I am guessing that a build dependency is missing, probably automake tools.

On Sat, 20 Apr 2024, 17:25 Albrecht DIETRICH, <email address hidden>
wrote:

> 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!
>
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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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> >>
> >>
>
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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
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/xpad/+bug/2062961/+subscriptions
>
>