Changes between Version 41 and Version 42 of Installing Pidgin

Timestamp:

Oct 18, 2008, 6:10:42 AM (15 years ago)

Author:

arhart

Comment:

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Installing Pidgin

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 This will install libpurple, Pidgin and Finch to `/usr/local`.  If you want to install it elsewhere, pass `--prefix=/some/other/prefix` to `./configure`.  (You really ''don't'' want to install it to `/usr`.)  See `./configure --help` for other options you can change at compile-time.
 
-If you got the source tree from our Monotone database ([wiki:"Installing Pidgin#WhydoyoualwayssaynottouseMTN" which you probably shouldn't have]), you'll need to run `./autogen.sh` instead of `./configure` the first time around.
+If you got the source tree from our Monotone database ([wiki:"Installing Pidgin#WhydoyoualwayssaynottouseMTN" which you probably shouldn't have]), you'll need to run `./autogen.sh` instead of `./configure` the first time around. If you get an error like the following, you may need a newer version of automake.
+
+{{{
+running /usr/bin/automake -a -c --gnu... failed.
+Makefile.am:79: directory should not contain `/'
+pidgin/pixmaps/Makefile.am:4: directory should not contain `/'
+}}}
 
 If you are trying to compile on Windows, you need the answer to a [wiki:"Installing Pidgin#HowdoIbuildPidginforWindows" different question].