config/8323: buildconf bugs out with undefined macros AC_LANG*

[Tom Lancaster <to...@grubby.net>]

>Number:         8323
>Category:       config
>Synopsis:       buildconf bugs out with undefined macros AC_LANG*
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Sep 12 00:50:00 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     tom@grubby.net
>Release:        v2.0.26-de
>Organization:
apache
>Environment:
Linux mifune 2.4.3 #5 Thu May 31 17:53:38 PDT 2001 i686 unknown
gcc version 2.95.4 20010810 (Debian prerelease)

>Description:
mifune:/home/tom/experimental/httpd-2.0# ./buildconf               
rebuilding srclib/apr/configure
buildconf: checking installation...
buildconf: autoconf version 2.13 (ok)
buildconf: libtool version 1.4b

1996, (ok)
Copying libtool helper files ...
Creating include/arch/unix/apr_private.h.in ...
Creating configure ...
autoconf: Undefined macros:
***BUG in Autoconf--please report*** AC_LANG_PUSH
***BUG in Autoconf--please report*** AC_LANG_POP
***BUG in Autoconf--please report*** AC_LANG_PUSH
***BUG in Autoconf--please report*** AC_LANG_PROGRAM
***BUG in Autoconf--please report*** AC_LANG_PROGRAM
***BUG in Autoconf--please report*** AC_MSG_NOTICE
***BUG in Autoconf--please report*** AC_LANG_POP
***BUG in Autoconf--please report*** AC_LANG_PUSH
***BUG in Autoconf--please report*** AC_LANG_PROGRAM
***BUG in Autoconf--please report*** AC_LANG_PROGRAM
***BUG in Autoconf--please report*** AC_LANG_POP
***BUG in Autoconf--please report*** AC_LANG_PROGRAM
***BUG in Autoconf--please report*** AC_LANG_PROGRAM
rebuilding srclib/apr-util/configure
Creating include/private/apu_config.h ...
Creating configure ...
Invoking xml/expat/buildconf.sh ...
Incorporating /usr/share/aclocal/libtool.m4 into aclocal.m4 ...
Copying libtool helper files ...
You should add the contents of `/usr/share/aclocal/libtool.m4' to `aclocal.m4'.
Putting files in AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR, `conftools'.
Creating config.h.in ...
Creating configure ...
configure.in:75: AC_PROG_CPP was called before AC_PROG_CC
autoconf: Undefined macros:
***BUG in Autoconf--please report*** AC_LANG_PUSH
***BUG in Autoconf--please report*** AC_LANG_POP
***BUG in Autoconf--please report*** AC_LANG_PUSH
***BUG in Autoconf--please report*** AC_LANG_PROGRAM
***BUG in Autoconf--please report*** AC_LANG_PROGRAM
***BUG in Autoconf--please report*** AC_MSG_NOTICE
***BUG in Autoconf--please report*** AC_LANG_POP
***BUG in Autoconf--please report*** AC_LANG_PUSH
***BUG in Autoconf--please report*** AC_LANG_PROGRAM
***BUG in Autoconf--please report*** AC_LANG_PROGRAM
***BUG in Autoconf--please report*** AC_LANG_POP
***BUG in Autoconf--please report*** AC_LANG_PROGRAM
***BUG in Autoconf--please report*** AC_LANG_PROGRAM
rebuilding srclib/pcre/configure
rebuilding include/ap_config_auto.h.in
rebuilding configure


>How-To-Repeat:
Following the instructions from the mod_perl-2.0 pod docs, as follows:
 % cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:/home/cvspublic co httpd-2.0
        % cd httpd-2.0/srclib
        % cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:/home/cvspublic co apr
        % cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:/home/cvspublic co apr-util
        % cd ..
        % ./buildconf
       
... Things stopped as noted above at the buildconf stage - not sure if this is a problem with the apr and apr-util parts.
>Fix:
I'm afraid I can't suggest any way to fix this. My stone-age attempt consisted of commenting out the offending lines inthe configure file. This did not work.
>Release-Note:
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