Automake version 1.4 in CygWin vs. current Automake 1.9.2 ...

[Charles Wilson]

Brian Ford wrote:
> Incidentally, the command referenced there:
> 
> /usr/sbin/alternatives --set automake /usr/bin/automake-1.4
> 
> never worked for me.  I just tried all permutations of automake again and
> only /usr/bin/automake-1.9 is accepted.  All others give something like:
> 
> /usr/bin/automake-1.4 has not been configured as an alternative for
> automake

Sounds like, for whatever reason, the postinstall scripts were never 
executed.  Take a look at /var/lib/alternatives/automake. It should look 
something like this:

-----------clip----------
auto
/usr/bin/automake
aclocal
/usr/bin/aclocal
automake-info
/usr/share/info/automake.info.gz

/usr/bin/automake-1.4
10
/usr/bin/aclocal-1.4

/usr/bin/automake-1.6
20
/usr/bin/aclocal-1.6

/usr/bin/automake-1.7
30
/usr/bin/aclocal-1.7

/usr/bin/automake-1.8
40
/usr/bin/aclocal-1.8

/usr/bin/automake-1.9
50
/usr/bin/aclocal-1.9
/usr/share/info/automake1.9.info.gz
-----------clip----------


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Chuck

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