autogen.sh

#!/bin/sh
#
# Create configure and makefile stuff...
#

# Git hooks should come before autoreconf.
if [ -d .git ]; then
    if [ ! -d .git/hooks ]; then
	    mkdir .git/hooks || exit $?
    fi

    if [ ! -e .git/hooks/pre-commit ]; then
	    ln -s ../../pre-commit.sh .git/hooks/pre-commit || exit $?
    fi
fi


set -e

# if get an error about libtool not setup
# " error: Libtool library used but 'LIBTOOL' is undefined
#     The usual way to define 'LIBTOOL' is to add 'LT_INIT' "
# manually call libtoolize or glibtoolize before running this again
# (g)libtoolize

# if you get an error about config.rpath missing, some buggy automake versions
# then touch the missing file (may need to make config/ first).
# touch config/config.rpath
# touch config.rpath


# If this is a source checkout then call autoreconf with error as well
if test -d .git; then
  WARNINGS="all,error"
else
  WARNINGS="all"
fi

autoreconf --install --force --verbose -I m4 -I config

#where: 
# --force rebuilds ./configure regardless
# --install copies some missing files to the directory including txt files
# -I config tells tools to look in the config directory instead of root
# -I m4 '... see -I config ...'