LibGD version 2.0.35 Make/Autoconf Bug

rev. date: 30-Jul-2007

rev. by: Fred Morris

Abstract

The file:gd-2.0.35.tar.gz download contains a ./configure which is older than configure.ac, triggering Make to call Autoconf and then ./configure itself... not so good if Autoconf is not available, or if flags (such as --prefix=) were specified when ./configure was invoked.

Platforms

All. The bug is inherent in the files which are part of the release.

The Tipoff

You run ./configure and it reports version 2.0.34. Plus, check the dates on the cited files:

m3047@hera:/usr/src/gd-2.0.35> ls -l configure*
-rwxr-xr-x    1 m3047    1000       809459 2007-04-23 07:57 configure
-rw-r-----    1 m3047    1000        18567 2007-04-25 05:48 configure.ac

Suggested Resolution

No sane workaround exists for the customer. Issuer should run Autoconf and reissue. As an interim measure I might make available a repackaged distribution on request.