[THRIFT-844] Build Requirements state autoconf 2.59+ is required, but 2.60+ is needed

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.4, 0.5
• Fix Version/s: 0.5

Environment

CentOS release 5.5 (Final)

• Assignee: Harlan Lieberman-Berg
• Reporter: Harlan Lieberman-Berg
• Created: 10/Aug/10 14:59
• Updated: 01/Nov/11 02:52
• Resolved: 19/Aug/10 16:34

Description

Though the Build Requirements state that autoconf 2.59+ is required (even though 2.60+ is listed as recommended), and the configure.ac has a AC_PREREQ of 2.59, macros which require 2.60+ are being used in the configure.ac. This makes building SVN Thrift impossible on autoconf 2.59, the latest stable in CentOS 5.5.

AC_PREREQ and the wiki should be updated to reflect the actual build requirements, or the macros which require the later version should be removed.