Document autoconf dependency in README
The boot
script calls autoreconf
on line 204. If not present this gives the error message
[...]
Booting .
Can't exec "autoreconf": No such file or directory at boot line 204, <PKGS> line 2.
Running autoreconf failed with exitcode -1 at boot line 204, <PKGS> line 2.
For those following the README
to build GHC for the first time this is unfriendly. I had to Google to find that I had to install the autoconf
package (on Ubuntu).
The dependency on autoconf
should be documented in README
.
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Version | 7.4.1 |
Type | Bug |
TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
Priority | normal |
Resolution | Unresolved |
Component | Build System |
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