[COUCHDB-1633] ./bootstrap error -> "Have you installed GNU Autoconf Archive?"

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.3
• Component/s: Build System
• Assignee: Dave Cottlehuber
• Reporter: Benoit Chesneau
• Created: 19/Dec/12 16:21
• Updated: 13/Mar/13 17:17
• Resolved: 19/Dec/12 17:15

Description

Something new with the build of couchdb I didn't have before. Now when launching bootstrap for the first time I get the following error:

$ make
CDPATH="${ZSH_VERSION+.}:" && cd . && /bin/sh /Users/benoitc/work/couchdb/build-aux/missing --run aclocal-1.12 -I m4
cd . && /bin/sh /Users/benoitc/work/couchdb/build-aux/missing --run automake-1.12 --foreign
CDPATH="${ZSH_VERSION+.}:" && cd . && /bin/sh /Users/benoitc/work/couchdb/build-aux/missing --run autoconf
configure.ac:65: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_DEFINE
If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow.
See the Autoconf documentation.
configure.ac:326: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_MSG_WARN
make: *** [configure] Error 1
enlil:couchdb benoitc$ ./bootstrap
Unable to find the `ax_check_icu.m4' file.

Have you installed GNU Autoconf Archive?

I solved it on ubuntu by installing autcoconf-archive. But I have no idea how to do the same thing on macosx yet. Also it should be documented so far.