure
libcruft/Makefile.am:26:   its definition is in aclocal's search path.
liboctave/Makefile.am:26: Libtool library used but `LIBTOOL' is undefined
liboctave/Makefile.am:26:   The usual way to define `LIBTOOL' is to add
`AC_PROG_LIBTOOL'
liboctave/Makefile.am:26:   to `configure.ac' and run `aclocal' and
`autoconf' again.
liboctave/Makefile.am:26:   If `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL' is in `configure.ac',
make sure
liboctave/Makefile.am:26:   its definition is in aclocal's search path.
src/Makefile.am:26: Libtool library used but `LIBTOOL' is undefined
src/Makefile.am:26:   The usual way to define `LIBTOOL' is to add
`AC_PROG_LIBTOOL'
src/Makefile.am:26:   to `configure.ac' and run `aclocal' and `autoconf'
again.
src/Makefile.am:26:   If `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL' is in `configure.ac', make sure
src/Makefile.am:26:   its definition is in aclocal's search path.

autogen.sh appears to succeed, but the next step of configure fails with

./configure: line 16887: syntax error near unexpected token `disable-static'
./configure: line 16887: `LT_INIT(disable-static)'

Adding AC_PROG_LIBTOOL to configure.ac silenced the warnings but did not
fix the issue with configure.

System is Linux Kubuntu 8.04.
automake-1.10
autoconf-2.61
libtool-1.5.26

--Rik