[cells-devel] Freeglut configure on Debian Linux

[Kenny Tilton]

OK, I decided to try Cello/Linux first since I have actually used CMUCL 
and Emacs on this box successfully in the past.

Managed with the usual amount of grief to CVS down the Freeglut sources 
into /usr/local/freeglut/freeglut (their fault, not mine).

Tried what I thought was the way to go:

./configure

...with the directory containing configure.in as my working directory. 
Shell yells no such command.

So I try:

autoconf

...and get:

root at xkenny:~# cd /usr/local/freeglut/freeglut
root at xkenny:/usr/local/freeglut/freeglut# autoconf
configure.in:4: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
      If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow.
      See the Autoconf documentation.
configure.in:5: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_CONFIG_HEADER
configure.in:11: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_LIBTOOL_DLOPEN
configure.in:12: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_PROG_LIBTOOL
configure.in:35: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_CHECK_LIBM

I understand the Freeglut stuff is pretty tight, and someone here built 
Freeglut successfully, so... what am I doing wrong? In case it is not 
clear, I am clueless on Linux, so plz err on the side of more specifity 
with any advice.

I'll keep digging, but I thought I would send up a flare before running 
out for pizza.

kt