alsa-project/alsa-utils issue #99 was opened from edward-a:

**./gitcompile** fails with the following output:

configure.ac:10: warning: macro 'AM_GNU_GETTEXT' not found in library configure.ac:11: warning: macro 'AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION' not found in library ./gitcompile: line 10: gettextize: command not found configure.ac:15: installing './compile' configure.ac:6: installing './install-sh' configure.ac:6: installing './missing' alsactl/Makefile.am: installing './depcomp' axfer/test/Makefile.am:9: warning: source file '../container.c' is in a subdirectory, axfer/test/Makefile.am:9: but option 'subdir-objects' is disabled automake: warning: possible forward-incompatibility. automake: At least a source file is in a subdirectory, but the 'subdir-objects' automake: automake option hasn't been enabled. For now, the corresponding output automake: object file(s) will be placed in the top-level directory. However, automake: this behaviour will change in future Automake versions: they will automake: unconditionally cause object files to be placed in the same subdirectory automake: of the corresponding sources. automake: You are advised to start using 'subdir-objects' option throughout your automake: project, to avoid future incompatibilities. axfer/test/Makefile.am:9: warning: source file '../container-riff-wave.c' is in a subdirectory, axfer/test/Makefile.am:9: but option 'subdir-objects' is disabled axfer/test/Makefile.am:9: warning: source file '../container-au.c' is in a subdirectory, axfer/test/Makefile.am:9: but option 'subdir-objects' is disabled axfer/test/Makefile.am:9: warning: source file '../container-voc.c' is in a subdirectory, axfer/test/Makefile.am:9: but option 'subdir-objects' is disabled axfer/test/Makefile.am:9: warning: source file '../container-raw.c' is in a subdirectory, axfer/test/Makefile.am:9: but option 'subdir-objects' is disabled axfer/test/Makefile.am:20: warning: source file '../container.c' is in a subdirectory, axfer/test/Makefile.am:20: but option 'subdir-objects' is disabled axfer/test/Makefile.am:20: warning: source file '../container-riff-wave.c' is in a subdirectory, axfer/test/Makefile.am:20: but option 'subdir-objects' is disabled axfer/test/Makefile.am:20: warning: source file '../container-au.c' is in a subdirectory, axfer/test/Makefile.am:20: but option 'subdir-objects' is disabled axfer/test/Makefile.am:20: warning: source file '../container-voc.c' is in a subdirectory, axfer/test/Makefile.am:20: but option 'subdir-objects' is disabled axfer/test/Makefile.am:20: warning: source file '../container-raw.c' is in a subdirectory, axfer/test/Makefile.am:20: but option 'subdir-objects' is disabled axfer/test/Makefile.am:20: warning: source file '../mapper.c' is in a subdirectory, axfer/test/Makefile.am:20: but option 'subdir-objects' is disabled axfer/test/Makefile.am:20: warning: source file '../mapper-single.c' is in a subdirectory, axfer/test/Makefile.am:20: but option 'subdir-objects' is disabled axfer/test/Makefile.am:20: warning: source file '../mapper-multiple.c' is in a subdirectory, axfer/test/Makefile.am:20: but option 'subdir-objects' is disabled parallel-tests: installing './test-driver' **configure.ac:10: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_GNU_GETTEXT If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow. See the Autoconf documentation. configure.ac:11: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION** CFLAGS=-O2 -Wall -pipe -g ./configure checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c checking whether build environment is sane... yes checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /usr/bin/mkdir -p checking for gawk... gawk checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes checking whether make supports nested variables... yes checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... yes ./configure: line 2937: syntax error near unexpected token `external' ./configure: line 2937: `AM_GNU_GETTEXT(external)'

### System info: DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=20.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=focal DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS" NAME="Ubuntu" VERSION="20.04.2 LTS (Focal Fossa)" ID=ubuntu ID_LIKE=debian PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS" VERSION_ID="20.04" HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/" SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/" BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/" PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy" VERSION_CODENAME=focal UBUNTU_CODENAME=focal

Issue URL : https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-utils/issues/99 Repository URL: https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-utils