Jason Belt wrote:

I am interested in using PPL in a Java program via a jni interface and noticed that the cvs repository seems to already contain such an interface. I downloaded the latest version from the repository and saw that there isn't a configure script available. When I run autoconf I receive several errors regarding undefined macros such as the following

configure.ac:39: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow. See the Autoconf documentation. configure.ac:225: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_CONDITIONAL configure.ac:516: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_CHECK_FPU_CONTROL ...

I'm not sure how to fix the errors as I'm rather new to autotools. Is there a guide on how to build ppl from the cvs source rather than from a release build?

Dear Jason,

you should first check the requirements for ordinary users and for developers listed at

http://www.cs.unipr.it/ppl/Download/requirements

Then, after you have checked out the sources, type

autoreconf -f

in the sources' root directory. Use this command every time a `cvs update' reveals something has changed in the repository. (Note: neither the `-f' nor using `autoreconf' at each update are really necessary. But it is our experience that giving these instructions to those that are not familiar with Autotools will save them time.) Please direct all correspondence to ppl-devel@cs.unipr.it, let us know what you are doing with the PPL, and do no hesitate to contact us: the Java interface is pretty new and we are looking for feedback. All the best,

Roberto