Dear Arthur,

you were right. Everything worked well. I had to do this:

  * sudo apt-get install autotools-dev
  * sudo apt-get install autoconf
  * sudo apt-get install libgtksourceview-4-dev

Reading the error messages and installing the missing dependencies
ALWAYS helps hi hi.

The thing is done but anyway XPad ist not there. How do I start it?
Typing "xpad" in terminal says "bash: /usr/bin/xpad: No such file or
directory".
Can you please help me again?


Best regards and 1'000 thanks!!

Mit freundlichen Grüßen!

Albrecht DIETRICH
Am Kreuzbuck 5
77955 Ettenheimweiler
G e r m a n y
Mobile: +49 (0)176 321 39 442
Fix:    +49 (0)7822 - 51 45

Am 21.04.24 um 09:36 schrieb Arthur Borsboom:
> Maybe:
>
> sudo apt-get install autotools-dev
>
> Source:https://askubuntu.com/questions/430706/installing-autotools-
> autoconf-on-ubuntu
>
>
> On Sat, 20 Apr 2024 at 17:43, Arthur Borsboom<email address hidden>
> wrote:
>
>> 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!
>>>
>>> Albrecht DIETRICH
>>> Am Kreuzbuck 5
>>> 77955 Ettenheimweiler
>>> G e r m a n y
>>> Mobile: +49 (0)176 321 39 442
>>> Fix:    +49 (0)7822 - 51 45
>>>
>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to Xpad.
>>>>> Matching subscriptions: Arthur Borsboom
>>>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>> --
>>> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to Xpad.
>>> Matching subscriptions: Arthur Borsboom
>>> 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
>>>
>>>