aclocal failure
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Description
I can't get past the bootstrap because aclocal fail with
```
***** aclocal *****
***** PWD: /var/tmp/portage/sys-cluster/launchmon-1.0.2_p20210430/work/LaunchMON-98ab769c53563f47c4319ce3c98ac394b4870bac
***** aclocal -I config
fatal: not a git repository (or any parent up to mount point /var/tmp)
Stopping at filesystem boundary (GIT_DISCOVERY_ACROSS_FILESYSTEM not set).
configure.ac:93: error: AC_INIT should be called with package and version arguments
/usr/share/aclocal-1.16/init.m4:29: AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE is expanded from...
configure.ac:93: the top level
autom4te-2.69: /usr/bin/m4 failed with exit status: 1
aclocal-1.16: error: autom4te failed with exit status: 1
```
https://github.com/LLNL/LaunchMON/blob/98ab769c53563f47c4319ce3c98ac394b4870bac/configure.ac#L51
How are we supposed to bootstrap from tarballs?
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Research direction
Start with configure.ac at the linked line and reproduce the bootstrap using the reported `aclocal -I config` command from a tarball rather than a Git checkout. Trace why aclocal attempts Git discovery and why AC_INIT receives no package or version arguments. Done means the tarball bootstrap completes without these errors.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, git
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100