On Wed, May 06, 2015 at 09:45:03PM -0400, iggyvolz . wrote: > So I tried to compile the netrek-client-cow from source. Which source? .tar.gz or darcs? Here is a build after darcs get: http://dev.laptop.org/~quozl/z/1YqBKv.txt Your problem does not reproduce here. > However, in Makefile, it specifically on line 81 references > $(AUTOCONF), even though it is never set. It also references > $(MAKE) even though that is never set. Should these both be set to > which autoconf and which make, respectively? For example, add > before line 3: > > AUTOCONF=$(shell which autoconf) > MAKE=$(shell which make) No, these are unused, superfluous. I can remove them. > Setting these don't make the install go off without a hitch, > though. I'm still investigating those errors (specifically I'm > getting "undefined macro: AM_PATH_SDL, AM_CONDITIONAL, and > AM_GNU_GETTEXT" on running make for the [1] configure.in processing, > then it can't find config.sub for ./configure) but I'll submit a > separate bug report after I look into it some more, unless someone > knows the cause just by a glance. I don't see those problems. > I'm on OS X Mavericks if that makes any difference, although it > shouldn't. You have an X server installed? This code requires an X server, and GNU Autotools. -- James Cameron http://quozl.linux.org.au/