This time the errors are different. Here are the error messages, followed by the version information requested. In file included from /usr/include/unistd.h:837, from ./unistd.h:43, from ../../gnulib/unistd.c:3: ./getopt.h:232: error: expected ',' or ';' before '_GL_ARG_NONNULL' ./getopt.h:238: error: expected ',' or ';' before '_GL_ARG_NONNULL' ./getopt.h:242: error: expected ',' or ';' before '_GL_ARG_NONNULL' make[3]: *** [unistd.lo] Error 1 make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: *** [all] Error 2 make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.59 Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille. Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. automake (GNU automake) 1.9.6 Written by Tom Tromey <tromey@xxxxxxxxxx>. Copyright 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. gcc (GCC) 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-52) Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 04:08:09PM +0100, Christian Egli wrote: > "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > > produces the following error messages > > > > In file included from ../../gnulib/getopt.c:26: > > ./getopt.h:232: error: expected ',' or ';' before '_GL_ARG_NONNULL' > > ./getopt.h:238: error: expected ',' or ';' before '_GL_ARG_NONNULL' > > ./getopt.h:242: error: expected ',' or ';' before '_GL_ARG_NONNULL' > > make[3]: *** [getopt.lo] Error 1 > > make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 > > make[1]: *** [all] Error 2 > > make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 > > This is probably an error in gnulib (on CentOS). I just upgraded svn to > the newest gnulib. Can you check with the latest revision in svn. > > If it still fails we need to take it to the gnulib mailing list (with > the complete output of make and versions of autoconf, automake and gcc). > > Thanks > Christian > > -- > Christian Egli > Swiss Library for the Blind, Visually Impaired and Print Disabled > Grubenstrasse 12, CH-8045 Zürich, Switzerland > > ----- > Geschenktipp: Ein Buch der SBS. > Als Hoerbuch, in Grossdruck oder Blindenschrift. Informieren Sie sich unter > http://www.sbs.ch/schenken . -- John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer Abilitiessoft, Inc. http://www.abilitiessoft.com Madison, Wisconsin USA Developing software for people with disabilities For a description of the software, to download it and links to project pages go to http://www.abilitiessoft.com