./bootstrap ????

[Erico' Suave']

Hello everyone

I recently downloaded a new tar file with source code. After reading the "README" file the first step was to run the bootstrap file. Apparently this is done by typing ./bootstrap . The only problem is I can't get it to work. The prereqs were to have libtools, automake, and autoconf loaded before you began. I have all this in place. I understand (I think) the basics of a bootstrap file. It sets the configure scripts with the correct parameters. I know this isn't a lot to go on, but can anyone help?

[PLBlaze]

Yes, you are correct many sources come with bootstrapper that build proper configure using autoconf utility.By any chance is the bootstrap script executable and do you have permissions to run/exec it?If not do chmod u+x filename or chmod 0755 filename,you might want to chown username.groupname filename or use the -R flag with chown to change perms on the source directory reclusively.Hope this helps.