fail to create configure file with Ubuntu

[arodeus]

Hello, both using automake or autoconf, here the error:

automake: warning: autoconf input should be named 'configure.ac', not 'configure.in'
automake: warning: 'configure.ac' and 'configure.in' both present.
automake: proceeding with 'configure.ac'
configure.ac: error: no proper invocation of AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE was found.
configure.ac: You should verify that configure.ac invokes AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE,
configure.ac: that aclocal.m4 is present in the top-level directory,
configure.ac: and that aclocal.m4 was recently regenerated (using aclocal)
configure.ac:32: error: required file './config.guess' not found
configure.ac:32: 'automake --add-missing' can install 'config.guess'
configure.ac:32: error: required file './config.sub' not found
configure.ac:32: 'automake --add-missing' can install 'config.sub'
Docs/makefile.am:5: error: FINK does not appear in AM_CONDITIONAL
Docs/makefile.am:17: error: FINK does not appear in AM_CONDITIONAL
Source/makefile.am: error: required file './depcomp' not found
Source/makefile.am: 'automake --add-missing' can install 'depcomp'
/usr/share/automake-1.14/am/depend2.am: error: am__fastdepCC does not appear in AM_CONDITIONAL
/usr/share/automake-1.14/am/depend2.am: The usual way to define 'am__fastdepCC' is to add 'AC_PROG_CC'
/usr/share/automake-1.14/am/depend2.am: to 'configure.ac' and run 'aclocal' and 'autoconf' again
/usr/share/automake-1.14/am/depend2.am: error: AMDEP does not appear in AM_CONDITIONAL
/usr/share/automake-1.14/am/depend2.am: The usual way to define 'AMDEP' is to add one of the compiler tests
/usr/share/automake-1.14/am/depend2.am: AC_PROG_CC, AC_PROG_CXX, AC_PROG_OBJC, AC_PROG_OBJCXX,
/usr/share/automake-1.14/am/depend2.am: AM_PROG_AS, AM_PROG_GCJ, AM_PROG_UPC
/usr/share/automake-1.14/am/depend2.am: to 'configure.ac' and run 'aclocal' and 'autoconf' again
automake: warning: autoconf input should be named 'configure.ac', not 'configure.in'
automake: warning: 'configure.ac' and 'configure.in' both present.
automake: proceeding with 'configure.ac'
makefile.am:25: error: FINK does not appear in AM_CONDITIONAL
makefile.am:44: error: FINK does not appear in AM_CONDITIONAL

[gumpu]

This with the latest version or an older version?

[hpepper]

I have the same sort of issues on Ubuntu.

The ROBODoc version is: Apr 2015 V4.99.43
(From the ChangeLog file).

The Ubuntu version:
cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=14.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=trusty
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS"

Linux alpha 3.13.0-46-generic #79-Ubuntu SMP Tue Mar 10 20:06:50 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Any hints on what might be missing?

[tavinus]

Hi, found a solution here

At robodoc's root

Instead of

$ autoconf

Had to run

$ autoreconf -i

Then all was set to compile and install with

$ ./configure
$ make
$ make installcheck
$ sudo make install

Tested on Debian 9 Stretch

$ robodoc --version
4.99.43

EDIT: Btw, there is no .deb package available on apt-get.
Also, sorry to revive this, but there was still no solution and it is still relevant (and works!)

Cheers!