Kdevelop error [Solved, Thx]

rvickers · n00b Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 59

When I compile my first c++ program in Kdevelop, I get the following error:

configure: error:

*** [Gentoo] sanity check failed! ***
*** libtool.m4 and ltmain.sh have a version mismatch! ***
*** (libtool.m4 = 1.5.22, ltmain.sh = 1.5a) ***

Please run:

libtoolize --copy --force

if appropriate, please contact the maintainer of this
package (or your distribution) for help.

*** Exited with status: 1 ***

...Anyone know what to do to fix this???...
Thx

desultory · Bodhisattva Joined: 04 Nov 2005 Posts: 9410

rvickers · n00b Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 59

I tried "libtoolize --copy --force" and it returned a message "configure.ac does not exist".
Configure.ac exists in the /usr/share/libtool/libltdl directory, should I copy it over to the projects root directory?
Thx

desultory · Bodhisattva Joined: 04 Nov 2005 Posts: 9410

Was libtoolize --copy --force run in the root of the project directory tree, not /?

Try running autoconf in the root of the project directory tree. If that fails, post the output of ls -al run at the root of the project directory tree, along with any error messages.

rvickers · n00b Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 59

Yes, I was in the wrong directory. Example: /Projects/Project1/Labels, I was in /Projects instead of /Labels. I noticed that for every project you have to go to that projects dir and issue the command. After I got that working, I all of a sudden started getting exit status 77 when I ran configure. Kdevelop's too buggy so I switched to Eclipse which so far works like a dream.

Thx for the help....

tom.voss · n00b Joined: 27 Dec 2006 Posts: 7

Whenever you get this error while running configure, copy "libtoolize --copy --force" to the Konsole tab (the tabs are on the bottom in KDevelop). Whenever you open a project in KDevelop, it goes to the directory of the project, so you need not run the cd command if you click on the Konsole tab within KDevelop.

BTW, thanks to all the previous posts stating that you had to cd to the project directory. I couldn't for the life of me get KDevelop to work, and now it does. Thanks!

dj_farid · l33t Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Posts: 613

How would you do to fix this version mismatch?
Is there no way to make kdevelop run "libtoolize --copy --force" automatically every time a new project is created?

desultory · Bodhisattva Joined: 04 Nov 2005 Posts: 9410

Moved from Portage & Programming to Duplicate Threads, refer to topic "Libtool.m4 and ltmain.sh Problems". This problem has been reported in the KDE bug tracking system, where it has been marked as an invalid bug, though it is also mentioned in the kdevelop FAQ.