Comment 2 for bug 2062961

Dear Arthur,

thanks for ufb quick reply.

I uninstalled XPad, restarted my system and entered in the terminal
./autogen.sh
showing this error msg:
./autogen.sh: 3: autoreconf: not found

Mit freundlichen Grüßen!

Albrecht DIETRICH
Am Kreuzbuck 5
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Am 20.04.24 um 14:09 schrieb Arthur Borsboom:
> I think you first need to run ./autogen.sh
>
> Also, sudo is not needed for building, since you don't need admin rights
> for compiling software.
> If you want to install it, then you might need it. These are the simplified
> steps.
>
> Install the necessary dependencies for compiling the software.
>
> ./autogen.sh
> ./configure
> make
> make install (installs for current user only) or sudo make install
> (installs for all users / system-wide).
>
> Does this work for you?
>
> On Sat, 20 Apr 2024 at 12:15, Albrecht DIETRICH<email address hidden>
> wrote:
>
>> Public bug reported:
>>
>> When trying to build XPad 5.8 by
>> sudo ./configure.ac
>> I get this error:
>> ./configure.ac: 4: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
>>
>>
>> Please note the config file indeed has the extension ".ac" after unpacking.
>> THe file has been set to "Executable" stat manually.
>>
>> My OS is Kubuntu 22.04.4 LTS and up to date / actual.
>>
>> Please advice what I am doing wrong (I assume it's my fault) of if it is
>> really a bug.
>>
>> AL
>>
>> ** Affects: xpad
>> Importance: Undecided
>> Status: New
>>
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>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2062961
>>
>> Title:
>> Can'nt build XPad 5.8
>>
>> Status in Xpad:
>> New
>>
>> Bug description:
>> When trying to build XPad 5.8 by
>> sudo ./configure.ac
>> I get this error:
>> ./configure.ac: 4: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
>>
>>
>> Please note the config file indeed has the extension ".ac" after
>> unpacking.
>> THe file has been set to "Executable" stat manually.
>>
>> My OS is Kubuntu 22.04.4 LTS and up to date / actual.
>>
>> Please advice what I am doing wrong (I assume it's my fault) of if it
>> is really a bug.
>>
>> AL
>>
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>>