[webkit-help] First time trying to compile WebKit on Ubuntu -- not going well

[Osztrogonác Csaba]

Hi,

I suggest you should use at least Ubuntu 12.10 instead of 12.04.
Because on 12.04 the default GCC is 4.6 which isn't enough nowadays,
you need at least 4.7 version. And there isn't official libtiff5-dev
package on 12.04 which is needed for update-webkitgtk-libs script.

On 12.10 it's so easy to build WebKitGTK+:
- Tools/gtk/install-dependencies
- Tools/Scripts/update-webkitgtk-libs
- Tools/Scripts/build-webkit --gtk

Ossy

Patrick Chkoreff írta:
> Hello everyone.  I've spent many hours over the last couple of days
> trying to compile WebKit from source on my Ubuntu machine, which looks
> like this:
> 
> $ uname -a
> Linux laptop 3.2.0-59-generic #90-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jan 7 22:43:51 UTC 2014
> x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> 
> 
> I acquired the WebKit source code this way:
> 
> $ cd ~/install
> $ svn checkout http://svn.webkit.org/repository/webkit/trunk WebKit
> 
> 
> Here's how I tried to do the build:
> 
> ###[
> $ cd WebKit
> $ Tools/Scripts/build-webkit --gtk
> 
> Calling autogen.sh in /home/patrick/install/WebKit/WebKitBuild/Release
> 
> autoreconf: Entering directory `.'
> autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Gettext
> autoreconf: running: aclocal -I Source/autotools
> autoreconf: configure.ac: tracing
> autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Libtool
> autoreconf: running: /usr/local/bin/autoconf --include=Source/autotools
> configure:5340: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_DISABLE_STATIC
>       If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow.
>       See the Autoconf documentation.
> configure:5341: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_LIBTOOL_WIN32_DLL
> configure:5342: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
> configure:6469: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_CHECK_LIB
> configure:6470: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_MSG_ERROR
> configure:6593: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_MSG_WARN
> autoreconf: /usr/local/bin/autoconf failed with exit status: 1
> Calling autogen.sh failed!
> ###]
> 
> 
> Now, I have to tell you, I have tried a LOT of things over the last
> couple of days, using duckduckgo.com as my friend.  There's a lot of
> folklore out there.
> 
> For example, I have heard that I should run "aclocal" before trying the
> build.  So here goes:
> 
> ###[
> $ aclocal
> $ Tools/Scripts/build-webkit --gtk
> Calling autogen.sh in /home/patrick/install/WebKit/WebKitBuild/Release
> 
> autoreconf: Entering directory `.'
> autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Gettext
> autoreconf: running: aclocal -I Source/autotools
> autoreconf: configure.ac: tracing
> autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Libtool
> autoreconf: running: /usr/local/bin/autoconf --include=Source/autotools
> autoreconf: running: /usr/local/bin/autoheader --include=Source/autotools
> autoreconf: running: automake --add-missing --copy --no-force
> Source/autotools/CheckSystemAndBasicDependencies.m4:81: installing
> 'Source/autotools/compile'
> Source/autotools/CheckSystemAndBasicDependencies.m4:1: installing
> 'Source/autotools/config.guess'
> Source/autotools/CheckSystemAndBasicDependencies.m4:1: installing
> 'Source/autotools/config.sub'
> Source/autotools/CheckSystemAndBasicDependencies.m4:83: installing
> 'Source/autotools/install-sh'
> configure.ac:35: installing 'Source/autotools/missing'
> Source/WebKit2/GNUmakefile.am:650: error: Libtool library used but
> 'LIBTOOL' is undefined
> Source/WebKit2/GNUmakefile.am:650:   The usual way to define 'LIBTOOL'
> is to add 'LT_INIT'
> Source/WebKit2/GNUmakefile.am:650:   to 'configure.ac' and run 'aclocal'
> and 'autoconf' again.
> Source/WebKit2/GNUmakefile.am:650:   If 'LT_INIT' is in 'configure.ac',
> make sure
> Source/WebKit2/GNUmakefile.am:650:   its definition is in aclocal's
> search path.
> GNUmakefile.am:220:   'Source/WebKit2/GNUmakefile.am' included from here
> GNUmakefile.am: installing 'Source/autotools/depcomp'
> autoreconf: automake failed with exit status: 1
> Calling autogen.sh failed!
> ###]
> 
> 
> 
> Now that's some visible progress.  So I'm thinking yes, by all means run
> aclocal first.  (Forgive me for sounding like a cargo cult guy here, but
> I really don't understand this stuff yet.)
> 
> So what's the next error here?  The error message suggests that I should
> add LT_INIT to configure.ac.  OK, here goes.
> 
> ###[
> $ vi configure.ac
> ... insert LT_INIT as the second line, just below the "AC_PREREQ(2.60)" ...
> $ Tools/Scripts/build-webkit --gtk
> Calling autogen.sh in /home/patrick/install/WebKit/WebKitBuild/Release
> 
> autoreconf: Entering directory `.'
> autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Gettext
> autoreconf: running: aclocal -I Source/autotools
> autoreconf: configure.ac: tracing
> autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Libtool
> autoreconf: running: /usr/local/bin/autoconf --include=Source/autotools
> configure:5340: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_DISABLE_STATIC
>       If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow.
>       See the Autoconf documentation.
> configure:5341: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_LIBTOOL_WIN32_DLL
> configure:5342: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
> configure:6469: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_CHECK_LIB
> configure:6470: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_MSG_ERROR
> configure:6593: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_MSG_WARN
> autoreconf: /usr/local/bin/autoconf failed with exit status: 1
> Calling autogen.sh failed!
> ###]
> 
> 
> Great, something did change, however, we're right back to the original
> error message.
> 
> 
> OK, I've included enough here in this email to suggest the sort of bind
> I'm in.  Believe me, I've done a *lot* more experimentation with this
> than I'm suggesting here.  I've instrumented the Perl in webkitdirs.pm,
> installed autoconf 2.69 from source, researched the m4_pattern_allow
> thing in vain, etc.
> 
> This morning I realized that I was failing very badly, and I really
> needed to join the webkit list and talk with some people who know what
> they're doing!
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Patrick
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