autoconf issues

[Zack Weinberg]

James Dessart <james@skwirl.ca> writes:

> Hi there, I'm setting up gcc 3.1.1 to create a cross compiler for the
> m6809, using some files lying about.  They're old, but I'll deal with
> those problems when I get to them.

You'll need to update your port to the current development sources if
you want to submit it for inclusion in an official release.  See
http://gcc.gnu.org/cvs.html.

> I edited config.sub to include my new target, and then tried to run
> autoconf.

You do not need to run autoconf after editing config.sub.

> autoconf: running /usr/bin/gm4 --nesting-limit=1024 -I /usr/share/autoconf
> -I . -Dm4_tmpdir=/tmp/ac8799 -Dm4_warnings=syntax
> --reload-state=/usr/share/autoconf/autoconf.m4f   configure.in
> autoconf: forbidden: 
> autoconf: allowed: ^$

Is this autoconf 2.5x?  Those versions will not work with gcc 3.1.1's
configure script, you must use 2.13.  (This is unfortunately still the
case with the current development version.)

zw