# Ruby 1.8.4 fails install with Autoconf 2.59c **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [May 16, 2006, 3:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-8-4-fails-install-with-autoconf-2-59c/60658 "2006-05-16T15:59:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Igor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/dec6dc/32.png) [@Igor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Igor)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 3:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-8-4-fails-install-with-autoconf-2-59c/60658/1 "2006-05-16T15:59:59Z")
I updated Autoconf 2.59c today to autoconf Ruby 1.8.4 (I ve got it through CVS) I am getting an error when trying to make it: # ============================== root@… [/…/ruby-1.8.4]# make gcc main.o libruby-static.a -ldl -lcrypt -lm -o miniruby -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -rdynamic -Wl,-export-dynamic rbconfig.rb unchanged compiling Win32API make[1]: Entering directory `/..../ruby-1.8.4/ext/Win32API' make[1]: Nothing to be done for`all’. make[1]: Leaving directory `/..../ruby-1.8.4/ext/Win32API' compiling bigdecimal make[1]: Entering directory`/…/ruby-1.8.4/ext/bigdecimal’ Makefile:140: \*\*\* missing separator. Stop. make[1]: Leaving directory `/…/ruby-1.8.4/ext/bigdecimal’ make: \*\*\* [all] Error 1 I re-checked `/…/ruby-1.8.4/ext/bigdecimal/Makefile at line 140 It seems that everything is normal (all tabs no spaces) During ./configure it ended with the following: (I am not sure if this crusial) # =============================== configure: creating ./config.status config.status: creating Makefile config.status: WARNING: Makefile.in seems to ignore the --datarootdir setting My night is gone and I am desperate. Plese, help! ---
**Author:** ![Igor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/dec6dc/32.png) [@Igor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Igor)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 4:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-8-4-fails-install-with-autoconf-2-59c/60658/2 "2006-05-16T16:56:42Z")
> During ./configure it ended with the following: > (I am not sure if this crusial) > > # =============================== configure: creating ./config.status config.status: creating Makefile config.status: WARNING: Makefile.in seems to ignore the --datarootdir setting I found this post [http://www.mail-archive.com/removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid/msg11356.html](http://www.mail-archive.com/removed_email_address@domain.invalid/msg11356.html) They suggested that I have to edit file: # edit Makefile.in and edd there the following line manually: datarootdir = @datarootdir@ Now one more error gone. Still can’t make a build. ---
**Author:** ![Igor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/dec6dc/32.png) [@Igor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Igor)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 1:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-8-4-fails-install-with-autoconf-2-59c/60658/3 "2006-05-17T01:42:43Z")
Hi, In message “Re: Ruby 1.8.4 fails install with Autoconf 2.59c” on Wed, 17 May 2006 00:17:50 +0900, Igor [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) writes: |\> make[1]: Entering directory `/…/ruby-1.8.4/ext/bigdecimal’ |\> Makefile:140: \*\*\* missing separator. Stop. | |I roll back to Autoconfig 2.58 and everything went smoothly. |Problem solved but for future upgrades could be a problem I think it’s a compatibility issue for autoconf2.59. Could someone report this issue to the autoconf maintainers? ``` matz. ``` ---
**Author:** ![Igor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/dec6dc/32.png) [@Igor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Igor)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 5:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-8-4-fails-install-with-autoconf-2-59c/60658/4 "2006-05-16T17:17:40Z")
> make[1]: Entering directory `/…/ruby-1.8.4/ext/bigdecimal’ > Makefile:140: \*\*\* missing separator. Stop. I roll back to Autoconfig 2.58 and everything went smoothly. Problem solved but for future upgrades could be a problem