First attempt: -------------- $ autoconf --version autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.57c $ autoreconf -ifv autoreconf: Entering directory `.' autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Gettext autoreconf: running: aclocal -I config --output=aclocal.m4t autoreconf: `aclocal.m4' is unchanged autoreconf: configure.ac: tracing configure.ac:422: /usr/bin/m4: Warning: Excess arguments to built-in `m4_pushdef' ignored autom4te: /usr/bin/m4 failed with exit status: 1 autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Libtool autoreconf: running: /usr/local/bin/autoconf --force configure.ac:422: /usr/bin/m4: Warning: Excess arguments to built-in `m4_pushdef' ignored autom4te: /usr/bin/m4 failed with exit status: 1 autoreconf: /usr/local/bin/autoconf failed with exit status: 1 Second attenpt: --------------- $ autoconf --version autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.57 $ autoreconf -ifv [...] automake: cannot open < doc/ref/filelists.make: No such file or directory and then: automake: cannot open < tools/swilena/ruby/makefile.swig: No such file or directory automake: cannot open < tools/swilena/src/makefile.swig: No such file or directory -- astrid