sh autogen.sh fails in ubuntu hardy (8.04)

[Alexander Sack]

trying to debug bug 693214 i noticed that you cannot run autogen.sh on hardy atm. Seems the old automake et al. doesn't like a few syntax elements we use:

sh autogen.sh
configure.ac: installing `./install-sh'
configure.ac: installing `./mkinstalldirs'
configure.ac: installing `./missing'
Makefile.am: installing `./INSTALL'
libntrack_la_LDFLAGS: variable `AM_LDFLAGS' is used but `AM_LDFLAGS' is undefined
libntrack_la_LDFLAGS: variable `NULL' is used but `NULL' is undefined
common/Makefile.am: installing `./compile'
common/Makefile.am: installing `./depcomp'
check_PROGRAMS: variable `NULL' is used but `NULL' is undefined
libntrack_glib_la_LDFLAGS: variable `AM_LDFLAGS' is used but `AM_LDFLAGS' is undefined
libntrack_glib_la_LDFLAGS: variable `NULL' is used but `NULL' is undefined
libntrack_gobject_la_LDFLAGS: variable `AM_LDFLAGS' is used but `AM_LDFLAGS' is undefined
libntrack_gobject_la_LDFLAGS: variable `NULL' is used but `NULL' is undefined
AM_LDFLAGS: variable `NULL' is used but `NULL' is undefined
libntrack_qt4_la_LDFLAGS: variable `NULL' is used but `NULL' is undefined
autoreconf: automake failed with exit status: 1

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

pushed to lp:ntrack

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revno: 260
fixes bug(s): https://launchpad.net/bugs/693215
committer: Alexander Sack <email address hidden>
branch nick: ntrack
timestamp: Wed 2010-12-22 00:29:59 +0100
message:
  BUILD: eliminate NULL and set AM_LDFLAGS everywhere to unbreak old autoreconfs - lp:693215
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