[postgis-tickets] [PostGIS] #2170: autogen.sh doesn't work at least for newer autoconf

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#2170: autogen.sh doesn't work at least for newer autoconf
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 Reporter:  robe     |       Owner:  pramsey      
     Type:  defect   |      Status:  new          
 Priority:  blocker  |   Milestone:  PostGIS 1.3.7
Component:  postgis  |     Version:  1.3.X        
 Keywords:           |  
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 I just tried to rebuild the 1.3 docs on Debbie and ran into issue that I
 can't build from svn.


 {{{
 checking whether ln -s works... no, using cp -p
 ./configure: line 3160: syntax error near unexpected token `"(('
 ./configure: line 3160: `case "(($ac_try" in'
 make: *** [config.status] Error 2
 checking for gcc... gcc

 }}}

 I thought it might be just debbie or change I just made to doc folder so I
 tried on my own windows 7 Msys 1.0 and got the same error and then tried
 tags/1.3.6 and got the same error.  So I then tried the 1.3.6 tar ball on
 my local and that worked.


 Issue I am guessing is autoconf because building from the tar ball where
 sh autogen.sh is not required the configure works fine.

 It's only if you build the configure yourself and the issue even in the
 1.3.6 tagged version is there.  So somehow Hudson/Paul were able to build
 the tar balls and docs perhaps because they are running with an older
 autoconf is my guess.

 anyrate not sure how to fix this since that is one of the areas I consider
 magic blackboxed.

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