[BuildTools-tickets] [BuildTools] #89: run_autotools fails silently if autoconf is not present

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#89: run_autotools fails silently if autoconf is not present
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Reporter:  tkr     |       Owner:  stefan      
    Type:  defect  |      Status:  new         
Priority:  major   |   Component:  build system
 Version:  trunk   |    Keywords:              
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 If there is no version of autoconf installed on the machine, then the
 script exits with no error message or indication of why it failed. This
 means that when running a script like prepare_new_stable (for example)
 that calls run_autotools, the calling script exits with no error message
 and fails to perform any clean-up actions. It looks like the reason is
 that the script implicitly assumes in several places that the autoconf
 command is present and that what needs to be checked is just whether it's
 the right version.

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Ticket URL: <https://projects.coin-or.org/BuildTools/ticket/89>
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